Tuesday (8th) was the horse riding day. Marcelo, el polista, picked us up at the hostel and brought as to Cabalonga, about 1h from Córdoba (West). Although one can't compare the material to Swiss standards, everything worked and the horses looked fine and were very nice. We did a 3h trip through the (pre-)Sierras and the landscape was simply beautiful. Afterwards asado (what else) :) I learned a lot about politics and daily life in Argentina from Marcelo's father. E.g.: A single person needs about 2500 Pesos per month, a family about 5000 to live more or less quietly. The cook in the close bar-restaurant gets 100 Pesos per working day (works there Thursday-Sunday), an employee who's paid by the government gains up to 7000-8000 (pesos->francs: 1/4). This year are many elections here in Argentina and ... read more

Little correction: the university was built in the 17th century and is the oldest in Argentina and the 4th ot 3rd of whole South America. To build the close iglesia de la compañía de jesús, several thousand indios in the north of argentina were educated and they made all the pieces of the church, which then were transported to Córdoba (where no trees grow that could be used to construct such a building). Today I walked through the whole microcentro plus extensions. On a Saturday, half Córdoba is there for shopping, eating, having coffees etc. Fortunately, there are many possibilities to quickly sit down because it's still quite hot. After the city tour, I visited the Evita museum (museo superior de bellas artes). On the way to the museum I passed by the only gothic church ... read more

First day: survived! :-) I spent my first day mainly with buying the most important things and visited thus the most central part of the city. It's a very beautiful city and for tomorrow, a real city trip is planned. But most importantly: they found my lugagge and brought it to the hostel! Beside shopping I was mainly sleeping. The trip, the jet lag, and the climate here make me very tired. I read again the entry from yesterday: I hope you understood it :-) ... read more

Everything is packed! And believe me, it isn't easy to pack for such different climes and actvities... but finally, everything fitted in and I'm still able to lift the rucksack :) (just think e.g. about the shoes you need for all this...!) Tomorrow is take-off: Zürich -> São Paulo (12h) -> Buenos Aires (3h) -> Córdoba (1.5h) where I should land at 6 PM local time (10 PM in Switzerland). In total it takes me quite exactly 24h and I just hope for a calm flight (no sharks ;) The weather in Córdoba looks very promising: min 17°C, max 29°C for Wednesday! 3 Monate, 4 Klimazonen - Wandern/Stadt/Schule/Tanzen/Reiten... Alles ist gepackt! Glaubt mir, es ist nicht einfach für so verschiedene Klimata und Aktivitäten zu packen...aber schliesslich hat alles rein gepasst und ich kann meinen Rucksack noch ... read more

This is the blog about my trip to Argentina (and Chile and Brazil) in March-May 2011. Dear friends, I hope you'll enjoy reading about these 3 months. I haven't decided yet about the language of this blog...I guess there's no language that would be understood by everybody. It might be a mix of English, German, and Spanish, and if somebody is interested in the translation of a particular entry, just write a comment, email, or facebook message :) Enjoy! ;) Willkommen auf meine Blog über meine Argentinien-Reise (mit Abstechern nach Chile und Brasilien) im März-Mai 2011. Liebe Freunde und Freundinnen, ich hoffe, ihr werdet an meinen Erlebnissen in diesen 3 Monaten Spass haben. Ich habe mich noch nicht entschieden, in welcher Sprache der Blog sein wird, da wahrscheinlich keine Sprache von allen LeserInnen verstanden wird... Sehr ... read more