Blogs from Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, South America

Left the Estancia around 9.30 am for a short drive to Cordoba, a reasonably large city. Arrived around lunch time and checked into a hostel where we were able to upgrade to a double room with private bathroom. We checked in and went around the corner to buy some lunch from an empanada bakery where the selection would have been excellent had they had all varieties available although cooking was continuous. After a chicken and a vegetarian with ricotta cheese empanada each and a drink, we wandered into town to the Main Square. We had a look at the Cathedral and walked down the pedestrian area and looked at the shops. We then returned to the hostel and had showers and sat around a while and walked back into the centre to find a restaurant for ... read more

Day 73 –Friday 23rd December Today is going to be an easy day with the main task food shopping for Christmas, the first supermarket was the first one recommended by the hotel. It was a small dingy market with hardly anything in it, the second one was mentioned in the LP and it was much better so we picked up supplies. Nearby to the supermarket was a “central market”, which was where all the locals go to get there produce. There were lots of butchers, delicatessens and a couple of fruit and veg sellers. The deli’s looked fantastic with the glass counters over flowing with cheeses and meats but we just couldn’t face trying to do a pantomime of what we wanted, quantity and price. There was also a huge Christmas eve crowd frantically ... read more

29 oktober ‘11 Vandaag zouden we het vliegtuig nemen van Iguazu naar Córdoba… Alles begon zoals gepland; mooi op tijd in de luchthaven om onze vlucht van 9u45 te halen. Maar dan opeens begon het heel fel te regenen met bliksem (het werd precies nacht buiten…), bijna een storm… We wachtten geduldig. Maar dan werd onze vlucht verlaat…zonder een exact uur. Dus nóg meer wachten. En de ‘vele’ (3) winkeltjes hadden we na 10minuten ook al wel gezien. Uiteindelijk werd er rond 13u30 gemeld dat de vlucht binnen een uur zou vertrekken, oef. Maar dan werd het al 15u en waren we nog aan het wachten, dan werd onze vlucht ineens geannuleerd… En dat was de enige vlucht vandaag van Iguazu naar Córdoba… Wat nu?! Wij dan maar heel vlug naar de balie van onze vliegmaatschappij. ... read more

I arrived in Buenos Aires after an 18 hour bus ride with a bruised tailbone. I spent 3 days in the city, exploring many many parks and streets and I EVEN took the subway all by myself which I was really really proud of. The city is quite beautiful which tons of colonial architecture and sooooo many parks. And theres fruit markets and dog walkers that walk 20 dogs at a time without getting the leashes tangled!! One day I went to see the Plaza de Mayo which I really wanted to see. In 1977, Argentina was under military communist rule and anybody who said or did anything against the government would just disappear. More than 20,000 people were taken by the government and tortured and usually killed. Sometimes their bodies were returned to the families ... read more

We arrived extremely early on the bus from Mendoza and emerged bleery eyed from the bus station and set off on a walk to the hostel which was about 20 minutes away. I managed to carry my massive bag all the way without complaining which Ben was very impressed with, I think I must be getting stronger, which can only be a good thing! As we were walking to the hostel we noticed that EVERYTHING was closed which at first we thought was quite normal as it was only 8am on a Saturday...little did we know at the time how significant this would become. We arrived at our hostel and were told the room was ok to check into now, score! Usually we get told we have to wait around for a few hours before it ... read more