Windsor Tower Cordoba

... took place in the afternoon, never at night, because with only candles there was not enough light for social events at night.

The second museum was a memorial to people who were made to 'disappear´ during the Dirty War in the 1970s. Outside the museum hung hundreds of flags, each with a photograph and name of a disappeared person. Inside the building, which was a former place of detention and torture, were cells filled with flowers, or ...

... Alta Gracia, a small town just outside of Cordoba, which had been founded by the Jesuits many centuries ago. Also, it is the town in which a young Ernesto "El Che" Guevara spent most of his formative years. We had initially planned to cycle around the town, but given the lovely weather and that we had plenty of time to spare we decided to walk it. We picked up some maps from a very helpful assistant at the tourist office, and on our way out sighted our first condor for the day ...

... kindjes moeten zelfs hun kleding delen, want ze hebben maar 1 grote kledingkast voor de kleintjes. De grotere hebben wel een piepklein kastje met kleding. Maar de kinderen hebben het er wel redelijk goed, er is in ieder geval voldoende eten en veel leeftijdsgenootjes om mee te spelen. De directrice Suzanne is heel relaxt, beetje geitenwollensokkentype (dat heet ongetwijfeld anders hier in het warme Argentinie) en probeert de kindertjes, zo veel mogelijk te ontzien. Ze mogen ...

After a quick celebration of Elisa's birthday, we took a road trip to Cordoba. The view was extremely pictoresque, and the conversation sensational. Carlitos outdid himself, and drove the entire 1000Km alone. We ate the leftovers from the previous night ...

... out together -- whether it was going for a scrambling excursion up to a waterfall, or milking the goats, or staying up late talking with the other guests (practicing our spanish) by candlelight around the table. The staff was good, but the hostess Regina was definitely the star of the show and was filled with good stories and cheer. Patricia, a Porteno, and her two children were lots of fun. The intellectuals Mario and Susanna ...

... like the place. On Friday night it was one of the girl´s birthday so we were all hanging out, and then at like 2 o´clock in the morning we went to a house where all the people from the intercambio where. It´s so weird and nice at the same time, but here it just seems that everything starts at 2 or 3 in the morning in the clubs. It was nice to meet a lot of the people that are doing the same thing as me. Actually the ...

... and a decent seat. We were well empressed how good the seats were, really comdortable and they reclined so your almost laying down which meant the journey was ok as i slpet most the way through it. Its funny how your perceptions of long journeys can change in a few weeks, a drive oopp north doesnt seem that far now (although im still only attending southern uni reunions lads). We arrived in cordoba and got a double room as we were a bit ...

... her 44 minutes to accomplish this feat... but hats off to her for trying ay. We then write the address on the box and give it to the man behind the desk and if it never reaches it's destination i just don't care anymore. We also used the spare time to catch up on a few workouts that we have been sorely missing out on. We go the roof and construct a little bench with bricks and planks of wood and create some dumbbells out of our packs, as well as our ...

Although I´ve only spent five nights in Cordoba, so much has happened here that it would take several journal entries to cover it all. Cordoba in located in central Argentina where the landscape in dotted with small mountain ranges, sprawling open spaces, and plateaus overlooking endless valleys. The town itself is the second largest in Argentina and hosts a large population of undergraduates, sure to keep the town alive with a youthful buzz. Will ...