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Comments (14)KSWL, Oh my, that sounds extraordinarily trying. Thank goodness he (along with his family's support, I am sure) was able to defy the odds. Languages do seem to be a "knack"; hopefully he can find something that clicks for him! They say girlfriends/boyfriends who speak the target language are the best solution, LOL! Neighborgirl, What takes you to Santiago, I am curious? Here is what I got from a work colleague my real life "neighbor" : Places to Go: 1. Downtown including Casa de la Moneda(our White House)/Plaza de Armas/Mueso de Bellas Artes/ Cathedral, etc. 2. Plaza Mulato Hill, which has an excellent food alternatives and it is close to downtown. Recommended by night 3. Cerro San Cristobal Hill to get to the Virgin. You can get a very nice view of all of Santiago. 4. Bellavista neighborhood. This is one of the bohemian places in Santiago with a lot of nice restaurants and nightlife. Recommended by night. 5. Isidora Goyenechea street. This is a very fancy street with also good restaurants and bars. 6. Paseo el MañÃÂo Vitacura. With excellent gastronomic offers as well. Restaurants: 1. Nollita (Plaza Mulato Hill) 2. Liguria Luis Thayer Ojeda (www.liguria.cl). If you want to understand Chile, you need to go there. By far, the best option. 3. Mestizo restaurant (www.mestizorestaurant.cl). Nice option over Parque Bicentenario in Vitacura neighborhood. Especially for the evenings in summer time (Dec/March) 4. Coquinaria (www.coquinaria.cl). Located in the same building that the W Hotel, it is also a very good option. 5. Tierra Noble. Excellent Chilean food in an elegant way. 6. La Mar (www.lamarcebicheria.cl). Amazing Peruvian food. PS I have heard great things about the colorful seaside town of Valparaiso. Some source say it is an hour from SLC, some say 2?...See MoreTravel forum: Travel pics?
Comments (12)TXH, The rebel as made from a plastic body, they have magnesium alloy bodies, solid as a rock - weigh as much too! The larger the sensor the larger the lenses have to be as well. When a digital sensor is the same same size as the old 35mm standard, it is referred to as full frame(FF). I had the D50, got rid of it within 3 months. It had horrible banding issues. I was given the Canon Rebel XT, and I bought the Olympus E500. Canon had better low light performance but other than that the Olympus just blew out of the water. I keep finding myself grabbing the Oly instead of the Canon. The dollar for dollar the Oly was better as well. I needed (wanted) a rubber sealed camera, to deter dust and water. I chose the Oly E-1. I was able to get the E-1, with battery grip for $450. I couldn't pass that up. Magnesium exterior, weather sealed and battery grip - no brainer. The only draw back was that it was 5 MP. Again the IQ of the sensor was(is) so good that I am printing 16x20 inch print from it. Oly is introducing a new "pro" camera, the E-3. It should be at the stores any day now. I am drooling over the D80 right now, though. I played with that camera awhile back. If I didn't already have lenses for the Oly system, I might be the owner of a Nikon. I don't think Nikon is going anywhere. Canon is #1 one in sales and Nikon is #2, Oly being #3. Sony is trying to get into the game but I am not convinced just yet, they aggressive about making improvements, though. Where are you located? Visit the forums at dpreview.com, lot of knowledge there. Zjoe...See MoreTraveling to NY City
Comments (4)You may already know this, but on Wed's (I think it's Wed's) the broadway plays are all done as matinee's and half off. I think they start selling the tix at 10:00 AM but people line up earlier. And those selling for certain plays will come down the line to sell them. DH and I saw the Producers and it was AMAZING. We were in the LAST ROW but that was row 16 -- the theatres are so small there is NO BAD SEAT. We could see every expression on their faces. I'd always secretely hated plays cause I never had a clue what was going on -- but it was up close and just amazing. Also if you go downtown there are people all over selling tickets to their bus tours. I'm not usually a "tour" type person, but we took one and it was really good -- you get a pass and can get on and off any time for the day and they take you to historic places and you learn a ton. Plus all the different areas of the city and they tell you about how things have evolved. It was a great way to take in a lot without having to find your way around! We went to Ellis Island and I HIGHLY recommend that -- another thing I thought would be like "OK, some island where immigrants came in, whatever..." But it was REALLY MOVING and I was just AWESTRUCK to stand there and see the pictures of people as they came in and learn their stories -- how many were turned back due to perceived health issues -- and you can look up your relatives and see if they're on the registry. I REALLY LIKED ELLIS ISLAND. Then there is Little Italy where you can get some GREAT Italian food. Just walk down the street and pick a place. My DH and I took the Mass Transit system into DownTown NY each day and just started walking -- there is SO MUCH to see. The bus tour people are on corners selling the tickets so once you get downtown you'll find a ton to see and do. The city is amazing on one hand and an assault on the senses on another (Noise, smells, people... Dorothy, you're not in Kansas anymore!). (We prided ourselves on walking faster than the locals, LOL.) Gee -- I guess I got a lot out of NYC! Have fun!!!...See MoreMontreal & Quebec City
Comments (15)Last thing, since this is a design board. Garrow Kedigian the interior designer is from Montreal. I searched online for any places he suggested for shopping, architectural sight-seeing and such, found nothing, but this snippet from an interview struck me as very true to one of the things that makes Montreal such a special place in North America: Garrow Kedigian – Canadians are very European in a way, inherently stylish and understand the importance of quality over quantity. I feel like Montreal was a really lucky place for me to grow –up; the city has distinctive French and British influences in its architecture and design, a very unique place; growing up I took all that for granted, and it’s only now starting to reveal itself as great fortune (emphasis mine) https://lifemstyle.com/2010/03/24/in-conversation-with-garrow-kedigian/...See Moresalonva
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