Isla Negra, translated into Black Island, is not an island. Paradoxical Chile. This small town by the ocean is known for being home to one of Pablo Neruda's eclectic houses-turned-museum (he won the 1971 Nobel Peace prize for literature), and is where my Chilean culture class went for a field trip. We had lunch on the beach, went sort-of-trekking, and visited Pomaire, a small town known for its artisanal pottery. There were many street dogs and 1/2 kilo empanadas.
restaurant and outside bar of the museum // 9 may 2015
tree overlooking the ocean
mini post boxes at a tiny post office kiosk (more like a tiny one-person shack) inside the museum
sculpture outside the museum overlooking the sea //
pensieve street dog surveying the ocean
we walked along the coastline to get from the lunch spot to the busses. rugged beauty.
a classmate tries her hands at the wheel while the professional looks on // 9 may 2015
potted plants near the potter's wheel
my classmate's piece on the wheel
he learned from his father (who learned from his father) how to use the potter's wheel, and he can make up to 200 soup-size bowls in one day. all of the pottery sitting in front of him he made in the span of about 20 minutes. // 9 may 2015
that's all, folks