Santiago

Santiago is a very interesting city 'cause is the capital of Chile and there are so many activities to do here. A foreigner tourist should visit in first place the city center 'cause there are the most emblematic places in the city and the historic buildings, like the government palace; "La Moneda", the central park; "Plaza de Armas", the cathedral, and some interesting and beautiful museums. On day the tourists can visit these places and also they can go to a typical chilean food restaurant and taste the "empanadas" and the "pastel de choclo" (these are my favorite chilean dishes). At night they should visit the "Bellavista" neighborhood, there are many restaurants, bars and discotheques of all styles, and the tourists can enjoy different types of food, have a drink (they have to taste the typical "piscola") and dancing from salsa to reggaeton.

For me these are the top five places in Santiago:

1) "Cerro San Cristóbal": In this hill the tourists can catch a beautiful panoramic sight of the city (if is a clear and uncontaminated day it's much better) and touring around the Zoo.

2) "Museo de Bellas Artes": The architecture of this museum is very beautiful and there are both, classical and avant-garde exhibitions.

3) The Cathedral: This is one of the most beautiful places in Santiago and has over three hundred years!

4) "La Moneda": In the palace government visitors can learn so much about the history of our country and under the building there are a museum that always has interesting exhibitions

5) "Museo de Arte Precolombino": In this museum there are exhibitions of archaeological and historical pieces from the natives people of Chile and Latin America, is so interesting!

September

In september we celebrate our national festivities. On september 18th we celebrate the independence day, though the sign of the independence act was really on february 12th, 1818, but we honor the first national government association in 1810. The celebration last practicly all the week and in some jobs, schools and universities there are vacations, for that some people go out of Santiago to visit their families and celebrate with them. In all cities there are so many activities during all the month, there are "ramadas" and "fondas", these includes music, dance, and traditional food. The food is very important in the celebrations, the most tipical are the "empanadas", the "anticuchos", and the "choripanes". The alcohol is very important too...people drinks a lot!

I'm going to utilize my vacation days to see my family and friend. Also on september 20th, I'm going to do a research in situ for a week in Choapa Valley with some classmates of the english class. The topic of our research is very interesting 'cause is a global view of the valley and the changes that have occurred in the last decades.

I like september, 'cause the national festivities are very funny, and i love vacations! Also spring comes and I like sunny days!!!