Day 9: Day in Viña del Mar

Today we had another free day, which I was happy about. My feet hurt a little bit from walking so much on Saturday, but not enough to deter me from wanting to explore more. 

We spent our Mother's Day walking around Viña. We walked toward the bridges, which was an area that we hadn't been yet. Even though we had more of a plan than yesterday, we still didn't stick to too much of a schedule. We first went to the Palacio Vergara, which was in a big park. The palace used to be the home of a rich family, but after the 2010 earthquake, it still has not recovered. Even with the damage though, it is still a beautiful building 

After seeing the palace, we walked around the grounds. The park had a lot of different trees and flowers. We could tell that the area was very old. 

After walking around for a little bit, we went to lunch. The place that we went reminded me of a diner. It was crowded with families, but I was not sure if it was because of Mother's Day or just because. I decided to just get dessert because they had so many options. 

After lunch we went back to the park area to check out the Museo Artequin. It is a children's art museum in the park. We were only there for a little while before we moved on to visit a castle. We visited the Castillo Wulff. The castle was built by a German business man. It is along the coast and has really nice views of the city. 

After this, we went back to the hotel and then had dinner with the whole group at an Italian restaurant. Dinner was really good, and by the time we got back to the hotel I was sleepy. 

I can't believe our only weekend here is already done! Time is passing so fast. 

Tomorrow we have classes in the morning and then we are playing sports with the students.