This morning I slept in and had a nice lazy morning since I haven't had too many of those lately. I went down to breakfast and had some rolls and butter. The other part of breakfast was yogurt which I'm not a fan of, so I skipped on it. After breakfast I hung out in my room and watched a few episodes of Fuller House since Netflix works here and my internet connection is decent. It was so good and there was so much nostalgia. Everyone needs to see it. Let me know if you need some Netflix info! I cried of course, because that's what nostalgia and old characters returning to a show together does to me. I also chatted with my roommates who are from Finland, Montana, and Spain.
Around 2PM Jette and Johanna came to meet me and we walked to the bus station to head to Niebla. There was a very long line, so we had to get on the third bus, but it didn't take long. I was also able to get the student rate, which was around 30 cents somehow, so that was awesome. It took longer than usual because there was a ton of traffic, but I took a nice nap and it wasn't so bad. When we arrived in Niebla we went down a bunch of stairs to a place near the water where it was the last day of their summer festival (I think it was something like that). There was a ton of food and music and traditional dancing, and all in a beautiful location. I got a papa rellena con carne y queso (mashed potatoes stuff with beef and cheese and deep fried) which was so delicious, and then some empanadas de queso (cheese) which we also so good. We had a lovely time!
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| Niebla |
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| With Jette in Niebla |
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| Making papas rellenas |
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| Making empanadas |
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| Part of the festivals food area. It was huge! |
After eating, which took quite a while since the lines were a bit nuts, we walked to the old fort to get a bracelet for Johannas mother that she wanted to get since the last time she came to Niebla (she is living in Valdivia). We then caught the bus back and this time I got to enjoy the scenery. We got off the bus a little early due to traffic, but it was worth it because I got to see the sea lions. Holy crap the sea lions here are ENORMOUS! They make the sea lions in SF look puny. It was cool. We then walked around and looked at the stuff people were selling for a bit before going to a cafe to get some cake for Jette's birthday. I had maracuya cake (passion fruit) and Jette had raspberry cake. We then walked towards my hostel, I got a subway sandwich for dinner since it was easy, and then we stopped at the grocery store. Always fun to see grocery stores in other countries. I then soda goodbye to Jette and Johanna and came back to the hostel. I'm not sitting in the common area watching the Oscars! Fun times!
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| The largest sea lions I have ever seen |
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| Valdivia |
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| With Jette and Johanna |
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| SO BIG I can't even get over it |
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| Sea lions in Valdivia |
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