Thursday we got back to Santiago. Our day started right when we got off the bus. We took a cab back to our hostel. I rode with our professor who pointed out a lot of cool things along the way including the building where her friends used to host these big elaborate parties as well as a building that was used as a torture camp. We dropped our bags at the hostel and went to breakfast. I got toast with avocado spread. I love avocados and will miss how they put them on everything here.
We walked around a lot. We took the funicular to the top of this mountain where there is a giant Virgin Mary statue looking out over the city. You could see the entire city which is surrounded by mountains. If it wasn't so smoggy it would have been nicer but it was still nice to see everything. The city is huge. It kind of seems like an endless sprawl in between a bunch of mountains. It's not the prettiest city but it has its moments.
Thursday night we went to a play. But it wasn't really a play. It was like an interactive walk through thing where you went one at a time and the characters affected each of your senses. There was one part where you went into a pitch black tunnel and laid down and they put a sheet over you and planted seeds and poured water on you. I think it was supposed to represent death and rebirth? I don't know, I'm bad at that sort of thing. The whole thing was really cool though.
Friday we went to the Museum of Remembrance and Human Rights. It was a lot like the Holocaust Museum. Really depressing.
Afterwards we went to a boat themed restaurant. It was kind of crazy.
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