Hotel Zurich Rosario

... I shudder to think how we would have fared without even the wanna-be-climate-control. Rosario, despite the unpleasant climate (nothing compared to what we´ll be dealing with in Buenos Aires) is quite the charming place. The third largest city in Argentina also boasts incredibly preserved buildings, especially from the nineteenth century commerce boom. This region in general is perfect for architecture nerds, given the ...

... it was weird. 3. Sammie and I were walking to the ice cream place. We had stopped to look through the window of a shop, and so were stopped on the sidewalk next to a dumpster (somehow we find ourselves next to the dumpster) 4 cars parallel-parked behind it. We stood in the sidewalk talking, and all of a sudden, this man walked over to the car parked just behind the dumpster, and got in and started the car. We looked over, decided ...

... m the only one here with a mom AND a dad (most of the host ¨families¨ are basically just a widowed or divorced woman and possibly a child). All my friends are jealous because my dad ROCKS. He´s so funny, and he makes me laugh CONSTANTLY. Dinner time is always my favorite time of the day, and not just because my mom cooks awesome food (with one exception-- that weird liver sausage stuff) and we watch that janitor show (which has a name ...

... veggies. And then papas fritas (French fries) and then dessert. My stomach´s going to be ful full full for the entire time I´m in Argentina. It´s really cold here, and I´m glad I brought my coat, hat, mittens, and scarf. This morning it was 2.9 degrees Celsius (which is about 37 degrees Fahrenheit), and I walked to church (there´s one Lutheran church here, and the rest are all Catholic). The service was very short, about 30 min. long, and ...

... around BsAs and Rosario! It was getting late, so I joined about 250 other travelers who decided to hunker down on the cold, concrete floor, and spend the night there until the buses started running again. This particular station does not have walls on both ends, enclosing the building, so it was a windy, cold night, there on the floor. I had been told that there would be beds available the following night, so I just consoled myself ...

... was amazing and full of history and culture and its locals have a very strong identity and national pride. But Rosario has to be my favorite place so far in South America! I know that is a bold statement but it is true! I love it! It is better than any city so far. Better than Buenos Aires, Bogota, better than any city in Brazil! But it is hard to compare it to a beach or mountain town! All I know is that I could definitely live here and get swept right up I all its charm and life style!

... that very night in Rosario! We rushed down to the Hippodrome, which is in Rosario's large park area, and queued for about 2 hours before easily getting two tickets at the princely sum of 15 pounds each! To see Bob Dylan! We then went round the rest of the park, which has some nice features and is also the home of one of Rosario´s football teams, Newells Old Boys. That night we went to see the legend that is Bob Dylan. He took the stage and started without saying a ...

... many passengers at all. I checked into a hostel in Córdoba and then went to walk around town a bit. There's a nice main plaza with colonial architecture nearby. Also went into a few churches with impressive interiors. Córdoba is Argentina's second largest city after Buenos Aires and it is quite old, founded in 1573. Afterwards, I met a friend of mine from the States, Geraldine, for lunch. She had come to Córdoba for a family wedding and the day that I ...

... bit of a genius too as he kenw a lot about a lot. He gave us a brief history on the whole government and economy of argentina and it was really really interesting I have to say. Andy if your reading this I beat the **** out of you in the next arm wrestle. I think you had the unfair advantage of 45 years of argentinian steaks inside of ya.

... are honestly... gourmet! The Patagonia Museum was shut for the weekend unfortunately so couldn¡t see the only detailed and worthy museum in the area... Thought about leaving the other suggested trip for the following day before my next bus. The trip is a boat ride out across the lake to the Victoria Island...either that way or walk the length of the shores to a peninsula and back taking in the scenery. ...... Bariloche is also known for its party nature ...