http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Fe/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Argentina , Santa Fe en-us Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:52:08 +0000 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:52:08 +0000 So my Buenos Aires blog was kind of rushed seeing as I wrote it a couple of days after I actually left the city so I am writing my Rosario one when I am actually in the cityWell the weather today is pretty bad I am quite disappointed that I couldnt head to the beach and work on my tan to make you all jealous There is not a huge amount to do in Rosario if the weather is poor apart from go t http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Fe/Rosario/blog-458413.html Just before I leave Buenos Aires alone I just want to note a few observations I made1. Argentineans love their sweets there is a sweet shop on every corner and in between. They also have coffee black with sugar for breakfast and dulce de leche on toast basically sweetened condensed milk I have been consuming at least three times the sugar I normally do back home. 2. Portenos people of Bueno http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Fe/Rosario/blog-447057.html After checking into our hostel in Rosario Pablo and I were hungry We hadn't eaten at a proper parilla meaning grill a steakhouse yet and we asked for suggestions for a good one. We were directed a few blocks away to a local place that was packed. We waited a bit and experienced our first true parilla an assortment of grilled meat organs and sausages. The weather was nice enough and w http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Fe/Rosario/blog-441569.html Not too far from Rosariorsquos national flag monument lays a unique pool with odd rock figures in the center where children can often be found jumping from rock to rock. At second glance however and you can see that it is in fact a monument which commemorates those who perished in the Falklandrsquos War. Around the pool a semicircle wall lists the approximately 649 Argentine soldiers who http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Fe/Rosario/blog-413985.html I love Mendoza. I took the opportunity to visit the Argentine city in October of 2007 and it was one of the best South American experiences I have had. There is nothing quite like taking a long summer bike trip down its quaint streets sipping the many wines that each local vineyard has to offer not to mention the outrageous selection of outdoor adventures I would personally recommend horseba http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Fe/Rosario/blog-413980.html Haha seriously. I have a funny picture and it is the only reason I remembered my birthday was today. Im sure I would have figured it out once I got to the computer but I guess otherwise... my mind must be in other places. We are here in Rosario a popular tourist destination well not now but usually its a beautiful city with nice pedestrain walkways and bolevards. We just came from Sante Feand http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Fe/Rosario/blog-400615.html So after leaving Buenos Aires I had 3 weeks to spend before I wanted to be back there for yet more football. Just about enough time to check out Rosario Cordoba and Uruguay thought I. And so this first leg took me just 4 hours from BA to Rosario famous for being the birthplace of Che Guevara.Now I'm no communist but this Guevara fellow seems rather popular so I thought it was only right t http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Fe/Rosario/blog-390714.html Rosario is a super town located 4 hours north of Buenos Aires and we headed there as it has a massive student population so we thought there would be some good music and bar action going on. Its the home of the Argentine flag which was designed by General Belgrano the monument to the flag is amazing and everyone hangs out there at night.It is also the birthplace of Che Guevara so we wanted to ch http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Fe/Rosario/blog-389628.html En Rosario implementamos el scada de transporte y distribucion electrico que preparamos en Houston. Alli permaneci mas de un ao. http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Fe/Rosario/blog-389105.html Here I am in Rosario after a sleepless night on the bus. Strangely the police stopped the bus three times on the road from Iquazu and asked to see our passports. This is a handsome city with cathedral and parks and tango bars. Last night Cristina Servas took me to a tango bar and I had my first lesson. What a sensuous dance though difficult to get the steps shifting of weight the trick t http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Fe/Rosario/blog-387625.html So within 24 hours of standing in the cold looking at a massive glacier in Patagonia we were dragging our backpacks through Rosario 2000 kilometres and 30 odd degrees centigrade away. It was the biggest city we'd been to since Santiago and we liked it. We stayed 3 nights in a hostel with a balcony so that Sarah could be nosey. The heat was almost unbearable but there were plenty of heladeria http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Fe/Rosario/blog-387407.html Woke up late due to too much Salsa the night before. If not for that then I was probably exhausted from using my hands and feet to talk to people. No one speaks English in those small towns Im in and my Spanish isnt exactly um... fluent. However if you need someone to get the bill or the price of things ... Im your girl.Rosario is a cute big town. It is set along a river which makes it ver http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Fe/Rosario/blog-379410.html HelloSo its been a while since we last added a blog mainly because weve just been chilling and making the most of our last few days From Iguazu we took a 5 hour bus to a nice small town called Posada and spent a day there in order to break up the journey a little From here we took an overnight bus 15hrs to Argentinas Second City Rosario.We found a lovely hostel right next to the rive http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Fe/Rosario/blog-375335.html Day 679 06.02.09Today we were headed from Buenos Aires to Rosario a few hours to the north. Wed planned a day or so in Rosario to break up the long journey to Iguazu where wed cross over to Brazil in our journey over to Rio for carnaval in a couple of weeks time.All the way through South America wed wondered about the size of the bus station in BA imagining it to be of epic proportions as i http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Fe/Rosario/blog-372049.html arrived in Rosario and jumped on a bus to the hostelHostel was nice but not as nice as others wed been too we had a few chilled out days in Rosario much needed after BA and went for walks around the city to the Art Museum and city museum both which were closed in midday gotta get used to siesta times so we went to park instead which was very pretty with a lake surrounded by willows and http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Fe/Rosario/blog-364731.html Hey my dear friends and loves all over the planet. Travel makes u sometimes consider hardly about life. It happend to me that I went threw disscoussions about Places or cittys and relation perspns got to them thats why I feel to write something about this topic..Lets start with me Im travelling since one and a half week lets say its not proper travelling untill now because I stayed two week http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Fe/Rosario/blog-358584.html Sante Fe is so beautifull it said in the guide book that there was nothing here to see but fuck that stupid book This town is beautifull and i have learnt so much in my few days here The heat is incredibly intense in the day time its hard to be out and about because it sucks your energy from you the evening from six onwards is like a new day The stars are beautifull out here too. We fou http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Fe/Santa-Fe/blog-352257.html Dois motivos me levaram a Rosrio. O primeiro foi que durante minha primeira viagem Argentina os argentinos foram unnimes em apontar as mulheres de Rosrio como as mais bonitas do pas. A segunda foi a pergunta feita pelo guia Lonely Planet que ao indicar em um mapa as principais atraes da Argentina tinha sobre a cidade de Rosrio o seguinte texto ldquoA cidade argentina perfeita Voc http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Fe/Rosario/blog-343362.html SOOOOOO....this weekend was long and wonderful because of Columbus day there was no classes Monday yay The week days are pretty normal for me I just go to class during the day and then go to salsa classes or hang out with Maxi...oh yeah I do some studying every once in awhile too hahaSO my weekend...Friday as always Maxi and I went to lunch...pretty normal. We also went to Parque http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Fe/Rosario/blog-334849.html haha ok so I haven't updated in awhile...but nothing TOO exciting has been going on. Just school stuff during the week mostly...you know classes and such. Then the weekends pretty much just getting sun burned while laying out on my roof and then going out at night with my men hahaToday though was our Gaucho Party. For those of you who don't know gauchos wereare the cowboys of Argentina. We http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Santa-Fe/Rosario/blog-332054.html