This will be a quick photo-less post today as we only have 30 minutes free internet access at our current hotel in Mendoza (the more expensive and bigger the hotel, the more they charge!).
Yesterday we flew from Igazu Falls to Mendoza (via Buenos Aires) and had a very smooth trip on LAN airlines. It´ s just a shame that all they serve is soft drinks, a small bag of savoury crackers and two incredibly sweet biscuits. We managed to arrive in time for a lovely dinner at a tapas bar near our hotel. It was obviously accompanied by a bottle of local wine.
Today we´ve been visiting the city centre, the five main plazas, a small museum of modern art and a huge park on the outskirts of town. The day started off really sunny but just as we got back into town the heavens opened and it started hail stoning. We´ve never seen anything like it - huge shards of ice raining down like mad. This continued for about 10 minutes and then torrential rain followed. Fortunately we were able to shelter under an awning. The drains at the side of the roads, which are designed to cope with the melting snow from the Andes, were virtually full. We move again tomorrow to an Estancia (ranch) for a spot of horse riding!
Yesterday we flew from Igazu Falls to Mendoza (via Buenos Aires) and had a very smooth trip on LAN airlines. It´ s just a shame that all they serve is soft drinks, a small bag of savoury crackers and two incredibly sweet biscuits. We managed to arrive in time for a lovely dinner at a tapas bar near our hotel. It was obviously accompanied by a bottle of local wine.
Today we´ve been visiting the city centre, the five main plazas, a small museum of modern art and a huge park on the outskirts of town. The day started off really sunny but just as we got back into town the heavens opened and it started hail stoning. We´ve never seen anything like it - huge shards of ice raining down like mad. This continued for about 10 minutes and then torrential rain followed. Fortunately we were able to shelter under an awning. The drains at the side of the roads, which are designed to cope with the melting snow from the Andes, were virtually full. We move again tomorrow to an Estancia (ranch) for a spot of horse riding!
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