This past July, 2008, I went to Argentina for 22 days. I went to Buenas Aires, La Plata, Mendoza, Salta, Cordoba, and Colonia, Uraguay, and some of the towns surrounding those areas. In Mendoza, I rented an apartment for a week. It was really nice. I went grocery shopping in the evening for our dinner of empanadas or pizza and for my breakfast of coffee, bread, cheese, and ham. I would eat around our table and watch the news, and there was quite a bit of news. My apartment had maid service as well- a pleasant surprise- so I did not have to do our dishes or make the bed the entire week. Outside of the apartment, I spent time wandering around the plazas, walking through the park, eating ice cream and drinking coffee and wine,
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