The Pied Pipers

Frank and Zach arrived yesterday in Santiago after a long bus ride from the atacama desert in northern Chile. I was laying in bed early in the morning in the hostel when I heard the distinctive voices of the Kearl brothers outside my window.
We awkwardly exchanged greetings, all of us surprised to see one another so far from Texas.
We grabbed some breakfast and began to trek the large, forested hill in the center of town to catch a nice view of the city. On our way up, five stray dogs befriended us and shadowed our every move - sometimes barking and nearly attacking other hikers but never giving us trouble. We were like 3 pied pipers.
We reached the top and it began to rain.
After the hike we went to an free art museum and walked around the city.
Later that evening we ventured out to the city´s abundant bars to try and catch Spurs/Lakers playoff game - thinking that surely in this city of 4 million some establishment would have it.....no dice.
It´s quite nice to have some friends along now - makes everything easier and more enjoyable.

P.S. For the past three nights now I´ve layed awake in my hostel bunk bed listening to the people in the above room have sex. It´s quite off-putting.