And the Winner is..........

all the names are in the vase

DH pulls the name!

And the winner is....

I put all your names into this beautiful vase and pulled out...................Jeannie!  Congratulations!
The wrap from Chile is on the way.  thanks everyone for entering and Happy Sewing, Kim

Student protest in Santiago

View of Andes from our hotel room, looks like a good day to see the city.

Police spraying tear gas on the students.

students running from tear gas

running through the streets

Here comes the water guns to spray the students.

water cannon

water cannons spraying the students and I can hear the screaming up on the 16th floor.

Now the police move in for arrests.

I had to go down for a look and here  are protesters in front of the university

more police vehicles on the street

students on the street

no traffic on the streets due to protesters

Valparaiso

The opening of the Panama Canal in 1914 reduced commerce to the thriving port of Valparaiso which went into a sudden decline.  Along with World War I all trade was nearly eliminated with  Great Britain and Germany which left Chile on its own.

Looking down the hill towards the ocean from the hills.

Pelican on the  Pacific Ocean

The new modern part of Valparaiso on the coast

One of the 45 steep hills each  a dense jumble of winding streets lined with colorful houses.

 

Built in 1910, used for city mayors, presidential summer home, and regional  governors then home off the Chile's navy since 1970's.

Close up view of the port.

Gift from Swizterland

An original moai, one of the few on mainland Chile,  stands outside the Museum Franciso Fonck.

The city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and much of its rich architecture is beautifully preserved.

Art museum in Santiago

A large mural done with photos.  I thought it looked  like a quilt.

A large overview

A little closer view of the individual photos

An overview of the outside setting

a few close up views

simple pictures turn different ways just like quilt blocks.

Tile floors

On the floor  in front of a kiosk

Quilt patterns are everywhere!

this was the only baby block square I could find in the church....was it used to replace a broken HST?

borders and blocks

HST around a design

painted tiles come together to form new patterns

HST forming large squares within squares

combining blocks

An outdoor "quilt" made of tiles

Blue and white tiles......my favorite!

sightseeing in Santiago

Inside the Cathedral

"Catedral Metropolitana", consecrated 1775, it is the 5th church on this site and this one had a neoclassical makeover between 1780-89.

Leaving Villarrica going to Santiago

Flying near the Andes

Beautiful airplane views

We are leaving the country and going into Santiago.

 The capital, Santiago, is the largest city in Chile, home to more than one-third of the country's population.  Urban Santiago covers an area of 248 square miles across a basin between the Andes to the immediate east and the coastal cordillera to the west.

we got a flight after waiting for the volcano ash to clear...it is always in the air in Chile

In the city of Santiago, our view from the 16th floor

view in the other direction with the Andes in the background

Hot Springs

Entering the thermal baths in about 8 inches of new snow

The hot water from geysers are channeled into pools with boardwalks over the top

these little candle lit cabanas were all along the way where you change clothes

the falling water makes a soothing gurgling sound as you relax in the thermal healing bath

DH enjoying his soak

As part of the "Pacific Ring of Fire", Chile's numerous active volcanoes also mean abundant geysers and hot spring.  Many of these are open for day trips and that is just what we got to do one day :0).