Molly Harold

We´re in Santiago, Chile for just a day and a half, so we´re off this morning to explore as much of the sights as we can. So far so good... we found a great little neighborhood for dinner last night and had some excellent sushi . A welcome change after the mountains of beef we have been eating. Will catch up with the rest of the blog tomorrow when we get back to LA. Leaving tonight on a red eye to Atlanta, and then back to La La Land by noon on Sunday. Hate to see the trip end... it has really been wonderful. See you all soon!... read more

Day 2 - Santiago Our last day! Determined to make the most of it, we set out on foot with a big agenda. We hopped on the subway, which was the nicest subway we’d ever been on, anywhere. Totally clean, well, lit, and with stores lining the underground tunnels. We walked all around the government buildings, which were actually really pretty. Then we made our way to the shopping district, where we browsed around and watched some wild street performers. It was a gorgeous day, perfect for walking, which was good since we had a lot of ground to cover. We made a stop at a huge farmer’s market, that specialized in fresh fish. It reminded me of the market in Seattle, but was so much bigger. Dead fish, shrimp, oysters, calamari everywhere! There were also ... read more

The first night in Mendoza, we went to 1884 Francis Mallman for dinner, located in the Bodega Escorihuela. The place was stunning - old architecture and what must have been 30 foot ceilings. The bar was so inviting that we decided to stop there for some champagne even though our table was ready. Surprisingly enough, we sat next to a man from Kentucky, so it was nice to hear a familiar southern accent after hardly hearing any English for 2 weeks. After that we moved into the dining room, complete with old marble floors and high-backed chairs… the place definitelygot an A+ for atmosphere. It also got an A+ for the cuisine we decided, after tasting our meals. Harold stayed true to the Argentine tradition and had a delicious steak dinner, while Molly opted for the ... read more

Last night in Bariloche / Bus ride to Mendoza After another great evening of hanging out in our Lobby drinking our new favorite wine, Torrentes, and writing our blog, we headed out to what else - the best steakhouse in Bariloche! El Boliche de Alberto was absolutely packed. It was the first place we’d had to wait for a table in Argentina, and we got there around 10:30. We took this as a good sign that the place was decent. Having learned our lesson from La Cabrera in Buenos Aires, we knew not to each order our own steak. Instead we made the right call and split a filet mignon, which ended up being three large filets, for $9. So tasty and cooked to perfection, it was once again one of our favorite meals. Inside the ... read more

Here are our pictures from the Falls. Completely mesmorizing, and so much bigger than we thought. Poor Niagra. To pick up from my last entry in Iguazu - we did go bird watching! It is actually much more fun than it sounds. We were after the Toucan, which is a very "shy bird", according to the park rangers. So, with camera in hand we braved the mosquito-laden rain forest Macuco Trail for a 5 mile hike to see if we could track the Toucan. Lo and behold, we encountered the elusive Tuc. Not once, but twice! In fact, we even have a picture for your enjoyment. Anyway, it was a lot of fun being in the middle of the rainforest with tropical birds and trees all around. We were hoping for a jaguar or puma spotting ... read more

Right now we're in Iguazu, and are mooching off of the internet at the Sheraton - so no pictures yet unfortunately. The falls were more amazing than we had even imagined - they go on and on, and the volume of water going over them is mind-boggling. We took a raft trip today that went up into the mouth of the falls which was awesome. The whole area around the falls is a rain forest, and they've built catwalks all through it so you can view the falls from tons of different places in the National Park. Iguazu is definitely out in the middle of nowhere. Quite a change from BsAs! Lots of dirt roads around, and mostly just beautiful rain forest everywhere you look. Our hotel is funny - Looks like the Brady Bunch from ... read more

Day 4 - BsAs On our final day in this fabulous city, we took a more laid-back approach, and stayed somewhat close to our neighborhood of Palermo Viejo. We woke up and took a long walk to the MALBA - the Museum with Latin American art (not sure of the acronym). Mostly modern art, it was fun to see things from Latin American artists who don’t get much face time in the North American textbooks. We did see one of the famous Frida Kahlo’s, which are always interesting. I wish we could show you some photos, but the guards didn’t like it when we tried to take pictures J After lunch, we headed over to the Rosedal - a gorgeous park with thousands of rose bushes - to rival the Buchart Gardens we had seen in ... read more