Blogs from Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina, South America - page 69

Wow....sometimes there are those moments in life...that you really neeeevver thought would happen. My brother rode a horse! And he was actually better at it then the rest of us! We got to Mendoza, Argentina on Sunday. (im actually in chile now, because im a procastinator and i love it)...but it was a huge mistake, because there are festivals and soccer games in Buenos Aires on Sundays and we missed it to get to Mendoza where all the shops are closed and the people are sleeping or something. But Mendoza was a beautiful stay. VERRRRy dry. I never thought South America could be like that. But they irrigate the millions of acres of grapes with water from the mountains. We stayed at a hostel called Independencia, where my brother and 2 friends shared a room whose ... read more

Sunshine, good food, good wine...without a doubt I can easily say Mendoza has been my fav place so far (we still have Buenos Aires, Patagonia & Rio to go so it could easily change!). We have had just under a week here and i could easily stay longer. Again we haven´t been up to too much as Matt was quite ill when we first got here so I forced him to do nothing to get better (otherwise it spoils my fun!) so we took it easy. Mendoza was detroyed in the late 1800´s by earthquake and fire so as far as the buildings are concerned it is modern, low and on wide streets that are tree-lined. There is obviously a bit of money in the town so it is really pretty. It is also full of ... read more

Here are some photos of our last week. Our next blog will be have photos of our tour of the chocolate factory and our last day at the school. Everyone is well. We are preparing for the next phase of the trip, camping and trekking in Patagonia! ... read more

Hello everyone - It has been a great week in Mendoza. The weather has been warm and dry and our days have been action packed. By now, all of the boys are getting to know Mendoza and have favorite places they like to go. Alex has really enjoyed exploring Argentine tango-influened music in a music shop here. Noah and Ryan have a favorite place on the Sarmiento Plaza where they can people watch while enjoying cappocinos. Mike loves to run in the beautiful Parque San Martin, and Louis has really excelled at meeting all sorts of wonderful new people as we explore the city. All of the boys enjoy attending the English speaking meeting on Wednesday nights. There they have had the opportunity to get into in- depth discussions with local Mendicinos as well as travelers ... read more

This past weekend we took a break from Spanish lessons and spent two and a half days in Uspallata. This quiet and dusty town is 110 kilometers from Mendoza and is the main staging base for trucks and buses to cross the snowbound pass into Chile. The mountain and desert scenery here is stunning. Our cameras were pointed in all directions the entire time. We were all eager to explore and covered roughly 12 kilometers on our hikes on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, Julio first got us in the spirit by preparing an early asado. He was delighted to introduce us to the delicacy known here as "los chinchulines", which is grilled cow intestine. After eating too much, Julio guided us across the desert which had numerous channels and rivulets from the Rio Blanco, ... read more