Mirante Hotel Foz de Iguacu

... don't think any pictures could do that place justice. It's something I think everybody should see in their lifetime.
Argentina is much cheaper than Brazil which is a relief! We've been eating 10oz steak, salad and a side for a fiver and they drink beer by the litre, sharing it like wine, for about a pound. Met some more really nice people who we plan to hook up with in Buenos Aires. Don't know where to next!

Day 24 - First off, you may see that photos and a few videos have been included from my first day`s visit to the falls. For some reason my camera is working again, but i feel it is on itīs last legs so happy i bought a new one anyway. Of course, the best photo opportunities were missed and you would have been mightily impressed, but that`s life.

First thing that stuck me on Wednesday morning was the weather - absolutely ******* down, and lightning as well ...

... First we take the rather cute slow and rattly train up to the top, where catwalks take you over the upper river basin to the very top of the falls. The shops in the national park sell white poncho raincoats with curiously pointy hoods, and as we approach the top of the falls where the spray picks up, it is beginning to look like an organised outing of the KKK.
The view from the top is impressive to say the least, and ...

... hostel) we ventured out to explore the town, when disaster stuck. If you`d read the Mount Roraima blog entry, or just know Renee you`d know that she has a love-hate relationship with gravity (mostly hate). One uneven pavement later, seconds after leaving the hostel (making fun of people in the hostel pamphlet I might add), and she was on the ground with a sprained ankle. Ouch! Luckily we were literally outside the hostel, so could get her into the room and begin emergency ...

... breakfast buffets I've ever encountered at a hotel anywhere -- it's even mentioned as such in the Lonely Planet.

Well the afternoon of the day I arrived I took the public bus to the Brazilian side of the falls. Fortunately today was mostly sunny, but the clouds had started encroaching on the sun's hold of the sky so I had to time my photos accordingly. At first ...

... under it. Normally groups go under once, maybe twice. We did it 4 or 5 times because we kept shouting for Uno Mas! (one more!) and they kept giving us one more. We were absolutely drenched. We might as well have jumped in. It was hilarious. We walked back and got changed, then got a bus back to our hotel in Brazil.

On the third day, we went to the Brazilian side. This side offers a more panoramic view of the waterfalls and gives ...

... was fun. It was a great morning out and we then got a local bus back to camp that very randomly had a TV on it showing Mr Bean (international silent comedy!).

The Argentinean border crossing went well and to welcome us to the county our tour guides threw us a wine and cheese night followed by a traditional Argentinean barbeque to get us into the local mind set. Unsurprisingly I think this was my favorite night so far and we got through a lot of wine ...

... the budget).
The travelling all went pretty easy, apart from the restaurant staff forgetting Ivo's dinner last night, after which he walked out angrily and in the end the (non-existent) meal was free. No worries, he compensated tonight in one of the many churascias in Foz - believe me, he almost ate a full cow!
Anyway, we visited the Iguacu falls in the morning and went to the Itaipu ...

Got up early and had breakfast, then planned to catch El Practico back in to the Argentine park. Met up with Erin, Ingrid and Oren at the bus stop and learned that the bus doesn't stop for you if you don't wave it down. It doesn't have scheduled stops. Savvy cab drivers hang out and offer you a ride if this happens. If you get four people in a taxi, the price per person is the same, so we opted for this and took a cab ...

... I looked over to Katie who was absolutely LOVING it !! She was shrieking her head off but clearly wouldnīt want to be anywhere else in the world... It ...