A nice surprise in Hornopiren
By David. Filed in Chile |
After visiting the volacano in Chile, I made my way south and spent the night in a small, mostly wood, hotel in Hornopiren before taking a nine-hour ferry south.
I didn’t find the people in Hornopiren especially friendly, at first. Hostile stares, no answer when I would say “Hola”, and a general unfriendliness. Very different from the rest of Chile, but this is a remote area and there is a lot of tension because of a new park.
The evening became dramtically better after I got a restaurant suggestion from the Internet cafe. The Central Plaza Restaurant didn’t look like much on the outside, but inside it was decorated by someone with obvious natural talent.
Upbeat jazz music was playing, tableclothes with yellow sunflowers, warm and tasteful lighting - it was all put together nicely. And the local salmon! Best salmon I’ve ever had. Sauteed in butter with various herbs, it was absolutely delicious.
They even had WiFi, so after eating I walked back with my laptop and spent the rest of the evening there watching a Shania Twain concert on the big screen television with some tourists and locals. A nice evening, and a reminder not to be too quick to judge a town.
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