This morning I went to see the changing of the guard at La Moneda, the presidential palace in Santiago. Taking place every other morning at 10am, I had read that this display always drew a big crowd and was something not to be missed. Well, I can safely say it did not disappoint. Rigid lines of immaculately dressed soldiers filed across the square with pinpoint precision, their tightly-executed manoeuvres flanked by a host of Chilean flags rippling in the breeze. Meanwhile the military band gave a stirring performance, as gaggles of excited schoolchildren and passers-by alike watched with awe.
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