Happy new year in Spanish! Arif and Shaila arrived on Dec 30 and the rest of our trip has been been as a foursome!
New Years Eve in Santiago was an awesome time! Everything here starts later in the day. People seem to wake up later and must start work later as Starbucks doesn't even open until 8 am in some areas, lunch is around 1 pm and most people eat dinner after 9 pm. So the New Years party started at 12:30 am! The nice thing about that is people spend the evening with family and then go out after! We went to dinner (Ruca Bar) then to watch fireworks near Entel Tower. There were tonnes of people in the streets lighting what we're basically fire balloons/kites - a bunch of them light up the sky but we saw a few fall and nearby burn little kids. That definitely wouldn't "fly" in North America but interesting to see!
The party we went to was at Castillo Hidalgo, which is at Santa Lucia Hill in downtown (tourist landmark). Because it's on a hill, we were bused up where there were 3 floors of different music. My fav floors were outside where they played chill house music and the upper floor that played a mix of reggae-tone, Latin and hip hop music. Apparently 500 of the 1800 sold out tickets were sold to Brazilians. We befriended a Spanish couple that explained a few things to us so we wouldn't miss out on where to get photos taken, New Years props and let us know what music was Spanish vs Brazilian/Portuguese. Overall it was an awesome party! We left the party at 5 am which is the longest I've stayed out for as far as I can remember!
The best story of the night is Adam being tapped on the shoulder and the person saying, "hey you're good looking. I'm gay, you are too, right?!" And then to top it off, this guy happened to be an Opthamologist from CALGARY!! Let me remind you that were at a random club in Santigao, Chile. We haven't let Adam live that one down since it happened.
We also did a walking tour (Tours 4 Tips) of the main tourists spots of Santiago which was good overview of the city. Also, checked out Costanera Mall. This time we stayed in an apartment in Provendencia which was nice and central compared to Los Candes (area we stayed in the first few days).
Next stop, Buenos Aires!
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Happy New Years !!!
Wow up till 5:30 am! that def is a record haha
and Adam..look at you getting all the attention!
OH my...how random that the guy is also from Calgary! haha too funny - i guess most good looking guys are gay ... enjoying all the pics :) have a great rest of the week and see you in cowtown shortly x
Hey guys,
That's awesome. Glad to hear that you guys had a great new years experience this time. Did I ever tell you that when we were in Kuala Lumpar for New Years last year - it was a very similar experience to Vietnam? Too many people and just too chaotic....
Can't wait to see more posts!
Yes, we will not let Adam live that one down lol
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Adam, it's Jimmy. had to hi-jack this post. Just wanted to *fist Bump*. They don't understand how hard it is to be good looking. You just gotta take the compliments how ever it comes. Arif is probably just jealous.
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See you guys soon. Enjoy the rest of your trip!
Italy is amazing.
Jimmy & Anh
Happy New Year guys! Sounds like you had a really fun celebration. I am convinced us north americans can learn a thing or two from other countries on throwing a party (minus the fire hazards for children).
Have fun in Argentina!
xo
Salma
I don't think I could ever stay out till 5:30am! Glad you guys had a fun night and enjoy the last few days!! It's mother freezing in Canada right now. your face hurts when you open the door!
Wow can't believe you guys partied so hard...who are you and what have you done with my Sahra??? Remember the time we couldn't even stay up to go out in Spain??? Lol. Great pics, great stories xoxo
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