Valparaiso - Misty Colours - Dull Day
After our 24 bus trip back from San Pedro we fitted in the short 90 minute trip to Valparaiso. Lonely Planet mentions the chaotic colours and the higgle-de-piggle-de layout of the houses on the hillside above the bay. They are not wrong, but unfortunately the sun did not shine for us. Even so the myriad colours brightened up the outlook. Just a shame about the amount of doggy-doos all over the place.
Valparaiso was originally a very important sea-faring stopover until the Panama Canal helped avoid the journey for ships through the remote and wild waters around Cape Horn. It is still a busy port with plenty of Naval and Cruise ships in evidence.
We stayed at Hostel Pilcomayo in an area littered with hostels and were perfectly happy, especially as the highlights of the Champion's League were on the tele and Manchester United cruised to the last sixteen after netting four more goals over Dynamo Kiev. Holidays are okay, but the essentials of life need to be looked after!
The area is famed for artistic interpretation in many forms.
Chaotic colours adorn every corner.
No apparent planning guidelines or logical layout adds to the atmosphere.
Alleyways covered in colour, both natural and from a tin of paint.
Vivid colour schemes surprise on every corner.
Old and not so old architecture are pushed together to form a kaleidoscope of shapes.
Lower down the hill are found modern concrete structures shaping the more welcoming background houses.
Graffiti (?) by the students on the outer wall of this school all adds to the welcome.
Lower down on the busy streets can be found good markets and plenty of food shops.
More up-market abodes lower down the hill.
A distant shot showing the general layout.
Also, the hillside is cut by a number of funicular railways, allowing quick and creaky access to the heights.
Valparaiso was originally a very important sea-faring stopover until the Panama Canal helped avoid the journey for ships through the remote and wild waters around Cape Horn. It is still a busy port with plenty of Naval and Cruise ships in evidence.
We stayed at Hostel Pilcomayo in an area littered with hostels and were perfectly happy, especially as the highlights of the Champion's League were on the tele and Manchester United cruised to the last sixteen after netting four more goals over Dynamo Kiev. Holidays are okay, but the essentials of life need to be looked after!
The area is famed for artistic interpretation in many forms.
Chaotic colours adorn every corner.
No apparent planning guidelines or logical layout adds to the atmosphere.
Alleyways covered in colour, both natural and from a tin of paint.
Vivid colour schemes surprise on every corner.
Old and not so old architecture are pushed together to form a kaleidoscope of shapes.
Lower down the hill are found modern concrete structures shaping the more welcoming background houses.
Graffiti (?) by the students on the outer wall of this school all adds to the welcome.
Lower down on the busy streets can be found good markets and plenty of food shops.
More up-market abodes lower down the hill.
A distant shot showing the general layout.
Also, the hillside is cut by a number of funicular railways, allowing quick and creaky access to the heights.
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