Today we went to the craft market in Santiago. Samantha Brown of Samantha Brown Passport to Latin America did this. She made it look like it was totally in the country and it would take a miracle, a hired driver, etc to get there. Yeah it's in a suburb and you can take the subway to the bus to the village.
Anyway it was kind of fun and v. relaxing. There were indian artisans, jewelry makers, etc. all around and you could go in and out of their shops. There were also a lot of random things to buy and random people there.
So you could buy parrots, doves, roosters, chickens and peacocks. Wait until you guys see my new pet. The peacock is great and will totally match my living room. You will love him. You could also buy huge pieces of furniture, pots, clothes, etc. It was so random. Some of it was great and some was total shit.
Then there were some strange people all around. There was this family - we think they were from San Diego/Orange County or Florida because they had money and were tan, but super trashy (no offense Christian). They also didn't have the Texas accent. So the mom and dad were being lead around by this native woman. Then we finally saw the son and his Chilean bride or girlfriend and we pieced together that it was the couple and each of their parents. I am telling you the girl was wearing one hell of an outfit to be walking around an artisan village with dirt walkways. It was these little tight brown pants and a brown lace top. However instead of wearing a cami or tank under it she opted for the bra only. Then she had the heels to top off the entire outfit. They were a piece of work going into store after store deciding what looked cheap and what looked nice... We also saw a few Asian tourists which was surprising because we haven't seen many yet.
5 comments:
I want a peacock. I think Michelob would really enjoy having an animal friend to play with...and you know how Andy loves animals!
Hi Kate. All the Asian tourists were in MI this past week. For some reason Detroit was 75% Japanese. Konichiwa.
All the bus talk is making me vacation sick! Have you seen any good telenovelos yet? Is there, fingers crossed, a Latin American book or movie that rivals the White Massai? If you find something "good" we can bring back the foreign book club.
I never see many Asians in Latin America. Well, I didn't see many in Africa either. But today I saw a japanese girl on the train with a sparkly sequin gold jacket, a la Solid Gold circa 1979. And neon yellow shoes circa 1984. I like it when people take clothing risks like that! And it makes my train ride more interesting.
you can totally take over Samantha Brown's job! i love how you're a pro at the Santiago public transport system! if CTA goes under, we can all move to Santiago and you'll be our tour guide ;)
This story reminds me of that Table you bought in LA. It should match your peacock nicely. I love a good peacock.
Anyway, you are so amazing race right now. I hope you guys win!
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