Hotel Presidente Rosario

... with any other farm yard animals. The moo cow is cooked on a bricklayed, full chimmneyed, outdoor coaled fire and none of this spreading the fire with a loose bit of cardboard or cheating with gas, it is the sort of thing that would make a celebrity chef or builder moist. The Argentine's consider it an art form and they mean business - veggies.. beware :-) They prepared / cooked the Asado better than most Aussies or Saffer's ...

... on top of it to boot. I don´t think that the roof of a car is made to support all that weight. All in all, it was weird. 2. As much as I hate to start this story like this, Sammie and I were sitting at the ice cream place, eating ice cream. We had ordered the deluxe that day, and she was eating the wafer cookie off of her ice cream. As she was doing so, a crumb landed in my ice cream. I assumed it had come from her wafer, and so I ...

... wine is fabulous-- both tinto [red] and blanco [white]). Wine makes me about 1200 times sleepier... good luck with your long night, Mel. OH! The other day, we had a walking tour of the city, and a boat tour on the river as well. We ate lunch at a restaurant on the bank, and it was a fabulous meal... lots to eat. First, they brought out bread (great bread-- almost crackers, actually, with every meal) and then empanadas (pie crust in a ...

... an organised affair with modified bikes and trollies to put the good stuff into). So at night time the city resembles something from Mad Max! Its very strange then that in the middle of this chaos are the fanciest shops, restaurants and cafes that wouldnt look out of place in D4. Anyway after you accustom yourself to all this the city really starts to grow on you and after 4 days there I was really loving ...

... that we were expected to tip the men who loaded the luggage onto the storage section of the bus. It was very evident by the scowl on their faces, and outstretched hands after they loaded your bags if you weren´t quick with the pesos! I arrived in Rosario after a somewhat short bus trip on a beautiful Argentinan bus from BsAs, although the trip was filled with adventure. The road blockades (convoys of farmers in their trucks and ...

... What a small world it is! The next day was an exploration of Rosario city! It is stunning, amazing and beautiful place, really pretty! I think I even prefer it to Buenos Aires! Amazing buildings, sculptures, river front, museums, galleries, cafes, pubs and clubs and of course Che's birth house! The city is so bright and colorful and sunny! The people are very cool too. Great style, very edgy, much more finger on the pulse than Buenos Aires, so much more relaxed and slower ...

... position with a rest that slides out for your legs. You get a pillow and a blanket, a hot meal and a drink and a film to watch. It was bus heaven! They also play a game of bingo to win a bottle of wine but I couldn't keep up with the numbers so gave up. I arrived into Rosario at about 7am, and had to wait in the bus station for almost three hours waiting for Hendrik to arrive (who left Mendoza 15 minutes after me!). We then headed over to the hostel, checked in then ...

... their cards & removing their chips with speed & precision while displaying as much concern as missing an episode of Ros na Run. Safe to say, the pesos stayed in my pocket. The sun was starting to saute me again so I remained in the shade, once bitten... After chinwagging among the family (which left me thinking what have I learned) over MATE it was time to motor. I did manage to stay awake for the treck home so all the greenery you will see towards the end ...

... restaurants and etc are prohibited to sell alcohol. Even though voting here in Argentina is mandatory (not sure what the penalty is), the government still decides that Argentinians are not responsible enough to go and vote if they have been drinking the night before. That's really annoying. So partying in Rosario over the weekend was pretty much shot. Shot dead. I spent Saturday walking around the city and ...

... full day and a morning in this trendy, slightly expensive town, I thought I would follow the word of the Lonely Planet Book in terms of "must see and do's"... Managed to bus up to the Cerro La Catedral (skiing resort 20ks up the hills) but as a pedestrian only... The resort is one of the largest in the continent with 70k+ of all level runs.. Had satisfied myself with the little skiing I did in Chile so just went up on the chair lifts to the summit from where ...