FIRST IMPRESSIONS of SANTIAGO CHILE | Plaza de Armas & Mercado Central

FIRST IMPRESSIONS of SANTIAGO CHILE | PLAZA de ARMAS & MERCADO CENTRAL
Our first few days in Chile were spent in the capital city of Santiago and we did a lot of walking! The city is big and there are a lot of places to see (best viewpoints coming in the next video) in this video we start off in the main square, Plaza de Armas, which was beautiful but very busy and after a visit to the tourist information centre we were being extra cautious filming in the square as they warned us of individuals that simply snatch things straight out of your hands, we also did see a few shady looking characters that put us on edge so we enjoyed our time briefly and decided to do more filming in other parts of the city.
We made our way over to Plaza De La Constitution, which is a lovely quiet square that is surrounded by government buildings including La Moneda Palace. It was much quieter and felt safer as the area has armed guards everywhere, much easier to get the camera out and also do a little reading about the history from the boards in the square while admiring the architecture.
In this video we also braved the famous Mercado Central which is a top tourist sight and can be a great place to eat local food especially if you love seafood, which we don’t (one of us is vegetarian) but we didn’t want to miss out on all the fuss so we decided to go earlier one morning before it got too busy. The building is pretty cool and the people were friendly, but yes it smells of fish :)
We finish this video over at Bicentennial Park which was created to celebrate Chiles bicentennial. It was a welcome place to find in the middle of this sprawling megapolis as it runs along a river and has a dog park and play/workout areas and is just a great place to escape the hectic city whilst looking back at it’s huge skyline in the distance.
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[@TideKnotTravellers]

Hope you liked the tour of Santiago de Chile! We have more Chilean adventures coming up so subscribe and come along for the ride! 👍🏼 As always thanks for watching! Love C&K

[@WatchHimFlow]

Very glad you came to visit Chile, I just want to clarify that the streets vendors phenomena is kind of new for Chile, it all boomed with the migration from Caribean and other south american countries. (There is always been streets vendors in Chile, but nothing in comparision with what is happening now). For us Chileans, plaza de armas and it surroundigs are a total mess. Sorry for the boring comment. I really enjoy your videos.

[@DocRunaway]

Thanks for this. i was born in Santiago and lived there 39 years. Then I moved to the US 11 years ago but I always check youtube for videos like this, that show me how the city is and looks like currently.

[@iamRodgo]

Welcome to Chile, I hope you enjoyed this beautiful country, excellent video 😊

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you, it’s been an adventure that we can’t wait to share!

[@TheAverageTourist]

I need more vacation time so I can go on a trip further away like this. The markets seemed nice, but crazy to hear about the pricing there. A great overview and intro to Chile!

[@TideKnotTravellers]

It’s so hard to fit these things into small vacation windows, hope you can travel further afield soon!

[@joselassalle9292]

1:06 I once took that bus ride, from Santiago to Mendoza, during winter, and didn't feel scared at all.

[@TideKnotTravellers]

It is a beautiful bus journey but definitely depends on your driver, we had a fairly fast one but still loved the scenery just not the sharp cliff edge turns 😅

[@ernestotorres4864]

BIENVEDIDO FELIZ ESTADIA EN CHILE

[@manitamang4584]

Amazing place watching from UAE, have a safe trip guys 👏

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you ☺️

[@bosteroxeneize9906]

Greetings from Buenos Aires you are always welcome. Chile I know, I hope later you continue to Peru that I don't know.

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you so much 😊 we have lots more of Chile to share and then we’ll carry on to many other South American countries including Peru 🇵🇪

[@CeciliaSoto-f2g]

A mi en lo personal me encanta ir a pasear a la plaza de armas oooo ir al mercado a saborear esos mariscos bueno en lo general los cocinamos en casa y nos queda riquísimo

[@Explorcation]

Guys...you rode on those winding roads...on a bus 😳 so glad you made it! Your meal at the Wonderland Cafe looked delicious 😋 Walking through that market was quite the experience 😁

[@TideKnotTravellers]

That bus journey was intense especially being on the top level with the window seat! 🫣 I had no idea when I got on the bus that it would be quite like that, Craig did and he loved it 😂 Yeh those markets are so famous so we felt like we should visit, it was an experience for sure 😅

[@waynehiggs6639]

Always good to see dog parks wherever you go, fab idea

[@TideKnotTravellers]

You can imagine how long we stood cheering on random dogs as their owners tried to get them through the course, hours of fun! 😂

[@nikitakhrushchev.4602]

Excellent,

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you ☺️ we can’t wait to share more of our Chilean adventures!

[@BeingBedingfield]

Lovely intro to Chile guys 🤗 very unfortunate about the higher prices, after the nice rates in Argentina 😅

[@TideKnotTravellers]

😂 it’s as if Craig thinks it’ll happen everywhere now!

[@linfordthetortoise6970]

I’d prefer the bus root than plane, at least you see the scenery heading to Chile

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Yes, you’re right. The scenery was beautiful which was another reason we took so many buses around but the journey into Chile from Mendoza was a particularly crazy (but also beautiful) route. Still much more affordable than flying!

[@zx4475]

The market has very old architecture like from the Tartarian empire...Which is extremely interesting that still exists.

[@TideKnotTravellers]

It’s very cool 😎

[@danielamatis7935]

❤❤🇨🇱

[@pg618]

Did you enter Chile from Mendoza or Buena saris and where did you get your PCR test?

[@TideKnotTravellers]

We crossed the border by bus from Mendoza to Santiago. No PCR was required.

[@pg618]

You should have seen that road in 1970. It now looks like a free way.

[@TideKnotTravellers]

It’s crazy how much places change in just a few years, can only imagine it 50 years ago!

[@elperro3056]

That bus ride look scary omg 😅🙏

[@TideKnotTravellers]

It was absolutely terrifying 😱

[@klorea1615]

When did you visit Santiago?

[@TideKnotTravellers]

This was filmed in April/May time.

[@jamessalayo2803]

❤❤

[@TideKnotTravellers]

💕

[@BOMC593]

Which month it was? April or May?:)

[@TideKnotTravellers]

It was end of April/beginning of May.

[@quenting4540]

Welcome to chile have vińedos of wine to visit in stg

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you ☺️

[@karlvolkert9024]

You missed “Cafe con Piernas“ ,there are all around Placa de Armas.

[@yourlocalexplorers]

we loved those! 😍

[@el_Contra]

you should go back there for dinner or lunch....

[@TideKnotTravellers]

We did, it was great but we didn’t film that day😊

[@leofernandez161]

Don't be afraid.little grasshopper May the force be with you

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Thank you, appreciate the Star Wars reference too 😄

[@Lililililili333]

Quién fue el pesado que les recomendó ir al mercado central? 😒

[@TideKnotTravellers]

Algunas personas lo sugirieron, también en línea se sugiere como un lugar superior para visitar. ¡Fue una experiencia pero rápida para nosotros! 😄

[@joselassalle9292]

Los mercados son lugares muy interesantes para visitar. He visitado muchas 'plazas de mercado' en Colombia y en México, y muestran algo más auténtico que los lugares "turísticos" comunes.

[@alfabravojulliet]

No comprendo cómo pueden ir a Chile, este país es muy telúrico, se ve que estos pobres turistas no saben lo que hacen y arriesgan. 1960, terremoto 9 grados🤕Váyanse luego.

[@lilychiarella9082]

I hate the way Chilean vendors hassle you to eat at their restaurants, so annoying.

[@veronicavarela2041]

And they hate you 🤣🤣

[@arrozgraneado]

It is 🤢 and I'm chilean

[@frankt1720]

Stay away from Monterey CA. These guys are tame

[@Rodrigojaramillo1980]

VENDEDOR QUE NO VENDE...NO ES VENDEDOR...