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Published: January 9th 2007
Mendoza
Plaza de IndependenciaLeft Santiago with a 6 hour bus ride to Mendoza in Argentina. Really scenic trip up, over and through the Andes. MEN- DO-ZA!!!(I just cannot say it without thinking of Ranier Wolfcastle/Mcbain in the Simpsons) is like a ghost town at 2pm on a Sunday afternoon. The only thing missing was a couple of tumbleweeds rolling down the streets. However by late afternoon the town was full of people enjoying life. It's a lovely city- great parks and plazas and tree lined streets - VERY European. Nobody - not even the people working in the tourist industry - speak English. Time for Yeatesy to step up to the plate. All those hours spent subliminally absorbing those Spanish radio shows have finally paid off. Mendoza is wine country and Argentina is hog heaven for meat lovers. A few weeks here and I will be in danger of converting to a bona fide carnivore/alcoholic.
Warwick Humphrey reckons Vienna's Sound of Music tour is the worlds worst tour. Yesterday for a couple of hours we had a contender for the dubious crown. However the last couple of fun hours of the Mendoza wine tasting tour managed to leave the sound of music still undefeated champeen of the world.
Gary
yes, I have given Mendoza a few hours, and ventured out for the coffee test. Ordered one Cafe Con Leche, which I think roughly translates to Cafe Latte. I also ordered a small dulce for Gary and I to share. Cafe Con Leche scored 2 out of 10, Dulce 9. Mmmm the coffee tasks continues.
Penny
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Yvette
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Hi guys what a funky site this is- a very cool way to keep in touch. Glad to hear that you are loving south america so far. I was just wondering if you are yet to meet a guy whos name you may of heard of over in your part of the world, hes a pretty popular chap, i think he goes by the name of Paul Favour!!!!!!! i never got to meet him but there is certainly lots of people mentioning his name. Do try and get some salads into you too as well as all that churascaro stuff, also hope you get to have a tango or two. Disfrutir!