The journey through the Andes was spectacular! Winding roads through the mountains with sheets of ice on the hills and rivers of water running beside the road. At the border everyone had to get off the bus and have their passports stamped twice. Once to say you were leaving Argentina and once to say you were entering Chile. This will happen at every time I cross the border from one country to another.
I am now staying with family friends in the capital of Chile, Santiago. It is a very big city with over 5 million people. We have been going to museums to understand the country's history. In 1973 the military took over from the President, Salvador Allende. It was a terrible time for the country and many people died or disappeared. I have visited the big cemetary here which honours the dead.
I have also been to the house of a very famous poet called Pablo Neruda. He loved the sea so his house looked a bit like a boat, it was lovely. He has 2 other houses in Chile near the sea and I hope to visit them too. I will be in Santiago for a while, helping in a school here. Then I will go South in Chile and then all the way up North to the desert. I will tell you all about that next time!
2 comments:
I really miss you. Hope you have a nice time from Jasna
Missing you Miss Platt, hope to see you when you get back from Haydn
It seems fun hearing about you adventures. Missing you from Lee G
Hope you have a nice time and enjoy the rest of your holiday from Andrew.
Hope you're having a good time going to Chile and I hope you have great fun. We are enjoying our old time new town project. from Keiran.
Missing you a lot. Hope when you come back here you're still going to be our teacher. Love Jack.
We've been making electricity circuits and we've all been missing you. I'll see you soon love Gary.
I hope you're having a good holiday. I miss you. from Dina.
Hope you're enjoying your holiday. I miss you really much from Rosa.
We've been learning haiku poems and I miss you so much. from Tommy
We are doing a project on electricity and I heard that the football match was good and even when they're losing they play music.We are doing a lot of sewing.Will you be our teacher in P5? from Reece
I like your adventures. We are having fun with Ms Leuty from Leona
Just to tell you Lee D is in hospital with appendicitis but he's ok. We are learning about old town new town and a few weeks ago we started electricity. I can't wait until you get back. I liked the message you sent us and I heard about the colourful house and that you work in a school. from Bernard
Is it hot where you are? I hope you have a great time. from Andrew T
I heard Argentina is a very interesting place and I hope you have a good holiday around the world. We are all missing you. We are learning a lot and are very good at all our maths. You were a very good teacher. from Danny ps will you bring us a present?
We are missing you all the time and we are doing a lot of stuff. from Scott
What kind of people live in the colourful houses? What do the cars look like? from Ryan
I heard about the waterfalls and they sound good. from Mohamed
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