26 March 2008

Valparaiso (A travel to the Harbor and beach)Viaje al puerto de Valparaìso











The last weekend (easter) we go to Valparaìso that is aprox. 2 hours from Santiago.



I love it because have antiques, old books, and a type of life more quiet and nice, I think.




I take some pictures and add others that I have so you may have and idea and others have good memories of the harbor.









Well Valparaìso is the principal harbor of Chile, all these lovely fruits you enjoy travel from here to all worls, and the wines too of course.




And of course you may buy wonderful fishes and prawns in Caletas and little stores.










The first pictures to right is at night and are old and antique houses near Valparaiso.




And the above pictures is from the Pablo Neruda's house that is so visited (nobel award and Poet) if you know the poems of him yoiu will understand.




He loved so the sea and the houses near the sea. This pictures is taken from his living at house,have a fabolus view of the sea and the harbor. all his houses now are Museum, if you go sometimes he collected many things and antiques so is beautiful and all the things are there.






When I went years a goI remember he had a big sofa in front of this view, to see Valparaiso.He had a bautiful desk too where he wrote sometimes.





This is a beautiful paint of Rugendas a painter that lived in Chile about 1800, had beauty paints of these age. And you may see the difference with Valparaìso now.








This other paint show the typical hills in Valparaìso, almost all the houses are in hills and the sea above.

















These are so antiques houses someones of 1900 and others more antiques pleople still live there and others have restaurants inside, so nice, almost all these houses have a beauty view of the sea.











In some houses the style is English because at 1900 lived a lot of britain people , and by many years at private school the official languaje was english .



Not all these beauty houses are well now, remember we have had a lot of earthquake all these years, but a lot of the are in so good conditions.
If you think I` m in love of Valparaiso, is true!!!
EN ESPAÑOL
El fin de semana pasado (Semana Santa y Pascua) fuimos a Valparaìso, por eso quise hacer este post entre receta y receta porque sino va a quedar demodè.
Para los que no sepan o no conozcan Valparaìso queda a unas dos horas aprox. de Santiago hacia el mar(Oceano Pacìfico)
Tomè unas fotos y tenìa otras para mostrar como es actualmente, incluso es un lugar turìsticamente muy visitado, por su historia, por ser puerto, por Pablo Neruda (poeta) etc.
Valparaìso es el puerto principal de Chile, de allì sale toda esa fruta rica que exportamos al mundo .Si uno va al puerto hay moviemiento todo el dìa.
Amo Valparaìso porque hay feria de antiguedades, libros viejos, calles distintas y un ritmo de vida màs tranquilo que aquì en Santiago, ahora mismo estuve en la Feria donde compro libros de cocina antiguos y me encontrè con la misma señora que conozco hace 15 años por los menos, se impresionò de ver a los niños porque los conociò de meses y aunque los ha visto de vez en cuando hace tiempo que no ibamos.
En la primera foto arriba es una vista general de la bahìa de Valparaìso, un dìa precioso, porque a veces està nublado, pero tiene un clima muy agradable, en invierno es entre 10º y 17º y en verano màximo 24 o 25º, es por el mar.
Despues viene una vista de las casa en los cerros, una de dìa la otra en crepùsculo, esa la encontrè y la coloquè porque la encuentro preciosa.
Despues màs abajo una vista desde la casa de Pablo Neruda (Premio Nobel) muchos lo conocen, hoy sus casa que tuvo son museos, hay una en Isla Negra, otra en Santiago y esta en Valparaìso.
Las casas de èl ademàs son muy interesantes porque estàn llenas de colleciones,conchitas,figuras etc.
La vista està tomada desde el living de la casa donde tenìa un sillòn fantàstico frente al puerto.
despues dos pinturas de Rugenas que viviòn en Chile en el 1800 y que pintò Valparaiso y otras partes de Chile y uno puede ver como era y como es hoy por eso las coloquè.
Estas otras son de casas muy antiguas (del 1900) algunas en muy buenas condiciones porque estàn arregladas y bien conservadas, algunas son restaurantes u hoteles.
En muchas casas el estilo es inglès antiguo porque hubo una època en que vivian muchos ingleses en Valparaìso, incluso en los colegios privados la lengua oficial era la inglesa .Existìa mucho comercio e intercambio con Gran Bretaña.
Muchas de estas casas ahora no estàn tan en buenas condiciones, hay que recordar que somos un paìs de terremotos, pero varias de ellas han sido restauradas y y se usan como restaurantes, cafes o pequeños hoteles.
Si ustedes piensan que estoy enamorada de Valparaìso; es verdad!!
Un recuerdo cariñoso desde aquì a los que estàn fuera, hagan un Salud con un buen vino cuando tengan nostalgia.!!!

23 comments:

  1. Gloria, I too fell in love with Valparaiso and with Pablo Neruda's poems. I never got to see his house but thank you for showing us now. Vida x x x

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  2. Yes Vida, when you come to Valparaìso you have to go to Pablo Neruda's House, you enjoy is beautiful. Cariños. Gloria

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  3. Next time I come to Chile maybe you and I can go there together! Vida x

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  4. Vida, really I will so pleasure, you have to say me when you come!!xGloria

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  5. I would be in love with Valparaiso too Gloria! Itlooks beautiful by the sea! Thank you for sharing your vacation with us.

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  6. Hola Gloria: Qué bonitas fotos, qué ganas de ir allí y qué fin de semana tan corto con una hora menos. Buenio mi blog sigue funcionando ya que instalé el disco duro externo y pese a algunos problemillas todo fue bien, así que tengo todos mis documentos con todas mis fotos y no se ha perdido nada, menos mal. Cierto que las tostadas de crema son parecidas a la leche frita, pero no iguales, son más finas, porque llevan mucha más cantidad de yema de huevo. En realidad es una crema pastelera muy espesa que luego se corta y se fríe. La leche frita es como una "besamel" dulce muy espesa que también se corta y se fríe, las tostadas siempre se rebozan y la leche frita a veces se reboza y otras se empana. Gracias por tus visitas. Una maravilla conocerte

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  7. Hi Gloria, what magnificent photos and I have enjoyed reading all about your travels. Gosh I wish I was sight seeing some of these places :)

    Rosie x

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  8. Yes Marie, Im so in love of Valparaiso, always I think I would like to live there sopme day!!!Thanks by coming by and I like you enjoy the pictures.xxx

    Tartasacher que bueno que viniste, si capto la diferencia ahora de los dos postres pero pienso que a Sheila le gustarìa asì que se lo voy a traducir apenas pueda.xxx Que buenos que funciona bien tu computador

    Rosie, so nice you passing by, I like so your blog too. Rosie yes, I love so Valparaiso and you may understand why!! xxx

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  9. Que bonito es Valparaiso. Gracias por mostrarnos un trocito de él y su historia. Me ha gustado mucho. Nunca se aprende demasiado. Hasta luego!

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  10. Hi Gloria, it is so nice to meet you! Thanks for visiting my blog and I look forward to seeing you around.

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  11. Gloria
    your travelogue is so fascinating..love the Valparaiso. Recently went to walvis bay so you can say, i am still sea sick, eh !

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  12. oh gloria this place is indeed a paraiso for me!! thanks for sharing all these photos!!

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  13. What a wonderful posting Gloria. The views look stunning.
    I think the people looking at this here in the UK may be quite jealous at the moment, especially with our poor weather.
    I guess that you saw some wonderful antiques and ate some good food too.

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  14. Cynthia, nice to meet you too. Love your blog! Promess comments more! I love your recipes and Im happy you passing by mine!!!xxxGloria
    Marìa Josè que bueno que te gustò asì cuando vengas alguna vez te vines a Valparaìso, està muy cerca de Santiago que es la capital.

    Anamika, yes desr how all lovers when I go Valparaìso, Im so nostalgic later and thinking when I will go again??? you understand me.Anamika I show you blog my Mom and love it!!
    Yes Dhanggit but I think YOU paradise is more paradise that mine, but here is so funny search and find thing and looks old houses, eat fish etc. When I went the last weekedn I bought in antique store a faboluos moldto make pies that always I wanted!!! xxxxxxGloria
    Margaret, yes is a beautiful place.
    Sorry the weather I heard is not OK, but the idea of these post that you enjoy and may travel from your PC . didn't fabolous the Blowerworld?????
    I only bought antiques issues and a pair of books (are not cost) so rthe antiques were so cost. Sometimes we find find a treasure.But I love the issues becauses the recipes are so good and I know them because my Grandma and my Mom had them xxxGloria

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  15. What a great trip Gloria! I love all of the "older" homes! The weather looked awesome and hearing your mention of wines...did you purchase any from the area?
    Thank you so much for sharing those photos with us!

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  16. Hola Gloria, he viajado corriendo hasta aquí. En un abrir y cerrar de ojos, aunque a mí ahora más bien se me cierran ya. Gracias por tu visita, que he recibido cuando estaba terminando de poner mi entrada para hoy. Besistos dulces, muy dulces.

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  17. Debs was so nice and Im happy you like. I only to say I drink a so good white wine in my brother's house (he lives near Valparaìso)but really I dont see the label!!! I was so happy, only drink! and he made a dish you would love with prawns, mussels,onions,and white wine (he told me in the pot he place 4 litres of white wine!!!) and really you don't feel was so much, I forget to ask him by the recipe!!! I have to do.!!!xxxx Yes I sin Debs because sometimes I only enjoy and was so great other person made the food and was so good!!!

    Tarta sacher que dulce que me vengas a ver, quiero si pongo una receta mañana, a pesar de que me encanta mirar de nuevo las fotos de Valparaiso!!!Besos para tì! Gracias. xxx Gloria

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  18. What beautiful photos... it makes me want to go on vacation to somewhere warm by the sea!

    And I've tagged you for a meme, here!

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  19. Hello Gloria! I followed Mrs. W's link to your blog (I'm the one who tagged her). This is a lovely field trip. I very much enjoyed visiting Valparaiso through your eyes. Thank you.

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  20. Amanda Im happy you like the pictures you may see Im so in love of Valparaiso (have the bad sidetoo but I love the same, tacos, many cars now etc.) I will to see this meme,Gloria Thanks

    Joy is nice to meet you Im so happy you passsing by, you are welcome. So happy you enjoy the Valparaiso trip I like to share these lovely things with all of you. xxxx Gloria

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  21. Thank you, and I will be there for Easter too!

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  22. Visiting antique houses has always been my passion. But for the last few years, this hobby has not been entertaining me. There has been a strange detachment in life. Essay Writing Services

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  23. Well, living a life as you explained is something I personally prefer. These days I’m stuck with taking the best assignment service and due to that, I cannot travel anywhere because I have to focus on my studies. Once I am done with my studies, I’ll definitely visit some beaches and enjoy the great vibes one can take by touring Valparaiso.

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