After one the worst night bus experience of our lives, Susan and I arrived in Mendoza, Argentina from Valparaiso, Chile. Home of Malbec, Mendoza is the wine capital of South America and one the wine hot spots of the world. That being said, we did some pretty intense relaxing during our two days there.
After getting in, we were absolutely beat. It was only a seven hour journey from Valpo to Mendoza, but we had to get up and go through customs, so our sleep was sporadic. Fortunately the bus station had some comfy benches for us to get some shut eye before we could check into our hostal. When we found our hostal, we again, slept for a few more hours before starting our day.
We spent the first day strolling around the various plazas in town, the modern art museum, and Parque San Martin, which is an enormous and beautiful park just outside the city's center. We also went the side walk museum of the development of the streets of Mendoza... we were glad that it was in route of where we were eating dinner and that we didn't venture out of way to see that "museum". That night, we went to dinner at Las Tinajas, Mark and Jenny's favorite restaurant. Thanks for the suggestion... so much food, so little money! We called it an early night. Had to be well rested for our bike and wine tour the next day.
On Thursday, we rented bikes and rode around wine tasting at the various vineyards. It was really beautiful. We went to a liquor, chocolate, and jam factory (is this a normal combination?) After that, we were about done after three wineries and various glasses. Riding through the vineyards was super relaxing and the scenery really was beautiful. It was weird for me to see the Andes and know that they are now to my west instead of to the east, like they were in Peru and Chile. Directly after we turned our bikes in, we boarded a bus for the 15 hour haul to Buenos Aires. I'll write about Buenos Aires in a post yet to come...
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