Santiago de Chile surprised us more than any other city in Latin America. Nobody could guess this is actually in America. The feeling is so European! Walking around felt so much like a walk in Bucharest from Kiseleff to Romana Square and then to Cismigiu: small villas with forged iron fences, interwar era apartment buildings, palaces and parks everywhere. Wealth is everywhere, from luxury restaurants to abundant shopping areas to niche car brands like Alfa Romeo, Porsche or Rolls Royce. Traffic is no longer a big issue, thanks to the well developed mass transit system. This is definitely the best big city we encountered, surpassing Medellin in our top. Some sort of protest movement was also taking place so now we know how tear gas smells like 🙂862 santiago863 sant864 sant865 sant866 sant867 sant868 sant869 sant870 sant871 sant872 sant873 sant874 sant875 sant876 sant877 sant878 sant