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Bye-bye Easter Island
Before Lewis the Lion left Easter Island, he managed to visit the local church which was so packed that it had many people couldn’t get in the door and were standing on the steps at the back. Lewis wasn’t surprised … Continue reading →
Lewis crosses the Andes back into Chile
Lewis the Lion caught the bus early one morning, heading for San Pedro de Atacama in Chile. He was a bit disappointed at first as he preferred night buses for long journeys as it meant he could save his money … Continue reading →
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Lewis the Lion heads back into Argentina
Lewis the Lion was excited to be heading back to Argentina from Valparaïso. He was taking another rather cheap overnight bus ($13,000 Chilean pesos) to the city of Mendoza in North-West Argentina. They would have to take the spectacular journey … Continue reading →
Lewis gets arty in Valparaïso
One morning, Lewis the Lion packed up their things and once again headed for the Santiago metro: they were going to catch a coach to a pretty coastal town called Valparaïso. So,they met their other friend Helen at the coach … Continue reading →
Lewis visits Pablo Nerudo’s Houses
When Lewis the Lion was doing his walking tour of the city of Santiago, Franco, the tour guide, had told him about a special house which was worth visiting which belonged to the former Nobel Prize winner, Pablo Nerudo (1904 … Continue reading →
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Lewis tastes some traditional Chilean food
One of the most exciting ways that Lewis the Lion got to taste some traditional Chilean food was one evening when his friends met up at Gallindo restaurant and played a variation of the game, pass the parcel! They decided … Continue reading →
Lewis rides a funicular up the San Cristóbal Hill
Lewis the Lion hurried along towards the imposing hill which overlooked Santiago: Cerro San Cristóbal. He wanted to get to the top so that he could see the sun setting over the city. Luckily there was a funicular from Pío … Continue reading →
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Lewis the Lion does a walking tour of Santiago
Lewis the Lion was happy when he arrived at Hostal Bella 269 in Santiago as not only was it good to for Helen to put down her heavy rucksacks after the metro ride from the bus station, but it was … Continue reading →
Lewis the Lion goes in search of a volcano!
When Lewis the Lion arrived in Pucón for the first time, the weather was rather overcast. In fact it was so cloudy that he couldn’t even see the snowy top of the volcano which he had come especially to see: … Continue reading →
Lewis and the Chilean Currency
As Lewis the Lion discovered when he first arrived in Chile, the Chilean currency – the Chilean Peso – seemed to operate in huge numbers. There just seemed to be so many zeroes! Here are some photos of Lewis with … Continue reading →