tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post5570276955358673539..comments2024-03-12T07:06:42.444+11:00Comments on The Travelling Lindfields: Surviving earthquakes and theft in ValparaisoThe Travelling Lindfieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06913037078617574735noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-54666350502205330422014-04-09T21:39:37.717+10:002014-04-09T21:39:37.717+10:00Hi Ferdy,
The owner of the hotel we were staying ...Hi Ferdy,<br /><br />The owner of the hotel we were staying in said it had been standing since the 1880s and had survived several large earthquakes. I know what you mean though - I wouldn't like to live there all the time. Ironically she said the greatest danger living on the hills was not earthquakes or landslides but fire. The hills are very steep and the houses cling perilously to their sides, very like Hong Kong Island but a lot less stable looking. The roads are so narrow and twisting that once a fire starts it is difficult to put out. Fire engines can't get to many of the areas and as far as we could see there didn't appear to be any fire hydrants.<br /><br />cheers<br /><br />Lyn<br /><br />p.s Next time the earth moves D says he definitely won't sleep through it - lol.Lynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6754117460183392334.post-21267996389057357962014-04-09T18:49:39.403+10:002014-04-09T18:49:39.403+10:00Hmm...the earth moved for you but not for David???...Hmm...the earth moved for you but not for David???ferdynoreply@blogger.com