Views from Home

All right, well, given that I've mentioned somewhere in these posts (I think) that we live on the twenty-second floor of our apartment building, it's only fitting that I provide some imagery.  After all, being that high up has to afford a decent view, right?  Right.

We'll start with what I can see from my bedroom window, both during the day and at night (because the aesthetic is quite different between the two).

Here's kind of the back part of the city, away from the ocean and from the main streets.

This is one of a few soccer fields located all right next to each other, just above that loop in the road that you can see in the pictures above and below. 

A lot of overlap, but it gives a better shot of this long road that sees a lot of traffic.

And this is the fun part of the view.  Of course, the closer buildings have a much larger presence in what I actually see when I look out my window, but why would I want to make the picture more boring? 

Essentially the same shot as above, but at night.  Bear with me, I'm going back the way I came with these (though the soccer field doesn't get a nighttime shot). 

Here's that busy road (not so much at night, though) again. 

I believe I leaned out my window to take this one so that it would have a lot less overlap this time. 

Rainbows are usually worth pictures, and this big one was no exception.  You can see it better if you enlarge the picture (no, really?).

Now we move on to what you can see from our balcony:

So, the Pacific Ocean is at the top of the picture.  The other body of water is just some big pond thing that belongs to those buildings down there.  In the lower left part, obscured by the tall white building, there is a line of small fountains that sometimes run during the day. 

Here's a decent shot of the coast.

Here's a better view of the ocean and of the buildings between us and it. 

A lot of this overlaps with what you can see from my bedroom, which is a good indicator of the fact that our apartment occupies a corner. 

Much more of the city, though lamentably that building taking up the right portion of the picture obstructs a view of the real artery of Viña, Avenida Libertad ("Liberty Avenue"). 

As I did in the orientation post, I provide here a panoramic shot that covers the same ground as the above two photos.  Much more blurry, but gives a better sense of scope. 

One more view of the ocean and the beautiful sunset. 

Here's a portion of the big sidewalk that runs parallel to the beach.  On some stretches, there's a wooden boardwalk between the concrete one and the beach. 

Now the same stuff at night.  I really do find it cool how much the aesthetic changes at night. 

More city! 

Same building/ocean shot as a few pictures above...in the dark. 

And here's the coast at night.  So pretty.

So now you have an idea of what I get to see when I go to my window or out to our balcony for a view.  It's pretty awesome!  Well, that's it for this one, folks.