Saturday, March 14We had massive amounts of laundry to do this morning because we still hadn’t washed anything since returning from Torres del Paine. I was holding off because I didn’t want to pay the new price of $1500 pesos per ficha coin for the laundry machines. Reluctantly, I made my way down to the hall to buy the coins, and to my delight my friend Jaime was working today. I told him I needed some fichas and he gave them to me for the old price of $1000 and threw in an extra coin for free. It really pays off to be friends with the doormen.
With clean clothes we picked up the rental car in the afternoon and hit the road for Valdivia. The drive took about 3 hours, and we made it in time to check into our hostel and grab dinner. We ended up staying at Hostal Esmeralda right in the center of the city. Again we were going for 
bargain prices rather than 5-star acoomodations. The hostel was nice enough, and we had a large room to ourselves, but it smelled a little funky and the bathroom was in a closet. Irregardless, they did have parking in the back so at least we had somewhere to put the car.
bargain prices rather than 5-star acoomodations. The hostel was nice enough, and we had a large room to ourselves, but it smelled a little funky and the bathroom was in a closet. Irregardless, they did have parking in the back so at least we had somewhere to put the car.For dinner we drove to the Kunstmann Brewery to experience the history and production of one of Chile’s best beers. Upon arriving we saw 15 foot high vines of hopps growing like grapes around the building. We entered and were a bit disappointed to see that there were no tours of the brewery and only a hokey little museum about the history of the
Kunstmann family. After a quick brush through the museum, we sat down to dinner in the restaurant, and had a blast. The food was delicious. We sampled the 8 different kinds of beers on tap accompanied by some traditional German cuisine. I had one for the largest hot dogs I have ever seen in my life that was topped a mile high with condiments and palta. When it was time for dessert we got a full sampling of German postre including kuchen, mil hojas cake, and even beer ice cream wrapped in chocolate covered crepes. This was the perfect way to begin our weekend adventure.
Kunstmann family. After a quick brush through the museum, we sat down to dinner in the restaurant, and had a blast. The food was delicious. We sampled the 8 different kinds of beers on tap accompanied by some traditional German cuisine. I had one for the largest hot dogs I have ever seen in my life that was topped a mile high with condiments and palta. When it was time for dessert we got a full sampling of German postre including kuchen, mil hojas cake, and even beer ice cream wrapped in chocolate covered crepes. This was the perfect way to begin our weekend adventure.
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