Today is our last day in hot and burning Santiago. It was a relatively relaxing day. As soon as we left our apartment in the morning, we smelled a strong smell of burning paper. We went downstairs and though the outside door of the community, and saw many fire trucks fighting a fire in an apartment right near us! Smoke was billowing out of an apartment and water was being poured onto the flames! I wanted to go over to take some pictures, but a policeman stopped me, with a very visible “NO” -he wouldn’t let me get nearer. Indeed a burning day! Hope there were no casualties.
还可以看到从哪个楼里冒出的烟呢 – Can you see the smoke coming from the building?
We walked for more than 15 minutes to the famous Central Market in Santiago. Before we came here, we saw many Youtubers who said they recommended to come here to eat the seafood. Opened in 1872, the market replaced the Plaza Abasto, which was destroyed by fire in 1864. The market sells all kinds of seafood, vegetables, fruits, fresh meat and so on. As for me, I basically came here with high hopes and left very disappointed.
走在去中央市场的路上， 看到一些无家可归的人，他们有些住在帐篷里，这个人的帐篷就在伊基克英雄纪念碑旁边 – On the way to the central market, we saw many homeless people, some of whom lived in tents – this person’s tent is right next to the Iquique Heroes Monument.Estación Mapocho， 以前是一个火车站，自1994年已被改造成举办各种活动的文化中心。今天是一个大型的图书展的最后一天，很多人排队看展览 – Estación Mapocho, formerly a railway station, was converted in 1994 into a cultural center for various events. Today is the last day of a large book fair and many people line up to see the exhibition.Estación Mapocho的门前有一个乐队在演奏，一些人在那跳舞 – There is a band playing in front of the Estación Mapocho and some people are dancing there.某人站在那儿津津有味得看跳舞 – You might see someone standing there watching the dance with a secret desire.在中央市场周边闲逛一圈，看到很多卖纺织品的店，可惜今天是周日，所有的店铺都关门了。还看到了这座天主教堂，当时看起来像是一座被遗弃的教堂，回来上网一查，竟然是 1770 年建立，直到 1958 年一直都在运营， 1983 年教堂连同前修道院的幸存建筑被宣布为智利国家纪念碑，属于历史古迹类别。– Wandering around the central market, we saw many shops selling textiles. Unfortunately, today is Sunday and all the shops are closed. We also saw this old Catholic church – it looks quite abandoned. I checked it online and found that it was established in 1770 and was in operation until 1958. In 1983, the church and the surviving buildings of the former monastery were declared as National Monument of Chile, in the category of Historic Monuments.中央市场门前的大市场，和中国的农贸市场一样，都是卖一些日常生活用品和各种便宜货 – The big market in front of the central market is similar to the various markets in China, selling some daily necessities and various bargains.这里的草莓都很大，樱桃也还挺甜的 – The strawberries here are very big, and the cherries are quite sweet.中央市场 – The Central market中央市场大门 – The Central market gate市场里的海鲜摊, 发现除了亚洲的海鲜市场，其他地方的海鲜都没有还在水缸里养活的海鲜卖，不知道为什么 – I have found that only in Asia is the seafood sold in tanks of live fish. Here, as in Europe and other places, the seafood is sold just on ice. I don’t know why.市场里的铜雕像 – A Bronze statue in the market市场里有好多家海鲜饭店，我选了一家我在几个Youtuber来这里吃过的 – There are many seafood restaurants in the market, I chose this one as I have seen other youtubers eating here.我点了一个海鲜汤，吃了一口，我就吃不下了，太不好吃了，海鲜不新鲜，还有一股奇怪的味道，失望，我都懒得给PJG点的一款炸鱼拍照了，反正也不好吃。我吃了一口就给PJG了，哈哈，PJG一般不是很挑食，虽然他嘴上说这个不错，但是盘子里还是盛了好多，因为我一直告诉他，小心泻肚子，haha。 结账的时候，服务员还问是15%还是20%的小费？我简直要满脸黑线了，去过的所有饭店都是问10%的小费可不可以。我说10%吧，你们的海鲜不新鲜，菜也不好吃– I ordered a seafood soup and took a bite, I couldn’t eat it, it was too bad, the seafood was not fresh, and there was a strange smell. Very disappointed and I didn’t even bother to take a picture of the fried fish ordered by PJG. It wasn’t good either. I gave my soup to PJG after I took a bite, haha, PJG is generally not a very picky eater, although he said that this is not bad, but there is still a lot on the plate, because I keep telling him, be careful of diarrhea, haha. When paying the bill, the waiter asked if it was a 15% or 20% tip? My face is almost full of black lines. All the restaurants I have been to have asked if a 10% tip is okay. I said, “how about 10%, your seafood is not fresh and the dishes are not delicious.”离开中央市场，步行回民宿，去附近的一个酒吧，快速地来了一杯冰啤，坐在那看世界杯，今天是开赛第一场，厄瓜多尔对战东道主卡塔尔，厄瓜多尔轻松地以2比0获胜 – Leaving the central market, we walked back to our hotel area. We found a nearby bar to have a beer and watch the World Cup – today is the first match, Ecuador vs the host Qatar. Ecuador easily won 2-0.我还点了一个甜点，把海鲜汤那股奇怪的味道抹杀掉 – I also ordered a dessert to kill off the strange taste of the seafood soup.
Almost all shops and restaurants are closed on Sunday. It seems that when planning a trip in the future, Sunday must be planned as a day to travel to the next destination. There were very few restaurants open, so we found a Peruvian restaurant near the hotel for dinner.
这个饭店叫El AJi Seco Mistico, 谷歌地图上有4千多的点评. – This restaurant is called El AJi Seco Mistico, and there are more than 4,000 reviews on Google.饭店还挺大，我俩去的时候还没什么人 – The restaurant is quite big, but there was no one there when we went (too early?)PJG点的烩饭，牛排，虾和扇贝，味道还不错，有点浓的芝士味 – The risotto, steak, shrimp and scallops ordered by PJG tasted really good, but with a strong cheese flavor.我点的一款面条，秘鲁的有些菜说到了中国移民的影响，就像这道菜很像中国的炒面，我脑子中自然的反应也是中国炒面的味道，但是吃起来，完全没有中国炒面的味道，整体还好吧 – I ordered a noodle dish. Some dishes in Peru mentioned the influence of Chinese immigrants. Just like this dish is very similar to Chinese fried noodles. The natural reaction in my mind is also the taste of Chinese fried noodles, but it tastes nothing like Chinese fried noodles. Taste, overall was just okay.
Our short time in Santiago has come to an end. I feel that if I just visited the city, it would be enough time. But with a few more days, we could go to the Andes Mountains to climb mountains and see the natural landscapes. We’re going to Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina tomorrow. Will it feel a lot like Santiago?
I liked the mask child mural.
The firefighters must have been worried that you would get in their way or get hurt.
The Homeless are everywhere, I wish the USA would solve this problem.
James should have joined the dancers, that would have been exciting to see!
The old Catholic Church is a pretty pink building.
We have a Saturday market in Puyallup that sells fresh local vegetables, food to eat, and various crafts.
I think we sell dead fish on ice because it is easier to see what you want to buy and then don’t have to see the live fish being killed by the seller.
You must have been served a very dead fish, it didn’t come from a tank!
Your dessert looks delicious.
Sounds like overall the food in Santiago was disappointing.
On to better food at your next city.
市场里面还有雕像，很有趣。
周日店铺不开，说明当地人不会为挣钱而拼命。
你的胆子好大呀，小费还敢讲。
I liked the mask child mural.
The firefighters must have been worried that you would get in their way or get hurt.
The Homeless are everywhere, I wish the USA would solve this problem.
James should have joined the dancers, that would have been exciting to see!
The old Catholic Church is a pretty pink building.
We have a Saturday market in Puyallup that sells fresh local vegetables, food to eat, and various crafts.
I think we sell dead fish on ice because it is easier to see what you want to buy and then don’t have to see the live fish being killed by the seller.
You must have been served a very dead fish, it didn’t come from a tank!
Your dessert looks delicious.
Sounds like overall the food in Santiago was disappointing.
On to better food at your next city.