Thu 0122 Quietish day but not too bad overall. Bit unpleasantly very mildly nightmarish not quite waking up this morning. But not too bad. Got up 11-12ish.
Went over to Costanera Center (via Santa Isabel metro for novelty) as someone at Spanish exchange last night had suggested I might be able to get some cheap stuff I want for Brazil there. As it happens I couldn't, but I was in the Jumbo supermarket they'd suggested and on the slim chance they had some decent mustard (ie not the spirit vinegary horrible non-spicy shit which is the standard here) I went and checked they actually had tiny 100g jars of Colman's, albeit at an eye-watering CLP3899 (£4.58). I dithered but partly on remembering the "High price for mustard" scene in Three Men In A Boat I decided to splurge, so I got some sausages and hot dog buns and while I was at it a few tins of other stuff to cook with over next few days. Came home (got metro to Baquedano and walked) and gorged myself on hot dogs. I had planned to go out for something like lomo a lo pobre today but decided this was more fun and probably not really less healthy.
I then walked over to Huerfanos (another recommendation from lang exchange) and got what I wanted from a bloke selling stuff in the middle of the street for next to nothing, so a result there. On walk back via slightly different route went through area round intersection of Paris and Londres and looked quite nice, might go round there for a beer at some point (pretty sure had seen it/been there on previous visit, it was a bit familiar) but decided I wouldn't at that point. As a compromise I stopped in at a random supermarket on walk back and got a litre bottle of Cristal for CLP1000, which didn't seem a bad price.
Spent evening watching stuff on Youtube and having the beer and another hot dog or two. Not exactly super exciting but quietly pleasurable. I feel like I did something today with those two little trips out anyway.
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