I had been held captive in the condo for two days, waiting for a refrigerator repairman. He came yesterday, so today I was bound and determined to get out and do something. I decided on the Art Museum, and headed off to the metro, which is the subway. Now, I love the subway, but I get so darned confused! I immediately noticed that I was headed in the wrong direction. I just decided to ride the wrong way to the end of the line and head back, which I did. I'll never get my bearings here, but I do have a trusty map, which is all that I need. AND there are taxis everywhere.
The museum was very nice. There were the predictable marble statues of nude women (reproductions), stoic portraits of conquerers, vasts fields of flowers painted in a muted palates and an entire room full of colors that shouldn't be on canvas together. But my favorite- and you that know me KNOW that museums are not my forte- were the vintage photos of Santiago and surrounding areas. The photos were of everything imaginable. The ones that fascinated me the most were of all of the terremotos, or earthquakes they have had in the past centuries. It's a bunch!!!! The photos showed all of the destruction and chaos that ensued. I am posting some photos I took in front of the museum, and one from inside. Two photos show the destruction that this last earthquake inflicted upon this majestic building. I guess they will need more room in the photo room now for this recent damage.
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