Vina del Mar, Chile

Day 2, part 2 Sat., June 9: Valparaiso/Vina Del Mar day tour.
In Vina Del Mar, we stopped at the famous working Floral Clock (Reloj de Flores), built for the 1962 World Cup and a gift from Switzerland. We then stopped for lunch on the coast at Castillo del Mar. I had an “expensive” (11.990 clp) but delicious meal: salmon with shrimp sauce. Vina Del Mar, the “Garden City”, is a popular stop when coming to Valparaiso and known for its abundance of flowers and green areas. We stopped for half an hour at the Vergara dock (Hector made it sound like “duck” so we spent some time exchanging pronunciations of words.) He and I walked out to the Vergara (?) dock while the others went for shelter and coffee. I found Hector very knowledgeable, exciting, and interesting. Hector sent me some selfies that he took at the dock and at the clock.
Pictures: 1-Neruda museum 2-funicular ride 3-Naval Dept. 4-Clock 5-On Vergara dock 6-Guide at clockRead more