When we arrived in the city of the Sun and wine, we met with two girls, whom we had met in Rio, Susie and India with her two friends from school, Rory and Henry. It was nice, because as much as Rach and I each other love, sometimes it's fun, to be part of a larger group of travellers!
Our first impression of our hostel was not large. We our backpacks "luggage room" had to leave while we went to get a drink and when we returned we with a terrible scene faced - twenty other large backpacks had over our slung, meaning that has been spent the next half hour, wogenden us from under the pile. If you consider that we have had a night bus and very tired were you can imagine that this is not the most exciting action in the world...
Unfortunately, this was not the only issue we came to the hostel. Our toilet flushing not, the staff were far from helpful and a member of staff in particular was plague, a bit of a pervy our waists access every time we went past him and kisses ask Goodnight! However, this was all for made with Mendoza. It is a very pretty village with a beautiful park where live music is playing and a cafe across the street from our hostel, which sold a very large glass of wine for the equivalent of 2 pounds!
Our main reason for going after Mendoza was balance for the famous wine that had been recommended to us by so many people. We have it on the second day, and it was definitely one of our favorite days the journey so far! Once we have off the bus in the vineyards we were bombarded with people who try to use their bicycle company us, but we went "Mr Hugo" with one called as we had heard that he the greatest amount of free wine as... And that turned out to be very true as we the next hour in the Sun drinking sit red wine spent thought to get far from our minds on bikes! Needless to say as we finally we ride we were a bit shaky but widened the apartment
Roads easily pleased by the fact that there were no hills.All day we stopped at various wineries and got different wines, liqueurs, jams, try... There was even the possibility of Absinthe taste which we politely declined for fear of a break off our bikes in the drunken state. At one particular Winery We ordered six glasses of red wine and tasting sat them all while overlooking the Andes. It was a definite "me pinch" moment!
Our last stop was a beer garden, we as relaxed, inasmuch as we lost time but fortunately we were it back to Mr Hugo's in time for some more free wine. It was a beautiful day and something that we would recommend travel to any case in Argentina.
On our last, at last day in Mendoza Rachael, her dream, go to horseback riding through the Andes. Jo wasn't ´ t up for it so went Rachael with Susie and India. It was an incredible day. It turned out it would be just the 3 of us on the horse riding with 2 guides. As the horses were led on us I have a little bit nervous, they saw huge and I hadn't ´ t a horse ridden for about 15 years. Susie was hilarious "I thought it would be mules that my feet touching the ground, would useful and that it would be led along!" Luckily we didn't ´ t must themselves was needed as no real ability. We had to keep both reins in one hand like cowboy Gauchos that felt quite strange. I actually felt right comfortably sit on the horse and it was really fun. The landscape was beautifully with the mountains in the in the close distance, perfect blue sky and bright sunshine, and no buildings or signs of civilization everywhere in sight. After a while we for a small break in shadow our guide stopped and herumgereicht tea in true Argentian the mate style. After our break we are back on the horses and was told we were trotting try and trot, I was slightly concerned, but was my horse, Caribel, much speed and I stand behind the others dragged much too lazy.
We arrived in the morning after yet a further night bus in Córdoba in Argentina. After dumping our bags in our hostel for a coffee in a cozy little café, we went and sat in the window to watch people. We were both of Spain how much it felt taken - we would have in Madrid or Seville. Córdoba was a stop on the way to the Bolivia really, but we were both impressed by how beautiful it was. It has a real European Spanish feel, with large plazas shaded by trees and beautiful fountains. At our second and final day in Córdoba we had planned, to the Cumbrecita with a view to the city go, and away, instead we visited the Che Guevara Museum until we discovered that they were miles El Museo de La memoria (Museum of memory), the actual location is the detention centre of the disappeared in Cordoba during Argentina dirty war ´s in where thousands of young people, students, or someone disappeared, which in any way against the regime of Augustin Pinochet at all - were tortured and murdered. The Museum was very interesting and move above all a room where the huge walls were complete, covered ground-to-ceiling in hundreds of black and white framed photos of those who in Cordoba disappeared. Hundreds of young, staring living, beautiful faces back to us. There were also many albums, that you could look of the disappeared, together with family or friends. I have one in particular about a woman of 22, who was then murdered student and, that, when she was my age, that really struck a chord. The most amazing thing was that where all these people, found the detention centre, only 50 metres from the main square, therefore for the public.
After the visit of the Museum there so hot was and we decided that we needed some refreshment just went and sat a shady restaurant from central square. Since we happily sat noticed diving you in the atmosphere we a large demonstration a few yards away with large banner. At first we realize ´ t didn't, what it was about but soon it seemed after a closer look it over the Falkland Islands and other areas "stolen", and was especially against the English and the United States. In fact after lunch we went over and saw that a huge Union Jack in the form of a swastika, which we thought was quite extreme and offensive. It was the first time in Argentina we had seen negative something against the English.
Our highlight of Córdoba was probably Grido ´s, an ice cream and sorbet shop, is that everywhere in the city. It was exactly what we needed it was so hot! You can buy great kg tubs ice for about 4 pounds but decided against this option.
Although we only in the city enjoyed our for a short while we were quick visit and found it a very nice city in parts. Unfortunately it was our final destination in Argentina as were we press on to the Bolivia, we had where the number of days before we had to begin the Inca Trail were rapidly decreasing, now only a week, to do the whole of Bolivia.
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