Awesome lunch. Sharmila was so impressed with the spicy sauce that she not only got a bottle of the sauce from the waiter, she also got him to write down the recipe! — withSharmila Roy at El Chiringuito.

A wonderful bird it is, a pelican
Its beak can hold more than its belican
It takes in its beak
Its food for the week
I’ll be darned if I know how the helican 🙂 (Ogden Nash)

As the subject line says, “PENGUINS”!!!

Incandescent effect of the sun dropping behind the building…

Roadside shops at the port in Valparaiso. Nothing spectacular till you notice the cat basking in the sun (almost at the top)

Ceviche, empanada and pisco!!! Of course a lot of sunlight! In the distance is Valparaiso.

First glimpse of Vina del Mar. I already like two parts – Vina and Mar 🙂

The girls in Llama land. For my Bengali friends – “Niki aar Tasha ei llama takey eto dolai-malai korlo je otar naam diyechhi – ‘Dolai Llama'” 🙂

Finally Nikita found a place in Chile where she liked the food – McDonalds!!! (highway to Valparaiso)

Dinner in the patio in the mountains at a close friend’s house. Sharmila, thoroughly impressed, gave her verdict – “We need a new dining table for outside” 🙂