Oh wow, it would be great to see you again! I’m glad you enjoyed Santiago. I can’t say it’s my favorite city when it comes to doing stuff, though there’s enough to keep one busy for a few days, but there’s some good eating, particularly in the seafood world.

Btw, in answer to some of what you asked about in your post on TA – chirimoya in English is “custard apple”, so it’s a reasonable translation, though not exactly. If you say no to the 10% propina, they’ll take it off the bill – I imagine the waiter will glare daggers at your back as you leave, but face to face, nothing would be said. Interesting what you said about credit cards – we didn’t find a single place, nor have we on past visits, that charged extra for foreign cards – I use my Amex and Visa from the US all the time. We only carried cash for things like buying something at a street market. And even most of them take online payments these days!

I put up a post on TripAdvisor here: https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTopic-g294305-i2020-k14589911-Trip_report_for_7th_15th_November_loved_it-Santiago_Santiago_Metropolitan_Region.html

I don’t go into too much detail on the food, but I’m pleased to say we really enjoyed your recommendations: Naoki, Ambrosía, Bocanáriz, and Feunte Alamana. Sadly, even with all the time we had, we didn’t make it to Richard’s, or El Hoyo. Next time…

Although next time is going to be,,, Buenos Aires, November 2024. We’ve booked our flights. Hoorah! It will’ve been almost 17 years since we visited your casa.