America Mendoza

... there was still plenty to talk about. The main issue was that we were driving in the bus for too long. However, it was my first glimpse of the Andes mountain range. They are quite a sight! There are several different ranges which grow in size, and differ in appearance, as you get closer to the main snow topped main Andes mountains.<br><br>There were a few different stops along the way for some sights... one was a rock bridge which I think General San Martin had something to do with ...

... tons of salt, friend potatoes and salad. Accompanied with a litre of beer and 1 or 2 bottles of wine. Followed by again, some sort of fruit or cookie smothered in Dulce de Leche. 9. Go to sleep. (All meal and drink amounts should be double if being consumed by a 6´3 male named Rob) The result of the MendoZONE diet is extreme weight loss in 5 weeks while eating some of the best food in the world in large quantities. 4/5 stars.

... up against the Andes, one has to drive less than 150km due west on Ruta 7 to cross the Chilean border and only 250km to get to Santiago. Many inhabitants of Mendoza travel to Santiago, rather than BA, when they need goods and comforts offered in a major city because of the proximity and because of Chile's more lax standards with regards to import protection (protecting domestic industries at the cost of selling cheaper/better foreign ...

... love wine reds mostly but whites as well. 2. I have A LOT to learn about wines. Vintages, aromas, tanners, acidity, how long the finish is. I find myself enjoying more and more wine as i grow older. I feel this is something i could study for the rest of my life. Likiam = hebrew- to life. Saturday- Oded and Shirley from Isreali got up early to head to two more wineries. We had a private car pick us up to drive us down to Achaval Ferrer this winery was ...

... villa with stone flooring and a garden with trees and plants and a lawn and a little swimming pool. very cold but just what was needed as our last day was spent lounging in the sun and it was very hot. then amber left last friday to get a bus to santiago to get a plane to rio to fly home to london via atlanta before flying to bangkok 2 days later to spend a month with her sister in vietnam and thailand. went down to the bus station to ...

... durch einen engen Gang (fast auf Haenden und Knieen), und die resten Minuten sieht man fast nichts, trotz Lampen, da sich die Augen noch nicht an die Dunkelheit gewoehnt haben. Ganz schoen unheimlich. Zum Teil sind die Gaenge breit und hoch, aber manchmal kommt man nur sehr geduckt weiter. An einigen Stellen tauchen tiefe Schluchten aufund es liegen noch alte Schienen auf dem Boden und Rohre verlaufen entlang der Waende. Dann kommen wir an einen 18m tiefen Schacht, der in ...

... almost impossible for two people to consume that much meat. The parrilla arrived on table top grill with coals underneath so you could cook the meat to your liking at the table. The selection of meat included beef ribs, steak, chicken, blood sausage (yum), liver or kidneys and something that looked like intestines. We left defeated but can at least say we tried it and gave it our best shot! Our last day in Mendoza was dedicated to trying more of the regions great wines so ...

... for somewhere to have lunch. Katie tried a few places, most of whom didn´t even know what a "vegetarian" was! Great... Argentina is like Japan, where they don't even have a word in their dictionary for vegetarian!<br><br>Eventually she agreed that I could just get myself something to eat while ...

<br>We are already in love with Mendoza, it's really lush and shady, making our walks around town much cooler than they would have been walking in full sun.<br><br>We needed to book a wine tour into the Mendoza valleys for tomorrow and after the usual ****** around we decided on a half day tour leaving at 2pm tomorrow. <br><br>After that we had a simple lunch in one of the central squares and then headed back to the hotel for our own little siesta ...

... a mall, but true down-to earth leather shop offering racks of coats, jackets, slacks, hats and even, I suspect, leather underwear! A couple of cows are sacrificed for us, and we continue into town for our traditional coffee at a sidewalk café. We consumed gallons of it while in Argentina. Nearby is the Liverpool Bar with a photo of the "fab four" on the doorway. Miryam confides her trusty ancient scuffed, but incredibly comfortable, boots to ...