Saturday, 31 December 2011
Tuesday, 27 December 2011
Friday, 23 December 2011
Then we went down to the coast
We've stayed on the pacific side and enjoyed as you can see and Jas' face. I am not sure
Thursday, 22 December 2011
Christmas in Costa Rica
After few months in Chile, Christmas was already there. But when looked at flight prices, we find out that Costa Rica flights were cheaper than visiting North of Chile. Good friends of us went there and told us that this country was worth visiting....and they were right :-)Tuesday, 1 November 2011
Une nuit etoilee
On en a profiter pour observer les etoiles avec un telescope (x300): gros plan sur la lune, Jupiter avec ses quatres lunes, mais aussi une nebuleuse (le plus impressionant).
Cette soiree a ete programmee pour l'anniversiare de Kiran et je crois qu'il s'en souviendra :-)
Photo prise du telescope (x100) cette meme nuit
Puis nous sommes allez a Vicuna
Vicuna est une petite ville du Chile, autour de laquelle il y a les plus importants telescopes de l'hemisphere Sud.
Effectivement il n'y a que 35 nuits nuageuses. Le reste du temps c'est limpide.
Jugez plutot la couleur du ciel sur la route de Vicuna. Splendide.
To rest from the last three weeks of madness...
...We've decided to visit the north of Chile (only 450 km from Santiago). We've vsisited the Valle del Encanto with its very old painting, the forest Jorge Frey which has its water supply thanks to condensation and Vicuna where we observed the starts
Et la victoire
Pendant tout le mois d'Octobre on n'a pas arrete de deballer jusqu'a la victoire !!!!
Was really feed up of these week ends.
Un petit tour de notre maison
Le premier jour ou nous avons pris possession de notre maison, le soleil etait au rendez vous. Un peu de casse avec le demenagement (2 lampes, un vieux meuble, une bouteille et un velo abime) tout cela a cause d' un travail a la va vite des anglais. Mais bon on veillera se bien se faire rembourser.
Les chambres ressemblaient plus a des entrepots qu'autres choses.
04/10/2011 there is hope, our container arrives to our house
This is why our blog has not been updated for a month. Our container arrived to our house with its 302 boxes !!! that we had to unpack and for most of them put back together. No need to say that Chileans removers are very nice but have little clue on how to build a wardrobe.
Bon 1 mois sans nouvelles
At the begining of October as we were still in the hotel we've decided to visit the house of Pablo Neruda (very famous writer who received the Nobel price in 1972 I think).This gave us the opportunity to visit the south beaches. Again a very nice day trip to the sea for rock climbing
Sunday, 25 September 2011
Vive Skype
Ce week end on a fait fonctionne Skype c'etait super on a pu parler aux copains de Kiran et a la famille. Tout ca avec une tres bonne qualite alors donnez nous vous addresse.
Voila c'est tout pour aujourd'hui.
Loic
Aujourd'hui 25/09/2011 c'etait l'anniversaire de Mael
Les voici prepares pour la ballade: tres beau torrent (niveau 3) pour une bonne heure.Cela fait du bien de recommencer nos aventures.
Aujourd'hui 25/09/2011 c'etait l'anniversaire de Mael
Les cris de femme en detresse c'est pas moi :-)
Aujourd'hui 25/09/2011 c'etait l'anniversaire de Mael
Alors on lui a demande ce qu'il voulais faire a part manger des chamalows. Il nous a repondu de de l'acro-branche alors on a essaye de trouver l'equivalent chilien. Cela c'est termine avec une belle tireolienne et une descente en rafting.Bon avant que vous soyez trop jaloux...
... regardez mon nouveau burean. J'aime bien les fenetres et la belle vue ;-)
Avec nos amis les pellicans
Je voulais que Mael se place a cote d'eux pour vous faire voir leur taille. Se sont de gros oiseaux !!!!
La meme semaine on a fait un tout a la mer
17-19/09/2011Apres la montagne nous avons ete invites par des amis chiliens (egon et Sylvia) que nous avions connus au Bresil.
Nous dons partir pour le village de Papudo (environ a 2 heures de Santiago), 1 jour de tres beau temps, un jour couvert. Un superbe week end. Les vagues du Pacifique sont impressionnantes.
First activities out off Santiago
15 /09/2011.Voila un peu en francais (avec un clavier anglais) pour nos amis de hexagone.
L'interet de Santiago c'est d'etre pres des montagnes et de la mer. On a donc profiter d'un jour de vacances des enfants pour partir en hommes explorer les hauteurs des Andes proches. Le soleil etait au rendez vous, l'air rare (3000 m), il nous manquait que les affaires de ski
Monday, 12 September 2011
The Scott Clan has probaly found their house
We've visited at probably 15 houses and spent quite a lot of time on internet to find a good house. To rent a house in Chile is quite like to buy one in UK. There is a cascading effect, e.g. the owner who want to rent his house has to leave it first!! So it can take between 1 and 2 months minimum.
So we've started to visit empty houses and found one. Above our budget but with a fantastic view so damm it we gave an offer. Below a view from the living room....
And we should not forget the rodeo :-)
A rodeo a bit smoother than the one in US as you just have to push the cow against the wall. Nice.
Fiestas Patrias in Santiago for my english male firends
LAst Sunday (11/09/2011) we went to see how Chileans celebrate their Fiestas Patrias. At least in Santiago, they get together in a big park and follow their traditions. One of them is the carnaval!! As in Brazil they have a competitions between different schools. Figurants are more dress than in Rio and probably than the ladies at Newcastle "ladies days" but it worth a look and the music was quiete untertaining!! Just the spanish was missing, the drinks and the friends
Fiestas Patrias with Kiran (Continued)
Enclosed an extract of Kiran's dance. Pay attention to Jas voice in the background such a carring mother :-)
Fiestas Patrias at School let's start with Kiran
"Fiestas Patrias" is a major celebration in Chile. It celebrates the independance of Chile form Spain. A bit like the 14th of July in France. In UK, I do not know because you nerver got rid off your monarchy and you have colonnised most of the world and never been occupied yourself.Well during this party you have to dress in a traditionnal clothes, eat traditionnal food and dance on very old type music.
This happen the second week of school. No need to say that Kiran really did not want to dress in pyjama with a lizard mask dancing in front of every body but in the end he succeed and we were very pround.
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Road to the factory...
I like this place. You can drive like in Paris. You can overtake from the left, from the right and from the top. No speed check as well. Paradise.
Kids' school
Despite Santiago being a massive area, they are very nice areas. This is the case of our children school located quite high above Santiago. This to be near the 1000 m limit. Limit above which it is forbidden to build houses.Kid's classes start at 7h45 and finish at 14h30 folled by after school activities until 16h25.
And... they have to take the bus. No need to say that the first time daddy was following the boys by car to check that everything was ok ;-)
Sunday, 4 September 2011
And...
Chilean people are very nice and wellcoming and the city is very safe compared to Sao Paulo.
Luckly we knew some friends who are living in Chile and they help us to find our way arround.
And this is what we faced our first day in Santiago
Nearly the same !!!As you can see in the backgorund there are some mountains and the sky is quite blue.
But there is only 4 897 568 people more a bit jammed compared to what we knew in York and in France.
No need to say that we were quite shocked
Our last day in South of France the 27/09/2011
This is the image we took in our memories before leaving the south of France.A beautiful sky in a peaceful country side with in the background the french Alpes
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