Grand Hotel Balbi Mendoza
Las Heras 340 Mendoza, Province of Mendoza, Cuyo, M5500GMH , Argentina
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3 days in Mendoza
Last day in Bariloche and my bus trip to Mendoza: Sunday, Monday and Tuesday After spending a relaxing last night in Bariloche on Sunday, on Monday afternoon I took another long bus ride (18 hours) to Mendoza, arrriving around 9am on Tuesday morning. This time the bus ride was through this company called Andesmar and I was unable to get a coche- …
The Southern Cross
Sorry all for the delay in writing....WIFI access in lovely Mendoza is hard to come by. The best thing about traveling on overnight bus from BA to Mendoza (other than the fact that Kev thinks I am a princess and got the Royal Cama, fully reclining seat) is the amazing night sky! Finally seeing the Southern Cross, the southern part of the Milky Way …
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The Wine Cycle
... is. I end up cycling a KM away from Tempus further down the road… only to see Simon struggling back. He missed the giant gates with the writing Tempus Alba on it and thought some random guy waaaayyyyy in the distance was me. Great.
We get a single wine tasting here (Simon swears he ordered for two but they only gave us a single server – hmmm!) and we give these a try. Nice enough… I am gagging for water though so it isn’t ...
Wineries, Zombies, Bike Rides and Picnics
... bum technique. Both worked pretty well although my clothes remained cleaner.
After the Devil's Throat we continued on and arrived at Cafayate at around lunch time. We had a short while to check out the very pretty little town before we met back up again to head out to some wineries. The whole town is surrounded by grape vines and so find a vineyard wasn't hard. The first was called Vasija Secreta. The wine was ok but nothing special. The second place had a ...
Mendoza
... trotzdem möglich. Sowie eine Weintour mit einer Gruppe Halloween feiernder Iren. In Mendoza ging natürlich auch die Suche nach dem perfekten Steak weiter. Nach anfänglichen Problemen und ersten Resignationanzeichen ging der Wunsche am letzen Abend nahezu in Erfüllung. Nach ei***** Recherche hatte ich eine kleines Restaurant aufgetan, was etwas Abseits lag und auch ein bisschen teurer war. Hier schnitt mir der Grillmeister ein deftiges Stück Ribeye ab und servierte mir ...



