The Parana Delta

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We took the Costal train up to Tigre, a town on the Parana Delta, yesterday. The weather was not favorable, so we bypassed the usual nature stuff and headed straight for the World famous fruit market. It was interesting to look at, but more for the scenery than the merchandise. There was an amusment park there, but (as always) I was the only one who wanted to go on rides. That will have to wait until my next visit.

One thing I really enjoyed about this excursion was that it was all new students. And this time, it is a group of all ages from all over the world. Our group today consisted of a woman from France, one from Japan, a local university student student studying tourism, It almost made it easier to bond. We definitly had a laughter-filled afternoon.

This morning, it was raining when I woke up. I still had some last minute sightseeing, so I got to see the San Telmo Craft and Antique Fair in the rain. There was not a whole lot there of interest to me (I liked Mataderos better, but San Telmo´s is the most famous, and thus I at least had to visit it once). And I did finally find a gift for the most difficult person on my list. I also ran some last minute grocery errands. I really hope I´m allowed to bring sealed, prepackaged mate into the US, as I do not have confidence in finding the good brands (and believe me, there´s a huge difference) at Food City.

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Photos

Tigre
I wanted to go on the rides, but nobody else did.

Us on the fruit boat
L to R: the Skipper, Ester, me, Chantal, Reiko, Gilligan

Comments

[Benita]

Gilligan?
AND the Skipper too?...Tooo...many...jokes...! (Too easy!) Miss you-Travel home safely~B