Valparaiso, Chile

 When I initially began researching destinations in Chile for our road trip, I became really interested in Valparaiso, so Jonathan and I decided to take a bus from Santiago to Valparaiso.  Valparaiso is a small, bohemian city situated right on the Pacific Ocean.  It is built up on a steep hill, so there are these old lifts placed throughout the city for people to get around town.  What I loved about this city is how the entire city is one big art space.  All of the houses are these cool different colors; when you look at the cityscape, the houses look like candies scattered across the hill.  When you walk around town every building facade, mailbox, and light post are painted or decorated brilliantly.  So we woke up, had a cup of coffee, read the news, and moseyed our way to the bus station to catch one of the regular buses (they run every 15 minutes or so) to Valparaiso (the trip is about an hour and a half or so).  We arrived and headed to this pasta restaurant for lunch, had some amazing pasta and a bottle of wine and then headed out to wander around the city.  We had a really great time just kind of walking around, looking at stuff, and taking photos.  We caught a late bus back to Santiago to pack, as we had an early flight back to Buenos Aires the next morning.