Sunday, 5 April 2009

Santiago to Pucon 05/04/08 - 06/04/08

Ok.. Finally I'm actually in the town of Pucon.. Towards the south of Santiago, it's a town that is set beside a lake it's actually quite picturisque. The hostel I'm staying in is a little bleak but thats fine..

There was a casino right beside this place but a couple of months ago the casino was burnt to the ground and the people that owned it, instead of fixing it just built an entirely new casino right next to it.. So I guess that's how cheap land is here... It's quite nice though..

What's more interesting is not the town but rather the bus ride to get here.. The buses in Chile are quite nice and new, not as I imagined, you know how you get images of broken down buses from the 1960s well no not exactly.. The bus was maybe only 3 years old at most. The seats reclined but not that much simmilar to the ones found of an airplane, but whats amazing is actually the service from the crew. They serve you breakfast and coffee just before you get off. It's such a wonderful thing. All in all I think it was the best bus journey I've had.

What was more annoying is the fact that I forgot to print out my reservation for the hostel the night before. I had to try and find it but couldn't and it started to rain, so I found the nearest one and asked on the odd chance that it was the right hostel. I'd already settled in when I found out that it wasn't the right hostel.. I had to move about 3 blocks away which was a pain, but the people who were running to hostel was so nice to me I decided to come back the next night. It was a refuge from the harsh weather outside. The hostel's name was "El Refugeo" It was amazing and Lotta and Emma were such wonderful hosts I decided to stay.

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