Pool life

Santiago has one major problem: it is far from the sea. Ok, maybe there are more major problems, but this one is really annoying for someone who was used to live by the coast. To compensate for that, we have only one alternative: swimming pool! The metropolitan park, close to the center, is a large park that covers a few steep hills, which provide the best views of Santiago and the cordillera behind it. It holds two swimming pools and one of them, the most exclusive and hard to reach, lies just on the top of one of those hills, allowing for a spectacular 360-degree view of the surroundings, including Santiago.

To get there it took us around one hour walking a steep road. It was the suffering we had to go through, in the end rewarded with the outstanding pool and view. A big caribbean blue pool with not many people, allowing for comfortable and relaxed swimming. We spent the whole afternoon there, between tanning and swimming. The pool is apparently known by being the election of many gay couples, but we only knew that afterwards... Anyway, it stood for its reputation! We noticed quite some different couples in tight swimming shorts, but we also saw brasilian tourists and normal families. And the view, have I mentioned the view? What a view...