Video and photos from our first day in Valparaiso, Chile
Thick fog in Valparaiso harbor 7:45 am
One of the MSC excursion staff who kept people occupied as we waited to dock
New friends Stephanie and Penny met as we waited to dock
Still thick fog at 10:00 am
Another cruise ship already docked in harbor
Wider view of harbor 10:15 am
Jan and Kelsey waiting in theatre at 1:25 pm
Finally moving – line to leave sip winds from deck 6 to deck 5 at 2:15 pm
Finally on a bus at 2:30 pm – dock workers
More dock workers looking very busy
Driving through the active dock area in a shuttle bus
Heading toward the exit from the active dock in a shuttle bus
First view from dock of Valparaiso hillside
View of docked MSC Magnifica from shuttle bus
Our tour guide for the day – Ronald
Taxi called yellow collective
Sunday flea market in a park
Looking up a hill in Valparaiso
Victoria Plaza
Valparaiso Cathedral
Residence with multi-colored units
Multi-colored residences on Valparaiso hillside
Multi-colored and shaped residences on Valparaiso hillside
Street going up a Valparaiso hill – may have been a funicular route
Multi-colored and shaped residences on Valparaiso hillside
Multi-colored and shaped residences on Valparaiso hillside
Residential street art in Valparaiso
Residential street art in Valparaiso
Residential street art in Valparaiso
Residential street art in Valparaiso
Residential street art in Valparaiso
Residential street art in Valparaiso
Residential street art in Valparaiso
Residential street art in Valparaiso
Residential street art in Valparaiso
Residential street art in Valparaiso
Flea market in Sotomayor Square
Flea market in Sotomayor Square
Monument at Sotomayor Square
Looking up a street from Sotomayor Square
For sale at Sotomayor Square flea market
Street art near Sotomayor Square
Build by a Swiss company in 1962 to celebrate Vina Del Mar as one of the headquarters that year for the Soccer World Cup
33 meter ferris wheel added to Vina Del Mar coast in December 2024
River running through Vina Del Mar
Temp around 4:30 pm
Hotel Del Mar – only casino in Chile
Moai from Easter Island
Fonck Museum in Vina Del Mar
Moai from Rapa Noi
View of Valparaiso hill on the way to the shuttle bus at the port
Key lime pie with blueberry sauce
Panorama from our balcony showing many Chilean Navy ships
View of Valparaiso hills from our balcony
Closer view of Valparaiso hills from our balcony
Many colors and shapes of the houses in Valparaiso
Closer view of some of the Chilean Navy ships
Closer view of some of the Chilean Navy ships
Narration by Ronald as we drove through Valparaiso
Narration by Ronald as we drove through Valparaiso
Narration by Ronald as we drove through Valparaiso
Narration by Ronald as we drove through Valparaiso
Narration by Ronald as we drove to Vina Del Mar
Narration by Ronald as we drove to Vina Del Mar
Remnants of Sunday flea market – all has to be cleaned by Monday morning
Evening show – dances and music of Chile
Evening show – dances and music of Chile
Evening show – dances and music of Chile
Evening show – dances and music of Chile
Evening show – dances and music of Chile
Evening show – dances and music of Chile
Evening show – dances and music of Chile
Evening show – dances and music of Chile
Evening show – dances and music of Chile
Evening show – dances and music of Chile
Evening show – dances and music of Chile
Evening show – dances and music of Chile
Evening show – dances and music of Chile
Evening show – dances and music of Chile
Evening show – dances and music of Chile
Evening show – dances and music of Chile
Evening show – dances and music of Chile