Pomaire

Pomaire is a small town southwest of Santiago.  They make pottery.  All the little tourist shops in Chile have some Pomaire pottery.  We decided to go to the town to get some things.  Elder and Hermana Rundquist went with us.  The main street of the town is filled with little shops selling pottery, it goes on for blocks.

We took the metro to the main bus station in Santiago, Estacion Central, then took a bus to Pomaire.  We left home at 8 am because we didn't know how long it would take.  The bus that took us to Pomaire went the back way and picked up, then dropped off passengers along the way.  The bus ride was 2 hours long.  It was interesting to see everything along the way.  The bus went took back to Santiago, at 5 pm, went back on the freeway, the ride was a little under an hour.  We were glad it was shorter, we were pretty tired by then.

Besides pottery, another thing Pomaire is famous for is a 1 kilo empanada.  We ordered one for lunch and shared it.  It was good, but we certainly didn't need anything else to eat!