The end of the cruise and on to Santiago

Saturday was our last full day on the ship so it was a quiet day sorting out all our things and getting ready to leave the ship on Sunday morning. We docked early and were all on the road by 9:00 am it is about 100km from the port of Valperaiso to Santiago so we were checked into the hotel by about 11:30 and quickly caught a cab to the Cathedral. We knew it was Easter Sunday but did not know when the services were, we were so lucky to catch the main mass at 12:00. It was led by the archbishop and was being televised; the atmosphere was awesome with a divine choir, a magic moment even though we could`t understand any of the words. The pedestrian mall was converted to a street market so we happily spent the afternoon browsing before returning to the hotel wacked but happy.