Random things

At busy intersections it is common to see street performers during the red light cycle.  Usually it is jugglers, but not always.  Vendors often sell small items while the cars are stopped as well.  The other night was our first fire juggler - usually it is balls or batons.  BBC had an article on jugglers at this very intersection. click here

We had our first day where we had to have a fix of American food.  We settled on Pizza Hut.  The crust was frozen and there was almost no sauce, but the cheese and toppings were good.  There is only one style - frozen - no pan, hand tossed, etc.  We later tried KFC - it was nasty and we threw it out.

We ran into a Carabinero recruiting station.  It is a three year training program and some possible options to spend some time with police departments in the States.  They were very friendly.

This is what Chilean Pesos look like.  The first is a 2000 peso bill - dos mil - and the other is a shot of common currency and denominations.  The back side of the bills usually portray nature and the smaller bills have a clear plastic window on them (the dos mil bill has a guy's portrait in the clear plastic).

Like in Europe, water comes with different color caps.  The red is agua sin gas (water without gas), the blue is water with gas (carbonated).  In Hungary it was a pink cap for sin gas.

If you can't remember the caps code, just read the label.    Huesillos are a common Chilean desert.  It is a peach in some sort of syrup with a barley or corn mixture.  Not for me.

What is for me is this spicy catsup.  You can get regular catsup as well, but this is quite good.  Mayonnaise is on a lot of things as well - in prodigious quantities.

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