Falls Galli Hotel Foz de Iguacu

... of the falls is two point seven kilometers. The highest is eighty-two meters. By comparison Niagara is fifty-three. I tried to compare the two by volumn of water displacement, but the mathematics made my head ache. The Devil's Throat which separates Argentina and Brazil discharges mist three-hundred meters into the air. It's the highest and meanest of the group, like a small atomic device in perpetual explosion . When I first ...

... do the boat ride ´under´ the falls so hadn´t bought any change of clothes with me that day, however I cast this small problem aside with the tiniest amount of encouragement from Fabio who insisted that the Argentinian side is the best side to launch from (Brazil boats miss half the falls because its technically over the border in Argentine waters and so aren´t allowed to cross).<br> <br>The ride was fantastic and good fun; its probably about 30 people to a jet boat, sitting ...

... br>Three buses and 18 hours we arrived in Puerto Iguazu and recieved conformation that our friends from Salta were at the Hostel Inn. Pulling in we thought we were at the wrong place. It´s like a small club med! There´s a pool, cabana, pool tables, a row of computers, restaurant, etc. Feli and Riki ran with open arms to welcome us, then took us outside quickly saying that we should not check in and just stay in their 6 bed room for free tonight ...

... kids that was on the first trip with me, with a different set of parents. Twightlight Zone Part II.<br><br>The lunch itself was superb, for 30 pesos (about a fiver) all you can eat buffet. Everything type of food you can think of, including BBQ. Was told that at times the place feeds up to 1000 at a time, i can well believe it. Duty free was also interesting, good deals on Johnnie Walker: 4.5 litre of red for 79 US dollars, 149 dollars for black, and 302 dollars ...

... It made my week just seeing wild toucans and monkeys; and the falls themselves were spectacular. <br><br>Heading West to Posada tomorrow to catch the train back down to Buenos Aires before we trek down to Patagonia and Glacier National Park...cant wait. <br><br>Bradford is going to be joining us in Santiago in about 10 days! Hurry up my brother...Chile awaits!<br>

... we still arrived around Friday midday thoroughly excited about visiting another country, and seeing yet another completely different landscape. We caught a bus to Foz do Iguacu in Brazil, passing through the fairly speedy immigration system. We arrived at our hostel mid-afternoon to find the Pousada El Shaddai quite a nice little hostel. Our room had an en-suite and TV and overlooked the pool and patio area - it felt like being in a proper hotel for a ...

... us right up the the top of the Devil´s throat. One thing which struck us was how serene and still the water was until it hit the Falls where it crashes in to an abundance of fine mist below.<br>We got some awesome pictures of the Falls and the visible rainbows..and some little ferrit type creatures who were wandering about.<br><br>This side of the Falls only took a couple of hours to see so we headed to a bird park where Gary was determined to see a Toucan (which he assures us make ...

... was possible.<br><br>Needless to say, by crossing an imaginary line, we had returned to Spanish-speaking South America. Additionally, we could once again purchase our beloved Argentine packaged food, the empenada. Finally, cheap Malbecs and huge steaks were accessible. We love Brasil, but it was nice to enjoy the pleasures of Argentina and actually be able to communicate with people for a few days. <br><br>One of these pleasures was the parilla, Quicho ...

... the relax in Morro and the extasis in Rio. Now is time for Argentina, a country that, even before I stepped on it, gets me very good fellings. New flag for the blog header, new category for the posts. So nice you came &#8220;boludo&#8221;!

... for a few piccies in front of them.<br><br> <br><br> <br><br>We saw a lovely rainbow down in the mist where we'd been soaked earlier!<br><br> <br><br>This was one of the local birds, get your book out Mum &amp; Dad!<br><br> <br><br>This ...