we had a short vacation from school for easter (we didnt have class thurs and fri). My friend nancy and I decided to go on a little trip to the northeast province of mendoza--right on the border of chile. mendoza is famous for their wine and chocolate, but mostly wine. it is a hot vacation spot for both argentines and chileans.
it is about a 12 hr busride from BA to mendoza, but well worth it. nancy and i got on a bus right after class on wednesday, and arrived in mendoza on thursday morning. we checked into our hostel and met up with some friends from another program who were also in mendoza (they were leaving later that day). our friend told us about a great hike that they went on, so we decided to sign up and go the next day (friday).
The hike was a 4 hr bus ride away--we woke up at 6am to get to the bus station by 7am. the hike was at a place called puente de inca, and led us to the area around the summit of mt aconcagua, the highest peak in the americas. we hiked around the area for a bit, ate a picnic lunch and enjoyed the sights.
sometimes its hard to realize how busy city life is until you can really get away from it and enjoy the nature.
we left saturday afternoon, so we didnt have as much time as we wanted to do a full tour of the wine country, but we took a bus, and gave ourselves a little tour of the vineyards.
afterwards, we got back on our overnight bus, and arrived back in BA a few hours ago!
(Sorry about the lack of pictures in this entry...i temporarily lost my camera, or as they say in spanish mi camera, se perdio--my camera lost itself, i like that better i think...)
im off to porto alegre brazil and then iguazu falls for the next week and a half--comments are welcome, sometimes blogging gets lonely.
xoxo
ciao!
it is about a 12 hr busride from BA to mendoza, but well worth it. nancy and i got on a bus right after class on wednesday, and arrived in mendoza on thursday morning. we checked into our hostel and met up with some friends from another program who were also in mendoza (they were leaving later that day). our friend told us about a great hike that they went on, so we decided to sign up and go the next day (friday).
The hike was a 4 hr bus ride away--we woke up at 6am to get to the bus station by 7am. the hike was at a place called puente de inca, and led us to the area around the summit of mt aconcagua, the highest peak in the americas. we hiked around the area for a bit, ate a picnic lunch and enjoyed the sights.
sometimes its hard to realize how busy city life is until you can really get away from it and enjoy the nature.
we left saturday afternoon, so we didnt have as much time as we wanted to do a full tour of the wine country, but we took a bus, and gave ourselves a little tour of the vineyards.
afterwards, we got back on our overnight bus, and arrived back in BA a few hours ago!
(Sorry about the lack of pictures in this entry...i temporarily lost my camera, or as they say in spanish mi camera, se perdio--my camera lost itself, i like that better i think...)
im off to porto alegre brazil and then iguazu falls for the next week and a half--comments are welcome, sometimes blogging gets lonely.
xoxo
ciao!
3 comments:
Katie,
Sounds like you are having some great adventures. We missed you at the seders! Bubbie came back with us to Boston. We made strawberry shortcake and were thinking about you, Amy and Sarah making it in previous years.
If you send me an email I can give you a link to photos from the seders.
Love,
Uncle Joel (Aunt Meryl, Sarah and Leah)
Katie,
Sounds like you're having a wonderful time. We miss you.
Love,
Ken, Nancy, Mimi and Sam
Hi there, Katie: Both the hikes and the seders sound fascinating! We certainly missed you here. I kept saying to myself, "I have to get Katie over here to help cook!" and then I would remember that you have left the country. Rats!
YOu may have heard that Mazel was sick with a stomach infection during Passover but he has been recovering slowly. Apparently the infection settled in his spine and so he is on antibiotics for six weeks and NO walks, if you can imagine that. He's in good spirits. I'll keep you updated after the next doctor's visit.
On the other hand, Mazel has had his share of brisket and turkey gravy and seems pretty content. More to come in another comment. Love, Ann
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