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Unimpressed with La Serena [Sep. 5th, 2008|03:56 pm]
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Hi all,

I'm currently in La Serena, about 300 miles N of Santiago. I tacked on an extra day to explore a bit before heading back to Santiago and then on to Easter Island. However, I feel like I'm missing the point of La Serena. I made a list of everything I wanted to see and had seen everything within 4 hours, and that's with multiple reading breaks in the park. Yet, this is a popular backpacker destination. I can't figure out why.

Don't get me wrong, La Serena is perfectly nice as towns go but it's lacking on the tourist attractions. It's got a beach which is probably much nicer in summer although I did enjoy watching the waves for a bit and it's got several parks, which, disappointingly, look like parks that one might find in the US, Thailand, the UK etc. The best bit is probably the archaeological museum (the German guy in our room last night had the hardest time saying 'archaeological', poor bloke). The museum has pottery and various artifacts from over 1000 years ago and from all parts of Chile. Sadly, the little explanation placards were in Spanish so I made up my own descriptions. "Here we have a large knife commonly used to remove bogies" etc etc. Best of all, it has one of the few BigHeads (officially known as Moai) removed from Easter Island.



So my day in La Serena was a bit underwhelming but hey, now I know. It's worth spending half a day in, one full day is a bit much and I hope you have a good book if you're staying longer than that. That said, the weather is nice enough, the scenery is good and I'm off to the airport in half an hour.

So enjoy the pictures at http://picasaweb.google.com/rach150384

To the BigHeads!

Rach
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[User Picture]From: [info]x_thoughtcrime
2008-10-06 03:59 am (UTC)

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hi,

so, i know this is random, but i've befriended you if that's okay. i really like your writing style, and i have to admit i'm rather fascinated by all the places you've visited. not to mention i think it's kind of neat that we live on the same island (if you still reside there). i live in aiea, so i'm not all that far from you. :)

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