Day trip to Santiago de Chile

Since my boss had some business to take care of in Santiago, she offered me to go with her and explore the city.

So on that day, I explored Santiago on my own and went to Cerro (hill) San Cristobal, which is part of Parque Metropolitano. Unfortunately, the cable cars were closed that day, so I had to take a bus uphill. Once I reached the top, I walked straight to the 22m high statue of the Virgin Mary, from where you could have a panoramic view of Santiago while listening to church music. Besides the statue, there is only an amphitheater, a small church, and small bistros on this hill, so I didn't stay there for too long. I preferred to explore the rest of the hills in the park. Therefore, I started walking on foot instead of taking a bus downhill. However, this turned out to be a big mistake as there seemed to be no direct way there, and I accidentally took a downward path where I couldn't even turn. As a result, it took me a whole two hours to reach the bottom without seeing the other hills. Additionally, I ended up on a completely different side of Cerro San Cristóbal, so I took a taxi to get back to my starting point because I didn't want to waste any more time.

Afterwards, I walked through the streets of the neighborhoods Bellavista, Lastarria, and Paris y Londres because I lost interest in Parque Metropolitano. Later, when I met up with Soledad again, we went together to the 300-meter-high Gran Torre, the tallest building in South America, to do some shopping in its shopping center.