Colourful views in Valparaiso

Upon arrival in Valparaiso, I headed right to the main square for an afternoon walking tour.

We started out in the harbor- the reason that this colorful town grew so quickly and was once a main seaport city in South America before the construction of the Panama Canal.

We didn't have to go very much further before I completely fell in love with the city. A short trolley ride and funicular up gives amazing views of the colorful homes.

And we walked through a large part of the area declared a UNESCO heritage site.

But by far my most favourite part was the street art that you pass everywhere you walk.

We got some good explanations of the city's famous street artists from the tour guide.

I have oodles of street art photos, I love it so much. I'm just sharing my favourites!

Back at my hostel, I met a girl in the same room, Ali from England. I got to enjoy the next couple days with her and the fun of introducing ourselves with great enunciation of our names, just as Alli and I had done in Peru! It was Ali and Ellie travel time again!! We cooked supper at the hostel that night and bonded immediately over our love for all things wine.

The next day Ali and I had our own walking tour of Valparaiso which was unplanned and worked out perfectly. We found more fabulous street art ..

You see something more beautiful around every corner, it would have been so easy to get lost just wandering and looking at the art!

Can you find me in the last one?

We also walked past coloured steps...

And more city views...

And ended up walking to the house of a famous Chilean poet, Pablo Nerulo. La Sebastiana is a very neat collection of decorations and furniture that fit his eclectic tastes. No pictures allowed though. Sorry guys you'll just have to come to Valpo for yourselves to see it, 10/10 would recommend.
After this we had a short walk to the hostel to grab beach things! It was the hottest day I'd had in awhile and I was all too happy to lie on the beach for a few hours!

Our final event together was a wine tasting with other people from the hostel, Nina and Ahlysik as well!! We had so much fun trying a variety of wines and then dancing the night away at a bar afterwards. Ali and Ellie did well in Valparaiso!!