Thursday, May 19, 2005
El Golf
Yesterday, stepped off a plane into the rain and participated in a long day of meetings, which was followed by a long, very classy dinner at Santiago's venerable old country club, El Golf, which feels like a relic from a slower place and time. What heightens this impression is its location in the center of Las Condes, which 40 years ago was a posh residential distict and is now Santiago's financial center, after being developed beyond recognition through the construction of gleaming high-rise corporate headquarters.On the menu last night: canapés of shrimp and salmon, salad of salmon and hearts of palm, and an exquisite fish dish, perfectly flavored and served with potato croquettes.
Today: another long day of meetings. Tomorrow: I tour several industrial facilities but somehow manage to catch my 8pm flight home, arriving 7am Saturday morning. It looks much sunnier today, yesterday was an incessant downpour. Over dinner last night I heard tales of expropriations and earthquakes, while we tried to explain to Chileans what 'intelligent design' is and why teaching it is not a good idea.
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