Galileo in Chile

A couple of weeks ago, we got a very special visit in Chile. With more than 400 years, Galileo Galilei, the father of astronomy, came to visit South America, showing excellent shape and that age is what you make of it. He is however a bit naughty and enjoys scaring people. While in Paranal, several maids were scared by his presence in the room, as he would sit in the dark and stare at them. In fact, he did the same in a restaurant and in the plane, staring at people either naked eye or through his handmade telescope. I had the pleasure to travel side by side with him back to Santiago. He doesn't talk much, but is a good lad. After scaring the stewardesses, he sat comfortably with his laptop and his headphones, preparing his next trip in South America. However, during lift-off he felt a bit sick. It is not easy to adapt to these modern means of transportation... The steward gently offered him a snack and a beer and Galileo, as a true party animal, just drank the beer and even asked for a second! He got sick again and fell asleep! We had to wake him up when arriving in Santiago, but not for a moment he showed any signs of an hangover. Full of initiative he asked the stewardess if he could visit the cockpit and he proudly sat on the captain's seat, feeling the thrill of being in command of such a weird steel bird. He left us, as he stayed at the airport overnight. Next morning he was going to take a flight to La Paz, Bolivia...