Talca to Temuc, Temuc to Valdivia

We left Talca on high and headed for Temuc. Never have I fallen from grace so quickly. We had to ride through a rain storm to get there and when we arrived we were in a new part of Chile. We´ve entered into the start of the region where there´s a noticible german influence, most apparent in better kept buildings and a relatie sense of order. We went from Anita´s house and cooking to a town reminisent of a run down area of Santa Rosa Ca and a Denny´s restaurant playing bad 80´s music. We left the next day for Valdivia, humbled. Valdivia brought rivers, sun, and a hostel in a 200 year old crumbling mansion. The place was stunning once upon a time, the craftmanship is still apparent, but it´s been damaged by earthquakes and time and is now more like a fancy fun house with twisted stair cases and rolling floors.