Hola! We have arrived safely in Santiago! Our flights went well, especially the first leg as we were bumped up to first class on our way to Toronto for ¨weight distribution¨. We were treated like queens- hot towels, free booze ( we recommend the beer ¨Canadian¨), and our first of three dinners that day. Our trip from Toronto to Santiago was 10 hours and was easy and fairly quick. Air Canada airplanes are decked out- huge selection of TV shows, movies, music, etc on our own personal screens and good food. Upon arrival, customs was easy and we were swarmed by men asking us if we needed a taxi. Our hostel is very cute and in the best part of town. The Bellavista Barrio has tons of outdoor cafes, bars and restaurants. We unpacked a bit and then got a few Chilean beers (which got us a bit buzzed) and we headed off to find our way to the bus station to purchase our tickets to Mendoza for tomorrow morning. Luckily we stumbled upon a very nice young man named Ignacio who walked us to the correct bus that would take us to the bus station (it was complicated) and then he got us on the bus for free! We bought our tickets for Mendoza and then decided to walk the 5 or so miles back to our hostel ( after being on a plane for so long we needed that walk). We stumbled upon some sort of old castle or fortress in the heart of the city and hiked around it a bit, which was nice because we had been walking along a graffiti ridden boulevard for hours. Santiago definitely has some quirks- it seems like every other person walking was eating an ice cream cone, ice cream vendors hop on and off the buses to sell ice cream treats, there are a ton of stray dogs just laying all over the streets- they look dead half the time. We finished our night eating dinner at the Bellavista Patio and tomorrow we´ll be up early to catch our 7 hour bus to Mendoza. So far things are great- it´s hard to believe we´re here!