Sunday, May 25, 2008

Santiago Old and New

This is the city we live in. That's the Andes in the back ground. We live in Providencia. Our home is about in the middle of this picture. It is a city of more than 5 million people. Some parts of Santiago are very new and others areas are over 200 years old. We live in a newer area and work at the employment center which is in an area about 200-300 years old.
This is the city hall of Providenica. It is just 3 blocks from our apartment.
This is the San Franciso church. It is the oldest church in Santiago. The church was builded in 1650. The rest of my pictures around this church never turned out. AS this wthe outing when that my camera was stolen. That is a whole another story.
I love this church. It is down town. Notice the cobble stone street.
How about this for old and new. The old church is right in front of the new high rise. This is how much of Santiago is. As the old building fall down newer ones are being build. They even put heat and AC is some of them. Where the employment center is in Republica all the building are about 200-300 years old and still very beautiful. Santiago is a beautiful city with lots of history here.

2 comments:

The Snow Queen said...

So pretty. I feel so nostalgic when I look at your pictures. Is it getting cold? Just think only a few more months of cold and then you come home to HOT HOT HOT.

scubamom said...

I am so enjoying your blog! thanks soo much for sharing your adventures with us! Louise