Sorry it has been so long....Jeff and I traveled from Santiago, Chile to Mendoza, Argentina and then on to Cordoba and Buenos Aires. We had an absolute blast. The only real hiccup in the road was getting to Mendoza. We set out at around 8am to the bus terminal to buy our tickets and start a 6 to 7 hour bus ride up over the Andes Mountains and into Mendoza. We got there bought our tickets and found out shortly after that that the route had been closed due to snow. So we were now in problem solving mode. Everyone we spoke to said that it would not open back up that day and we were on a tight schedule. We decided to head to the airport and see about flying because we had heard that there were good deals. We got to the airport and soon found out that when the passage closes the flight prices sky rocket! So we decided to find a hotel for the night and set out exploring Santiago because Jeff had not spent much time there. We had a great day of sightseeing and head to bed. We actually made the 9am bus the next day and it was well worth the ride because the views of the Andes were spectacular! We arrived in Mendoza dropped our bags off at the hostel and headed out to see the city of Mendoza. The city is great there is one major plaza which is surrounded by four smaller ones. Mendoza also had the best italian gelato of any of the city we visited in Argentina. We ammended our schedule so we could stay another night in Mendoza, however, our hostel did not have room. So we set out to find a place to stay and ended up in the nicest bed and breakfast called Plaza Italia B&B with the nicest propritess. That day we went to the park and hiked up the cerro (hill) to see some amazing views of the city and surround towns. The next day we got up and headed jsut outside the city to ride bikes to several vineyards in the area. We got to the bike shop and decided to ride a tandum bike which at first seemed sweet and cute until we got on the road with trucks speeding past, lots of holes and bumps, having to stare at Jeff's back and not know where we were going (he had to sit in the front for balance reasons), and realizing that I had to pedal twice as fast to keep up with Jeff's long legs. However, it was a blast and we really did enjoy ourselves.
That night we got on an over night bus to Cordoba. This would have not been a problem except that every guy around us was snoring so loud we both had trouble sleeping. We arrived to Cordoba and bought our tickets for that night to head to Buenos Aires since we stay another night in Mendoza. That day we walked all over the city of Cordoba and saw the oldest university and many beautiful chruches and buildings. By late afternoon we were ready to crash for the long day so we thought we would get food before heading back to the bus terminal. However, all of the resturants were closed until 8:30pm so we found an internet cafe to pass out time and finally ate and jumped on the next bus.
The trip to B.A. was much smoother because we had seats that reclined 180 degrees and no snoring men. We headed straight to our hotel to shower and clean up and then took a Double decker bus around the city to orrient ourselves and see some of the basic sights of the city. The city looks like parts of Europe. We loved it! We started getting into the Argentinian lifestyle and had dinner almost every night around midnight. The two highlights of our time in B.A. were seeing a professional futbol (soccer) game which was incredible. The fans are so fanatical about their teams. It was amazing. The next night we went to a spectacular dinner and tango show! It was all you can drink on the bottle of wine so needless to say my early morning flight the next day was a little rough. All in All Argentina was an amazing country and I know one day I will go back to do some more exploring.
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