Buying a donut in Valparaiso.

So much of the fun and excitement of travel comes from the interaction with people and the challenges that are presented when undertaking what would be a mundane task at home.

A Berlin

At home buying a donut takes 2 minutes

In Valparaiso buying a donut takes 15 minutes

Here was the process.

1) Locate a Panaderia ( bakery ) —- easy, just follow your nose

2 ) Stand in line at the counter

3) Point to the delicacy you want and ask what is the name in Spanish for a fresh, strawberry filled, donut

4) Armed with this knowledge stand in a second line to pay for the donut

5) Request to pay for una BERLIN

6) Told to go back to the counter to get a ticket for the purchase

7) Stand in line at the counter

8) Request a ticket for una Berlin

9) Stand in line at cashier

10) Pay c$ 500 ( about $0.30 )

11) Receive a receipt for payment

12) Stand in line at the counter

13) Hand over receipt to what is now an old friend

14) Receive una Berlin wrapped in brown paper inside a brown paper bag

15) Gobble down a delicious Berlin

Worth every minute !!