Pringles Apart Hotel Rosario

Rosario, Argentina´s 3rd largest city, is a perfect grid of blocks with a river that cuts right along the side of it. The day we arrived we scored perfect weather, skies don´t get any more blue, and launched ourselves into the backpacking tradition of walking all over the place - stopping only to eat, check the map, or snap more photos... Rosario actually isn´t a HUGE tourist destination, so it was a nice change for us. Since ...

I startd this blog almost a month ago, with the intention of it being a central place for me to share stories, photos, and memories with everyone at home, abroad, and around the world who I wish I could share this amaxzing experience with. Unfortunately, of fortunately (depending on how you look at it), I have been having the most amazing, whirlwind experience of my life and as a result have not found the time to actually sit down to write anything on ...

... here out of TILE. Wet tile in flip flops? Forget about it. Like trying to walk on ice. I actually had to have two people hold me up just to get to the school cafeteria, and I used the hook on the end of my umbrella to grab onto things and pull myself along. Comical, THEY all said. Stupid, I said. Tomorrow is the last day of school this week, and then the weekend. YAY!!! I´ll try to write more soon. Take care, all!

... EVerything looks great-- and today (Sunday) we went to a ¨feria,¨ almost a market where artesans and crafters and antique collectors bring little stands and white tents and sell their goods. Sammie, Lily, and I went to the fair today and saw a lot of cool stuff. People really enjoy Sundays here-- no businesses are open, and all the people head to the parks (there´s so many cool parks here) and just bring lawn chairs or blankets, or ...

... I think. The architecture is very similar to Buenos Aires but the city itself is more clean, less busy, and not so smelly or noisy. Just very nice. And dogs running around EVERYWHERE but they all seem well-fed. And they chase the cars on the streets. And I´m pretty sure I´m going to see one die before I leave here. For sure. It´s just not safe! Last night a bunch of us went to Stroker´s, a bowling alley-billiards bar about ...

... which hosts a bunch of barge traffic. It has a georgous river walk that extends, it seems, for miles. Great restaurants, some serving fish, abound, and some are situated on the River Walk. Rosario has it share of churches and outdoor bazaars. Currently, a contract has been let to build a new super, duper monotrain from BsAs to Rosario, continuing to Cordoba. I would like to return to see that, and maybe ride it on the return trip.

... too much but what are you going to do besides steal them. I also teach myself how to tie a bowline knot which I got off the internet. I don`t have room in my bag for shoes so I have to tie them to the outside of my bag but I have to do it in such a way that someone behind me can`t simply yank on the shoe string to untie it and run off with my shoes. The bowline knot is perfect since it can only be undone when the string is not taut and even ...

... ball. Those are the basic rules. Then there was some live music from the stage. Basically, all of the following events were separated with a few songs by a band or two. Next, there was a strange race where about 5 gauchos were pretending to sleep on their saddles. Once the race started, they ran to the other side of the field, grabbed a horse, ran back with the horse and then had to put the saddle on the horse and ride to the other side. Whoever did it ...

... there. Rosario is the 2nd largest city in Argentina and home to the man who designed the Argentinian flag so they have this huge big monument which is coincidentally called the Flag Monument. (not to be forgotten by me as I went **** up going down the stairs and broke my camera, which I managed to fix with a bandaid). There is also a huge big river and so loads of riverside dining and drinking. A ...

... I went to.... late in the afternoon, wasn't much to do so I just found my way around and treated self to a nice local caserole dish and retired to my pit early. 7th: Being winter and all, excursions and outdoor activities are limited in nature and frequency, so I decided to sack the proposed options off and avoid tour agencies completely.. for example, the imposing Volcan Lanin is 60ks outside the town and the national park of Lanin nearby but weather not ...