Hotel Baviera Villa General Belgrano

... were some interesting items on display such as his motorbike, one of his famous green uniforms, his letter of resignation from all of the posts he held in Cuba and his farewell letters to his family.

There was also a room dedicated to pictures of the day the Fidel Castro visited the museum a few years ago.

The museum was certainly worth the trip and after a wander back through the streets to the town centre we jumped on a bus back to Cordoba. .

So we got to Cordoba to find out that the hostel didn´t have our reservation and the whole of Cordoba and surrounding area was booked up due to the infamous Oktoberfest. Sooo we ended up meeting some guys in the hostel lounge area while we were deciding what to do who had rented a house close to the festival. 17 of us in a 2 bedroomed house which was meant to sleep 5....

... 12.50 American dollars for those of you keeping track at home). The cabana itself was really nice because it had it's own stove and bathroom and fireplace. The only downside...we walked into the bathroom and couldn't find the shower. Then we realized that the bathroom was the shower. Although we ruined a lot of toiletpaper with the water from the shower, using the toilet to prop up your leg was really nice if you wanted to shave. We only ...

... a 2 hour session with Doris. Off we went the next morning at 10 and we were dropped off in the taxi at a modest looking home with lots of horses in the field. Doris or her son who met us didnt speak english. We were just helped onto the horses and I was told very quickly to hold the rope around the horses head in one hand and quickly on how to turn right and left - I didnt have a notion. Off we went out of the house and down the dirt road - I hated it straight ...

Le lendemain, je pars avec Alba, Cayo, Johan, Juliana et Maren à Alta Gracia, un petit village au Sud de Córdoba célèbre pour avoir vu grandir Ernesto "Che" Guevarra, la figure charismatique par excellence de toute l'Amérique latine. La famille Guevarra s'est installée à Alta Gracia suite aux problèmes d'asthmes du petit Ernesto. En effet, dans cette région, l'air est très sec et convient trés bien aux ...

another city, another long distance bus, we made our way from Mendoza to Cordoba with Nueva Chevalier, another nationwide bus company, again Cama clas, but this time with no hot meal or complementary drink!! As soon as we arrived in Cordoba, we made our way to the nearby town of Alta Gracia, which is the subject of this blog. Alta Gracia is well-known for being the location of the former home of Che Guevara, during his early life and childhood. He was not actually ...

... schoen. Es gibt ein Wohnzimmer, zwei Baeder, eine Kueche natuerlich und drei weitere Zimmer. Im dritten Zimmer wohnt auch eine Deutsche, die im Moment aber nicht da ist. Mein Mitbewohnter Ariel ist wirklich nett. Ich denke ich werde mich dort wohlfuehlen. Heute habe ich mit den Maedels aus der Sprachschule einen Auflug nach Villa General Paz gemacht.Der Ort ist von deutschen Siedlern gegruentet worden und versucht auch heute noch so deutsch wie moeglich zo ...

... out on arrival that the agency had only just set off to repair the car - Ange and Livio could have spent the whole night waiting by the vehicle! So much for all the nice guarantees we had been given about 24h repair service and so on! We spent the whole afternoon trying to negociate with the agency and on the phone with our insurance - admin hassle... And there I was at the beginning of our travels, reading Ange and Livio's blog and how they had ...

After a short stint in the town of Cordoba we headed off the beaten track to La Cumbrecita. La Cumbrecita is a small mountain side village surrounded by waterfalls, rivers and pines. Unlike Buenos Aires, La Cumbrecita is a pedestrian only village with ZERO pavement and pollution. We spent each day hiking and/or swimming in the fresh springs. La Olla is the closest swimming hole in town, but your options are unlimited if you are willing to hike around ...

Another post to get the page back on track a bit faster. This time, i spent some time in Santa Fe and Cordoba. a bit nearer to my reach to Bolivia. In Santa Fe, we spent a friend's birthday, visited around the city. Nothing much to do. Just a pretty little place you can go to relax but not worth staying too long. After that, we went to Cordoba. It is a student town and the atmosphere is very lively. There are places to visit outside the city but it is ...