Travels in the 2nd half

Bicentenial Park - Santiago It is rare that I get to a new city and feel instantly at ease, but that is exactly what happened when The Amazing Ms. D and I got to Santiago Chile. It might have started at the airport, when the ride that was supposed have been arranged by our hotel did not show up. We immediately had three people helping us – the person who was pushing The Amazing Ms. D’s wheelchair (she was still recovering from knee replacement surgery) and two people who worked for Holland American Cruise line. We were given a phone to use, and the woman from Holland America Cruises yelled at the clerk from our hotel. We were then directed to a booth where you can pre-pay for a radio cab into the city. The cost was about $25, half of what the hotel was going to charge us. It might have been the Hotel Oporto Boutique , where we spent our three days in Santiago. This very nice hotel occupies two buildings in the residential Providencia neighborhood. Because the hotel ...