James/Webster Adventure Day 1

My mom, Doug, and Ben arrived this morning. Marilyn Hanley (the angel) and I picked them up from the airport bright and early. Marilyn drove us straight up to San Cristobal (the official name of the Virgin) and Doug took some great pictures. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so Doug has saved you from loads of my writing.
They were exhausted, but agreed to let me play tour guide. I tried very hard to impress them with my Spanish and to act like I knew exactly what was going on. I'm not sure how successful I was at either, but we had loads of fun. We took the double decker city tour bus and wandered around Santiago. We ate at this lovely restaurant called Como Agua Para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate, yes like the movie). It was delicious. I introduced them to the Pisco Sour, the official alcohol of Chile aside from the wine. From there we went to the National Fine Arts Museum and enjoyed exhibits by some of Chile's most famous artists. It was beautiful. We continued the tour, but exhaustion took over and soon everyone was sleeping on the bus so we returned home, took naps, and then went to a place called Tip y Tap for dinner. We had some great wine and some typical Chilean food. It is so great having them here. You should all come visit too, I really like visitors!

It was a long day, but they were troopers.

A statue of Pedro de Valdivia in the Plaza de Armas.
I have always wondered how these get cleaned.

Ben, me, and mi madre.

A cool sculpture in Bellavista (an area of Santiago)

Here we are at Como Agua Para Chocolate

My beautiful Mom and Como Agua Para Chocolate.

A stray dog playing the water.

I am so happy he is here! My favorite buddy.