Highlights from the weekend

This weekend was exciting: a football match and a (small) earthquake! Here are some photos, and even a few movies.

The view from my new apartment, looking southeast to the mountains. Buena vista, eh?



One of the University of Chile buildings, viewed from the balcony of my new apartment (looking southwest).

Now some photos from the football match.

Our "Galeria" seats beginning to fill up.


The other team, "Colo Colo", and their seats across the stadium from us.

It was a great afternoon for a soccer game!

The Colo Colo fans were really into it! The "San Cristobal" (Christopher Columbus) hill is just behind them ... with all the communication towers on top.

Our section is now getting full. Notice the Chilean flag flying above the scoreboard.

Colo Colo's team begins to enter the stadium, and their fans go crazy.

VAMOS, VAMOS LEONES




The security was tight at this game...

But I still had fun!


Let the game begin!


A free kick by Colo Colo (in WHITE), and defending in BLUE is La U (the team of my spanish teacher and whose end-zone we were sitting).

A tranquil first half ... for the most part.

Yikes!! A fight! Notice the riot police coming to cover the referees.

The fight resulted in a red card for one of the La U players... which made it pretty easy for Colo Colo to score the first goal in the second half (about the 55th minute).

Our fans were not dismayed; rather, we sought to cheer on La U with greater passion.

Of course, a few of the younger fans decided to begin destroying the stadium and throwing it on the field. Can you see the literally hundreds of small concrete chunks littering this corner of the stadium?

I dont know if the police were helping or hurting ... because as often as not, they were the target of the debris. And by standing next to the field, the field accumulated debris perhaps meant for them.


Our team, "La U", entering the field.

The rowdy scene just before the end (suspension) of the match.