Blogs from Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina, South America - page 16

Torsdag d. 10 Juli: Vandretur i Cordoba Der er en del lyshårede piger. Ved nærmere eftersyn viser det sig at de alle er sorte i hårbunden. Mange af museerne holder siesta kl. 14.30 og lukker ikke op igen, så vi er for sent til mange ting. Flot kunst museum med mest nyere argentinske malere 1900-2000 Lasse køber en matevarmer til 200 pesos. Vi bliver spurgt hvor mange rater vi ønsker at betale. De lever af at give lån. Der er 6 lånekasser. Nikolaj er lidt sløj. Han beslutter at lægge sig mens resten går ud og spiser. Uden for restauranten kører trolley busserne forbi. Chorizo bøffen er skåret 4 cm og er 7 cm på midten. En tigger går forbi vinduet og forbander Per da han ryster på hovedet. ... read more

Onsdag d. 9 Juli: Ankomst Cordoba Kedelig og sød morgenmad. Heldigvis ved vi at middagsmåltidet er anderledes overdådigt. Vågner op til musikvideoer af julio iglesias kloner som synger sange som indeholder coracon alt for mange gange. Ventede på at værelset blev færdigt. Stedet virker en smule snusket, men betjeningen er venlig. Der er 12.000 km til danmark. Ordnede de daglige gøremål på internettet imens. Spiste god pasta på en restaurant vi fandt i lonely planet. Priserne på de fine steder er næsten billigere end på de små steder. Skindet bedrager. Det var frokost så der var mange mennesker. Tog på rundtur i byen med guide fra hostellet. Delte mate med guiden. Så en masse bygninger fra kolonitiden. Flot at se så meget der er bevaret. Fik besøg af en af lasses veninder. Gik rundt og kiggede ... read more

Apres la nature et les chutes d´Iguazu, on est retourne en ville...Cordoba est agreable. Les rues du centre sont tres jolies et pavees. Pas de voitures pour nous embeter. Et la encore beaucoup d´eglises et de chapelles. Le mieux a Córdoba c´est de visiter les eglises et missions jesuites dans les montagnes. Malheureusement, on n´a pas eu le temps. Une prochaine fois peut-etre. After the heat and the magnificence (can you say that?) of Iguazu, we went to another town, Cordoba. It´s a nice city with lots of little cobblestoned streets and of course, churches, cathedrals and chapels. The best in Cordoba is to go to visit the Jesuit missions and churches in the mountains nearby. However we didn´t have the time. Another time maybe. ... read more

So, with heavy hearts but slightly lighter backpacks we headed to Retiro, the enormous bus station in BA for our overnight bus. Usually I would be dreading such a journey but we had heard great things about Argentinian buses and were not to be disappointed. We were travelling on the top class of bus where the seats recline into full beds. There was a stewardess who served dinner (ok but rather like airline food) and drinks, gave us blankets and pillows and woke us quietly the next morning with breakfast and coffee, albeit already sugared.....why does everything have to be so sweet around here!? We arrived into Córdoba, Argentina's second or third city depending on who you speak to, around 6.30am and stumbled into the chilly bus station. After booking our onward tickets we set off ... read more

I am writing in the present again! Last I looked at the temperature it was minus 1 degree Celsius, so we are both starting to feel that it is time to head North. My fingertips and toes are feeling it most! The cold is also, I guess, why I am writing in present tense rather than climbing and writing later. After four days in Cordoba (three days longer than we had really intended) we headed out for our next climbing destination (Los Gigantes) yesterday. We were complete with 7 days worth of food and even more enthusiasm, only to turn around and head back into town when the road and landscape was covered in snow and the bus driver could not assure us that he would be able to come back to pick us up the ... read more