Hotel Rosario

... call but we're putting it out there). The occasion marked Augusto's final days in Argentina as he prepares for a year downunder. His friends kindly stripped him down and tossed him into the dirty pool before taking a pair of scissors to his favourite shirt. Augusto will always remember his friends! Thanks to everyone who was there in Rosario. We picked up some valuable Spanish words we can use during our trip. (The green feathers)

... it out and continued to eat my ice cream. Another crumb fell, this time-- with no plausible source. I looked around, didn´t see anything, and continued with my ice cream. Keep in mind that we were sitting at a table on the sidewalk in front of the building, with nothing above us-- no balconies or anything. I asked her if she´d seen it, and she hadn´t, and she told me I was crazy. We both continued on with our ice cream, and ...

... and sad to leave it. On Thursday we got a semi cama bus (reclining seats, packet food and a jean claude van dam movie!) to Rosario. Its smaller than Buenos Aires and seems to be composed mostly of shopping malls. We trying to plan the overnight trip to Iguazu now without much luck so I´ll let you know how we get on. There´s someoine else waiting to use this machine now so I´d better sign off, Talk soon Eoghan

... truck drivers) were prevelent at the overpasses on the highway. The highway was completely blocked, so our driver had to go off the pavement onto the median and travel the grass under the overpass. This blocking several times enroute to Rosario. When we arrived, finally, in Rosario, I took a cab to my hostel, but it was filled, and there were no beds left even in the dorm. There was a Che Chevez concert that was to occur ...

... of life and less touristy so much cheaper and authentic! Love it! It was a great time to be in Rosario because it was the 80th birthday of Che Guevara and there was lots of talks, exhibits and shows all about him and his life! But I was too interested in the Casa del Tango, the house of Tango. So I put on my sparkly magic tango shoes and hit the polished floors with Rosy and had a great lesson trying to learn the steps without understanding a word of Spanish! We then hit the ...

... out and explored the town. There is a lot of talk, particularily between backpackers, that Rosario has the finest women in Argentina, and some even say South America. Rosario is a big University city, so it's strongest population is students. And you wonder how it got it's reputation! I have to say that I did see a lot of absolutely gorgeous women, and while I'd probably see a similar amount in London, Rosario only has a population of about 1.4 million! No wonder all the ...

... it. It was a nice change from city life & reminds you of home. We passed over countless bridges, the most eye catching being PUENTE Rosario-Victoria. It crosses the main course of the Paraná River & touches down on several islands of the Paraná Delta on the way. The road resembles a US interstate although it was polluted with toll stations on the way which amounted to ~$40 total. As the sun was going down in the west & the lucid moon apparent to the east, we ventured south...

... out the streets. Rosario has a few museums, but nothing really worth seeing. The streets are nice and there are some nice little plazas and parks. It has a much more relaxed feel than Buenos Aires. Nothing really to entertain someone for very long though. The partying I think would have been fun, oh well. The plan is to head over to Buenos Aires tomorrow for a day to two, eat some good food and chill out.

... panorama of the mountain range, the lake and lake islands with the town a faint cluster of dots in the background could all be seen clearly in full glory....Enjoyed just wondering around up there and amusing self watching others, taking photos and having warm drinks. That activity saw me through half a day pretty much so what was left resulted in a stroll of the " Centro Civico" - a nice plaza enclosed by arches and wooden towers in which the town hall, post ...