Howard Johnson Cordoba Rio Ceballos

... with special items that had belonged to some of the murdered people, and photo albums and messages from their families.

We spent the afternoon wandering about the city, including an icecream stop. Icecream is very delicious here and also very cheap! We also stopped in at a bookstore where one of the staff members was thrilled that Evan was the first person to comment on her joke - she had packaged together for sale the unusual pairing ...

... Japan, Italy, Switzerland, and of course Argentina. The language barrier can be difficult at times, but usually people really try to help you and I always end up laughing at my American-ness. I miss home almost every day, and I've wanted to give up quite a few times in the last week. However, each day seems to get a little less difficult than the day before. And I have things to look forward to. Although this weekend will just be relaxing in a few ...

... built by a shipbuilder); and an impressive collection of REALLY old books in the library. Apparently the Jesuits were quite open-minded and in the time of the inquisition they were expelled by the Spanish crown from the whole of the Americas for their progressive views. They came back later, and city of Cordoba is pretty bloody proud of them. Our second day in Cordoba we headed out of the city for a wee day-trip to the spa town of Alta Gracia. We found the ...

... on a two week winer break just now . Annoying , and the Spanish ... .well i went too two lessons , i was very bad and gave up.I would still love to speak Spanish tho. but i don´t know if i can.I have done nothing what so ever here, i might go back to B.A to meet some friends

Im Backpackers in Gordoba auf Manuela Amrein gestossen, die eine Stunde nach uns dort eingetroffen ischt. Manuela ist die Schwester meines guten Freundes Raffael Amrein aus Zuchwil. Wir wussen zwar beide, dass wir in Südamerika unterwegs sind, sind dann aber ohne konkret abzumachen ...

... for a beer. After our meeting, we went to the movies and saw a film. The movie theaters here are really cheap and even allow you to buy beer and take it into the theaters. So, we got extremely drunk and watched a movie...just kidding. We had a beer before, then stuffed ourselves with some sweet popcorn during the movie! The next day we went to a little German village about two hours outside of Cordoba called Villa General ...

... a little north to spend some time in La Cumbre, a sleepy little town famous for its alfajores (pronounced ALPHA *****S, which I quite liked saying as often as the situation allowed) and for being the Argie paragliding capital. It's a small spot, and we were there in the off season, so everything was even quieter than normal, but it was a nice relaxed setting to take in a few walks and throw ourselves off a hillside. We decided to go ...

... at least the tourist things), which is what I spent my first day there doing. When I arrived back at the hostel people were gathering in the bar area and they were getting ready to have a bar-b-q. We all put in some money and started having drinks and ate some pretty good asado. It was a good meet and greet session. There was even a girl there from Houston, Alex, who lives off of Montrose who is getting ready to ...

After Buenos Aires, it was another two days' long drive to the Cordoba province, in Argentina's Central Sierras region. After a short stop at Cordoba City (the second largest city in Argentina), we headed to an estancia in the nearby mountain and stayed there for 3 nights. Estancia, basically is "an extensive ranch for cattle or sheep, with an owner or manager (estanciero) and dependent labor force ...

... ground it was a fantastic feeling of flying. We rounded on our target and landed with perfection after about 5 minutes of parachuting. I was so pysched!! It was a great experience and I will definitely do it again! I kind of surprised myself at how I did it as I wasn´t scard at all! Things I Learned * You should always wear a supportive bra when horseriding, even if you only have small boobs. * Be careful about kissing boys in the same hostel * Cordoba is hot and boring