The Sprightly Observer

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On the streets


If you walk around here with your eyes open properly for more than 5 minutes, you'll notice some really cool attention to detail on finishes & architecture.

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Oh, and speaking of attention to detail, here's some of the small things I've noticed since being in the lovely Santiago:

  • Everyone wears puffer jackets - and if it's The North Face then it's even better
  • Everyone is totally unaware how ridiculously gorgeous the view of the mountains against the city skyline looks (check it out below)
  • Everyone smokes, all of the time.
  • Art is everywhere. Including in metro stations and on steel fences.
  • They love meat. When we did wine tasting, the guy actually said 'this wine is heavy. You probably don't want to eat it with a very meaty dish. Maybe just 50% of the meal should be meat'. Yes. True.
  • It's cheaper (and more readily available) to drink beer than it is to drink Coke. We've made the transition to beer drinkers as a result