The Sights, Sounds, and Smells of Chile

I mean everyone blogs about the sights, but I would like to talk about the smells for a while. Santiago is a mixed bag. In order to express the smells of Santiago I have made a list of the smells I regularly happen upon, from best to worst.

1.) Panaderia/Cafe - I love bread, so the smell of fresh baked bread rocks. Plus cafe is always pleasant to smell walking by as well

2.) Tide - The washing machine is right outside my room = awesome

3.) Cigarettes - Everyone smokes to some capacity here, and I find the smell pleasing when fresh and icky when old. Break time means you get blasted with it while walking home.

4.) Fried Street Food - While the occasional sopapilla is a treat, it start to wear on me after breathing in empanadas for several hours at a time

5.) B.O. - I walk so much here, its bound to happen

6.) Car Fumes/Smog - A little is okay, but this city was made to make sure you experience the black lung without even one day in the mines.

7.) Fish Markets - They are randomly placed around the city just to remind you that Chile is chuck full of beach.

8.) Sewer - Maybe its a big city thing, maybe its because there are a lot of stray dogs, but every once in a while it sneaks up on you and reminds you that you live in a freaking huge city with a ton of people eating on the daily.