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2022年12月8日，星期四，南美洲归来之后第四天 – Day 4 after South America
我对这次南美洲旅游的总结的一句话是没有出乎意料的愉快享受。如果分我最关注的几方面的话：
我喜欢的方面：
My summary of this trip to South America in one sentence is that it was not unexpectedly enjoyable, meaning it was not enjoyable. In terms of the aspects that I was most concerned about:
2022年12月6日，星期二，从南美洲之旅归来的第二天 – Day two after South America
今天还是在倒时差，不过算是可以静下心来整理在瓦尔帕莱索拍的墙绘照片，并在这里分享。瓦尔帕莱索的两日短游算是这次南美洲之旅最精彩的部分。虽然这个小港口城市充斥着不整洁的街道，横七竖八的电线电缆，看起来凶狠狠的流浪狗，令人担忧的治安问题等等，这个城市还是用它的千奇百怪的，眼花缭乱的，有创造力的墙绘吸引并征服了成千上万的游客，我俩就是其中之一。
Though I’m still jet-lagged today, I can relax now and sort out the wall mural photos that I took in Valparaíso and share them here. The two-day excursion to Valparaíso was clearly the highlight of the trip to South America. Although this small port city is full of dirty streets, criss-crossed wires and cables, ferocious-looking stray dogs, worrying security problems, etc., the city still uses its strange, dazzling and creative walls to attract thousands of tourists like us who are captured by the murals.
Continue reading “瓦尔帕莱索的墙绘 Murals in Valparaiso”2022年12月4日，星期日，南美洲之旅第十八天 – Day 18 of the South America Trip
这次短暂的南美洲预告片之旅就这么快结束了，当时叫做预告片之旅是因为到达的城市比较少，所以这次旅游酷似试探之旅，如果喜欢南美洲，再计划回到这里。现在的感觉也许这是第一次也是最后一次来这里旅行。
我俩晚上10点多的飞机回美国，今天基本上有大半天的时间，我俩把行李寄存在了民宿大楼的前台，选择了再去一次瓦尔帕莱索，看看那些上次去没看到的墙绘。
Our short South American teaser trip has come to an end so quickly. Initially, we called the trip a teaser because we were traveling to relatively few countries in South America, so this trip would be our first. Well, to be honest, South America was not our favorite place to visit. So, maybe this will be our first and our last trip to South America.
Continue reading “南美洲最后一天 The Last Day in South America”2022年12月3日，星期六，南美洲之旅第十七天 – Day 17 of the South America Trip
早上被地震叫醒了，我感觉床在晃，一开始以为PJG在动，转身看他，他没动，一看床上面的吊灯也在晃，马上知道这是地震，立刻叫醒PJG，我俩站到了门框下面的时候，地震已经结束了，随即网上查到了是发生在瓦尔帕莱索附近海域里的4.6级地震。
I was woken up by the earthquake this morning! I felt the bed shaking and at first I thought PJG was moving. I turned to look at him, but he was still. When I saw the chandelier above our bed swaying, I knew it was an earthquake. I woke up PJG immediately and when we went to stand under the door frame,
Continue reading “比尼亚德尔马 Vina Del Mar”2022年12月2日，星期五，南美洲之旅第十六天 – Day 16 of South America Trip
PJG今天感觉好了很多，还是有些咳嗽和泻肚子，以防万一，做了新冠的快速自测，阴性，说来也奇怪，我俩这一路旅行，去过那么多人员聚集的地方，这个病毒又没消失，但是还是没被传染上，看来我俩已经建立了很强的免疫！
Well, PJG feels much better today, but still has a lingering cough and diarrhea. Just in case, he did a quick self-test for Covid-19, and it was negative. Strange to say, we have traveled far and near, and we have been to so many places where people gather – we have never worn a mask. The virus has not disappeared, but we are still not infected. It seems that we have established a strong immunity!
Continue reading “Valparaiso 瓦尔帕莱索”2022年12月1日，星期四，南美洲之旅第十五天 – Day 15 of our South America Trip
早上4点半起床，快速收拾完行李，5点半预订的出租车就在楼下等好了，今天我俩要重返智利，去距离圣地亚哥大约120多公里的一个海滨小城-比尼亚德尔马。PJG还是没有痊愈，早上还有些低烧，可怜的人只能带病旅游了。一小时五十多分钟的飞行就到了圣地亚哥，在机场坐Turbus公司的大巴， 十多分钟先到了pajaritos站，再转乘到比尼亚德尔马的大巴，一个小时四十多分钟的车程顺利地到达了目的地。
We got up at 4:30 in the morning, quickly finished packing, and our 5:30 taxi was waiting downstairs. Today we fly back to Santiago, and then take a bus to Viña del Mar, a seaside town about 120 kilometers away from Santiago. PJG still isn’t better, and he still had a low fever in the morning. The poor man
Continue reading “重返智利 Returning to Chile”2022年11月30日，星期三，南美洲之旅第十四天 – Day 14 of South America Trip
坏消息，今天早上PJG的泻肚子还是没有痊愈，而且又开始发烧到37.78度，他给我俩的医院打了电话，可惜美国是凌晨3点多，护士说会联系他的医生，今天他又要在家休息了。我去超市买了一小袋大米，给他做了鸡汤粥做午饭，我吃了昨晚没吃完的猪排。吃完午饭我和小熊坐地铁去了女人桥（西班牙语：Puente de la Mujer），这个桥是一座配重斜拉桥，由西班牙建筑师圣地亚哥·卡拉特拉瓦设计，桥梁的设计是一对跳探戈的情侣形象。
The bad news is that PJG’s diarrhea is still not better this morning, and his fever of 37.78c (>100 f) degrees returned. He called our hospital in the US, but unfortunately it was still only 3 am there. The nurse said that she would send an urgent message to his doctor.
Continue reading “Buenos Aires Day 9 布宜诺斯艾利斯第九天”2022年11月29日，星期二，南美洲之旅第十三天 – 13th day of South America trip
PJG今天还在挣扎，还是有泻肚子，体温基本恢复正常了，他还是需要在家休息，我去超市买了鸡蛋，跑了两家西联汇款又换了100美金，今天的汇率是1比305，去取了洗的衣服。中午PJG这几天来第一次吃了三个炒鸡蛋和面包片。我下午去了这里的一个特别的书店, 中文名翻译过来是雅典人书店，这个书店是在2019年被国家地理杂志评为“世界上最美的书店”。
PJG’s stomach troubles continued today, not much better, but his temperature has basically returned to normal. He still is weak and needs to stay at home. I went to the supermarket to buy eggs then went to two Western Unions looking to exchange another 100 dollars. Today’s exchange rate is 1:305. I picked up the laundry at noon, got takeout and went back to make PJG three scrambled eggs and sliced bread for lunch, his first real meal in a few days. After lunch, I went with bear to a cool bookstore called, “El Ateneo Grand Splendid”. This bookstore was named “the most beautiful bookstore in the world” by National Geographic in 2019.
Continue reading “Buenos Aires Day 8 布宜诺斯艾利斯第八天”
