The day after our unconventionally wonderful Thanksgiving, Abby and I (along with our friends Erica and Alexis) went to check out the city of Mendoza, Argentina. Mendoza is a big attraction for Santiaguinos like ourselves because it lies just a short bus ride away, and the best part is that the bus trip involves driving up and over the beautiful, still-snowy Andes.
We arrived at our hostel on Saturday morning, wandered around the city for a while, took a power nap, and headed to see Mr. Hugo, the famous (among cheap travelers) Mendocino bike-wine-tour man. We spent the afternoon tasting chocolate, olive oil, marmalade, dulce de leche, and of course, wine. It was a beautiful day, and we got to hang out with our new British friend, Julia, who is traveling by herself around the world for the next 7 months. Every time we start thinking we're adventurous, we meet someone like her. Sheesh.
We spent Sunday just walking around (the plazas, the mall...), relaxing, and treating ourselves to a nice dinner. Then we got up early on Monday and headed back to Santiago. Although this trip was pretty uneventful, it was super enjoyable, and really great to finally see Argentina.
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| Abby joined in a high-stakes card game with the mural on the wall of our hostel. |
As of Monday, these bloggers are both done with school! And it's December?! Abby's real padre (as he calls himself) is here for the week, I'll be headed to Viña del Mar tomorrow, and on Tuesday we're finally going to Patagonia!
Aaand I almost forgot to explain the title of this post. Oh man.
Conclusion: Chile is even better when we don't have to pretend to "study" all the time.
Haha, it IS a super impressive oreo shot! You are great. Bring me some? I'm willing to give this whole alfajor thing another chance. So far, I think it is ga-ross.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being done! I. Am. Dying.