We were in the capital two more time before we left south America;
once before we left for E.I and again when we came back from there-
each time though we took it pretty easy. They have this great system
where all museums are free on Sunday's which we took advantage of
the down side of this-the main two museums are closed for a year for
renovations :(
We did make it to see some fine art- honestly its lost on me!
The museum that left its mark on us was the Museum of Human Rights.
This museum has the responsibility of addressing the atrocities that
took place under the Pinochet regime. It was hard work for both of us.
When you enter your given a headset which explains all of the individual
sections of the museum. It's very hard to walk this museum and not be
affected. Masses of people just taken of the streets, disappeared never
to be seen again. The people of Chile were strong though and
protested in their hundreds which unfortunately only led to more unrest.
They have one area of the museum-it's a wall feature where they have
mounted pictures of everyone they believe to have disappeared under
the regime. It's really touching to see this visually. The stories told in
this museum are too brutal to write in this blog so much so that now
they are still as vivid as if we just went yesterday but its actually been
weeks! Ask us about them when we get home but be prepared. It's
difficult to see how people can be so inhuman to each other.
Apart from our trips to the museums we took it pretty easy over our
last few days in Santiago. When we were sitting in the airport waiting
for our flight to Sydney we were talking about how fast our time had
flown by. South America gave us so many amazing experiences and so
many memories; the people we met along the way were lovely and we
were blessed with hostels. We"ll definitely make a return trip to take in
all the places we missed and to revisit a few favourites.

More photos to follow...