The best in Santiago

Hello again!!! This week I will be your personal guide of good places in Santiago. Well ever turist that is visiting Santiago must visit some places. You can´t go without visit "La Moneda", this is the actual government house and it is where the actual president works. In 1973 this palace was attacked by the Army and the president, Salvador Allende died. When you go to "La Moneda" you must see the chance of commant of the Carabineros, the chilean police. Another place that you must visit is the "Cerro Santa Lucía", a hill in middle of Santiago, you have to climb to the top and from there you will be able to see all Santiago, is a beautiful view that you can`t miss. This hill was called for Pedro de Valdivia, a conqueror that founded the city of Santiago in 1541.

Another beautiful hill is the "Cerro San Cristobal", it is in middle of Santiago too, but this is much bigger that the first and much more beautiful, in my opinion. A image of the Virgin Mary is in the top of this hill and you can get to it on foot, in peak-tram or in chairlift, this is so much fun and in the way to it you can see all the parks with nature and animals from all Chile. Next to the "Cerro San Cristobal" is "La Chascona" the Pablo Neruda´s house, one of the best poet of Chile (he won the Nobel Prize in Literature), it is a beautiful house full of art and very unique and original.

Another place is "Plaza de Armas", the historical center of Santiago, in this place you can see the "Catedral Metropolitana de Santiago", the "Correo Central", the "Museo Histórico Nacional" and the "Ilustre Municipalidad de Santiago", also you can see painters and beautiful arts shows.

You can go to much places, the "Club Hipico" and see horse races, to "Templo Votivo de Maipú" and see the place where was the "Batalla de Maipu" and many other, you have to go and enjoy the experience of being in the beautiful Capital of Chile: Santiago.

Music in my life

Hello again!! This week I have to talk about the role of music in my life, Well generally I´m not the kind of person that love music but I really like it, If I have to chose I would prefer painting instead of music. Well the kind of music I like it is pop music, I don´t like rock, metal or punk because are so louder and the lyrics don´t have any sense. I like the music that talk about romance, love, dreams or just relationships because I found it beautiful and really inspired.
I get my music from television, radio or internet but when I have some money I buy the CD in "Feria del Disco", a store in Santiago that sell all kind of music you can ever imagine.
Well, I really don´t follow any group but the singers I usually heard are Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Ashley Tisdale, The Veronicas and sometimes Paramore.
When I am studying I can´t listen music because it deconcentrate me, I need absolutely any sound, sometimes my brother is listening to radio and I have to tell him that tur off it, I really hate sounds when I´m trying to learn something. Instead when I´m happy this is completely different, I go to the computer and put the music I like and can hear it over and over during hours, my parents have to take away the computer and send me to my room!!!
When I´m sad I usually don´t listen to music, all that I do is go to my room or talk with my mom, the music don´t help in that situation because I think the music is only and just an accompanyment and something to relax, but I know that for other people is a way of expression and a really support when they need it and I totally respet that.

Transantiago, before and after

Hello everyone!!! This week I have to talk about transantiago, the new transport system of santiago since 2007, Well I think that was a great idea but at the beginning it was horrible because everybody was lost and all the buses were full, you can´t go the place you want to go because it was imposible!!! But I think it was no very different with the pre- Transantiago system because the drivers don´t stop never when you want take the bus and they were so rude and bad with students and people in generally.

Well the first year of transantiago I had to take two buses for getting home and it took me two hours!! and I was to walk a lot too. I remember that the subway was full too and it was terrible try enter in it.

Now, 2 years later I think the transantiago improves everyday, now I can take the bus at the hour and go to a place in good time, but in the peak hour there are so many people that it`s very difficult try to go home, that is a problem yet. I hope it improves in the future and the people have a better transport system and don´t take us more than and hour try getting home, because after work school or university all of us are tired and want to go home quicly and easily, but for doing that the people must collaborate, behave and have a good attitude too.