An "office" with a view...
Astronomers call this BAD weather ;-)
The monthly observatory BBQ
Will be a good night for work
Last time it took my cheese sandwhich!
Our telescope...
...takes 15 screens to be operated
This flower must be lonely
The view from my bedroom
Cloudy sunsets are more colourful...
...but for work I prefer clear skies
On the way to work
Holiday now: Vina Concha y Toro en Pirque cerca de Santiago
Diablo del casillero ;-)
Walking in the Cajon del Maipo
La Cascada De Las Animas
The shade here is brighter than the sunlight in some places!
Dos Pisco Sour por favor! (Doce...?... hmmh)
Parq. Nac. El Morado, named after the colour of the stone
El Volcan San Jose in the background reaches 5880m!
Nice Andes ...
Even nicer Andes! View to el Glaciar San Francisco.
Ms Dog guarding backpack on the tongue of the glaciar
After the tour an isotonic health drink: Cerveza Austral, enjoyed at wonderful Refugio Lo Valdes.
The glaciar has lost ice and gained cracks overnight!!
Vina del Mar: city, resort and home to Kristina's High School
The 31st pisco sour...
Kristina Helada in modesty mode: only 2 out of 35 sabores???
Nice view from the living room of our wonderful hosts
Iiiincoming... (thanks to the Humboldt stream the water is a refreshing 16 C :~((((}{})
Kristina suffering frost damage at her feet within 20 milliseconds
Endless stroll in the bay of La Serena and Coquimbo...
Seven weeks and nooo rain :)
Some hardcore caninography
The English Quarter in Coquimbo
Machas - mmmh!
The beach is definitely nicer off season
Ancient petroglyphs in the Valle del Encanto
At night we can hear the rolling waves from our bed
It never rains in this forest. It takes water straight from the clouds.
Guanaqueros, El Pequeno. The lenguado came with 20 machas, 30 ostiones and 40 shrimps.
Our cottage in Pisco Elqui had a large garden :)
What a private pool :)) And what a way to start the day :)
The grapes making Pisco thrive in 350 days a year of sunshine.
Running out of paint...?
What a welcome in Kristina's parents' hotel in Vina del Mar - private dinner with a view.
Infamous port town Valparaiso - seen from Monica's balcony.
Cerro Bellavista in Valparaiso - on Dec 25 for once a bit quieter...
Pablo Neruda used to live one block down from here.
Not exactly unpleasant, the view from Valpo to Vina...
Wind and colours in Valpo's modest hillside houses
The Valpo electricity "grid"
Cafe Brighton on Cerro Alegre
Meditating at Vina's Avenida Peru
Another ocean view terrace
Lots of "I was here"s on all the concrete surfaces.
Stroll from Concon to Renaca
The highest mountain of the Americas reaches 6960m.
Forget the beds, Business Class is about Big Brandy.
A classic welcome to Heathrow: "Makes travel more rewarding"