I was unable to travel to Recife for the Greece vs Costa Rica Round of 16 game, but here in Santiago, Chile, I was lucky enough to find a small group of Greek-Chileans to watch the game with.
NOTE: Döner House has moved to outside the Escuela Militar metro station in Las Condes.
Just a couple blocks from my flat in Santiago, I found a Turkish restaurant, Döner House. I was really excited to find it because I was really missing Turkish cuisine. The owner, Özcan, is also a friendly guy. He’s originally from Istanbul and we had some good conversations about that city and Turkish football. It was also very nice to be able to speak and practice my Turkish in Chile.
I took the 405 bus that runs along Alameda, and a half hour later, I found myself in Vitacura. This posh area is home to some of Santiago’s wealthiest citizens. With tree-lined streets, large homes behind high walls, and lots of small art galleries, I felt like I was in Southern California. I love Southern California, but I don’t mean that positively.
The “village” of Los Dominicos is located in the Las Condes area of Santiago, Chile. You can get there by taking the red line to the very last metro stop.
Las Condes is an area to the east of the historic city center of Santiago. It’s one of several districts collectively known as Santiago Oriente.
Providencia is an area located east of the historic city center of Santiago. It’s one of several districts collectively known as Santiago Oriente.
Across Alameda from Palacio de La Moneda in Santiago, Chile, is Plaza Bulnes. It’s easily noticeable thanks to the massive Chilean flag that flies there.
One of the most recognizable buildings in Santiago is Palacio de La Moneda. It’s the presidential headquarters of Chile, and was built between 1784-1799 by the Spanish as a mint.
Barrio República is one of the neighborhoods to the west of the historic city center of Santiago that could be enjoyable for architecture lovers to walk through. It’s also full of universities and students, and is otherwise known as Barrio Universitario. I took an hour to explore it but it’s not as impressive as other barrios I’ve walked through.