More of Valparaiso area

January 21, 2018

Lonely Planet describes Valparaiso as “syncopated, dilapidated, colorful and poetic, Valparaíso is a wonderful mess.“. It’s best before date has definitely past but it is still worth a visit for a day or two but no more. The weather continues to be less than ideal with lots of fog and cooler temperatures. Saturday we went for a drive north along the coast. There were some very affluent areas but also some very poor ones. There were some beautiful beaches and great areas for surfing if that is your thing. Sunday we wandered about again seeing some new sites and revisited others. We have decided to move on tomorrow rather than stay a 5th day.

A calisthenics competition took place on the beach Sat evening. Nice bodies.

The beach is used for many things including some trick bike riding.

Naval monument to the sailors who died at the battle of Iquique.

The El Plat funicular named after Commander Plat who died in the sea battle of Iquique.

The best photo I could get to show the colourful hills of Valparaiso.

Repairing his mural that has been ruined by graffiti, something I detest.

Another mural relatively unscathed by graffiti.

Afternoon Picos Sours, mine is a special one in the martini glass.

Sunset on Sunday over the Pacific Ocean.

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