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Published: March 6th 2009
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 I´m in, and my Spanish isn´t exactly um... fluent. However, if you need someone to get the bill, or the price of things ... I´m your girl.
Rosario is a cute big town. It is set along a river, which makes it very pretty. On the riverbank is a humongous monument for the flag. It marks the birthplace of the Argintine flag. After seeing that, I once again underestimated the distance and walked the 20 blocks to a museum I thought would be worth visiting. It was supposed to educate me on the Inca Tribe and their reign in Peru, Paraguay, Chile and Argentina. I got there only to discover that (as with everything else) it is only in Spanish. So sat on the floor inside and read my Lonely Planet Guidebook whilst looking at the exhibits.
On the way bck, I visited Che Guevera´s first home - the house he was born in. I didn´t spend much time in Rosario
as it wasn´t that interesting and it´s a rather busy city - which I´m not a big fan of.
My overnight bus (12hr) to Posadas left at 18:00. I just HAVE to report on this. It´s amazing!!! The seat (business class size, by the way) forms into a bed, and they even serve dinner! I spent the first 10 minutes pressing every button to see what they do and played with the chair/bed: Bed, chair. Bed, chair. Yes ... this is how a lonely traveller entertains herself. There is just so much to do I haven´t had time to think! ;-) The only thing the seat doesn´t have is a fold up table, so I can write properly. That is just plain rude. They do have a blanket and pillow, though, so it wouldn´t have been necessary for me to ´borrow´ the Lufthansa one, which I have been senselessly lugging around.
An hour or so into the bus ride, I suddenly felt incredibly happy - like on a high. Perhaps it was the business class chair/bed .... hmmm ... I am very happy to be doing this trip.
Thoughts of the day:
Positive: I can understand spanish when I read it.
Negative: Unlike in Mexico, where they spoke slower and clearer, I don´t understand a word the Argentines say - even if it´s a sentence I already know. Their pronounciation is completely wrong! instead of pronouncing the ´ll´ in ´llama´ as ´y´ (as should be), they pronounce it as ´j´. This completely throws me.
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Lord Snipleton III
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Go girl!
Hola Silv! Wanted to let you know I am avidly reading your updates so keep them comin'! I can sooo imagine you sitting down in the bus and pushing all the buttons and quietly squeaking to yourself in excitement. =) Carry on saying "Llama!" to people, randomly! Llama!