Post by Ella. Agustín, a shampoo boy and self made guide by day, rock musician by night, led us on a 2 hour walking tour of the center of Mendoza. We were his only customers on this tour. My brain exploded with Argentine history and political doings. More on that to come. Grubb will expound,…
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The city awakes
Post by Ella. Our apartment is on the 14th floor of a relatively new building. The windows could use a little outside cleaning. Nonetheless, there is a view.
A walk around the neighborhood
Post by Ella. Mendoza = a province. Population 2 million. Mendoza = a city in the province which is also the capital of the province. Population 1.2 million. In area, Mendoza province is roughly half the size of New Mexico. The city, settled in 1561 by Spaniards from Chile, is a tourist draw for wine…
Patagonia behind, wine ahead
Post by Ella. Travel morning. Up before the crack of dawn. I’d booked a taxi for 4:45am. By 5:15 we were at the airport. The first ones. The guards were just waking up. Security screening not open until 5:30 they said. Which came and went. At 6am the screeners showed up. We were first in…
A scattering of photos of Bariloche
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Flash card animal talk
Post by Ella During our day tour along the seven lakes (see Never ending water post), guide Matthias kept us entertained by telling us about the wildlife found in the area. He has a deck of 5 x 7 laminated cards. He held up each photo and then passed the card around. I noticed that…
Never ending water
One of the many natural sights in the Bariloche area is the string of seven lakes which stretch from Bariloche to San Martin de Los Andes. The lakes nestle up to the Andes to the west, which is also the Chilean border. Interesting story about how the Andes were designated as the border. A lot…
The full panorama
Post by Ella Bus #20 took us up to the Aerosilla Cerro Campanario, a chairlift up to breathtaking views. The bus was full but again, our advanced age got us seats. A typical bus stop is a shelter made out of corrugated metal with a clever cut out so one can watch for the approach…
Quest for the gold
Post by Ella. Technically, it’s blue, but once you find it, it’s a treasure. The Holy Grail. The Sube card. Your ticket to ride the buses in Buenos Aires, Bariloche, Mendoza.. A transport card, purchase the card for 2000 ARS (US $2) and then top it up with credit. And for some reason, it is…
Moonlight over Lago Nahuel Huapi
Post by Ella I stepped out into the garden to take a peek at the stars, being the Southern hemisphere and all that. I shoulda studied up on these constellations. My iPhone camera wasn’t great with the stars but I did capture a bit of moonlight over the lake.