Mendoza, Malbec and Mountains

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Spent 5 nights in Mendoza and watched the Champions League final there, Barca edged it for me. Visited one of the wineries, La Rural and got very drunk on Malbec, the most famous wine from this region. Starting to gain weight having eaten in "all you can eat" restaurants two nights in a row... the quality and choice of food in these places is amazing. Had my first asado (Arg. BBQ) on a hostel night and met some really fun people, including South African, Scot and Yank Wes (addendum we met up with Wes in Uyuni, La Paz, Copacabana).
Aside from eating and drinking myself and Gary visited the main park which is massive and includes a rowing club and football stadium from the 78 World Cup. Also joined up with a some English lads Joe (Preston North End) and Stewart (Saints) who had hired a car, so we did the mountain tour and despite low cloud saw some really impressive sights.
May add to this blog at some point as its a bit brief, please let me know whether you prefer longer shorter entries....

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Photos

Fountain
Nice fountain in the main park

Estadio Mendoza
At least thats what it wall called during the 1978 World Cup... it has now been renamed Malvinas!

Plaza Espana
This plaza is renowned for its beautiful tiles

Road of the Year
This road up into the Andes has 365 bends in it hence the name

The Andes
Awesome

Road to the Chilean Border
This place was deserted and cold!

View of the Glacial Valley
Sadly the glacier is long gone

Inca Bridge
Natural rock bridge once used by the Incas

End of the Road
Due to snow and ice the authorities closed all roads higher than this... 2 days later the border closed and this area was covered with snow

Good wine, good company, La Rural, Mendoza
We were in this winery for some time. Malbec never tasted so good!

Comments

[Sean Grace]

Nice one Matt
Matt, you're starting me thinking.... is it too late a for a 42 year old disgruntled IT worker??? (with wife, kids, dog, mortgage) Continue having a whale of a time. ATB, Sean