After 36 hours and a few stops on the way we finally arrived in Mendoza. We basically only went to Mendoza to drink wine and eat a good steak.
But the city is very nice, even if we didn't see a lot of it. Since we still had to see about sending home the broken tablet and some souvenirs, we wanted to arrive in Santiago de Chile early and only stayed in Mendoza for two days. After that we drove off to Chile.
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After Asunción we were thinking about where to stay at the Iguaçu waterfalls. There where three options: Paraguay, Brazil or Argentina side. After a few suggestions we decided to stay in Argentina because everything is just half an hour away by bus and we have to go there any way to get to Santiago.
So after we arrived in Ciudad del Este ( Paraguay ) we saw a lot of people with huge shopping bags, because electronics are really expensive in Argentina and they all come to Paraguay to buy them. So the bus to Puerto Iguaçu was just 45 minutes and we arrived happy but not knowing where to go and without money and a functioning bank in Argentina. Apparently you have to try multiple banks until you find an ATM that works with your credit card. Luckily we could exchange our Paraguay money to a sufficient amount of Argentinen pesos to go to a cafe and (with its WiFi) look up hostels and ATMs. We found a nice hostel just 10 minutes walk from the bus station. It had a pool which we couldn't use because it was dirty. The owner found always a new reason to clean it the next day till we left. South America - a place where productivity is tomorrow. But else it was quite nice with a good kitchen and the power and WiFi worked almost the whole time. Nice chill out area where we met a lot of very nice people. So we had always someone to cook with or visit various places. At the second day we went to the waterfalls from the Brazilian side. It was quite nice and you get a good overview but it didn't really compare with the next day and the Argentinan side off the falls you just get much closer and feel more than of the falls. Sadly, after the charger fiasco in Asuncion, now Max's phone gave up. That is now 2 chargers, 2 phones and a tablet that broke in South America. At least Max got to go phone shopping in Paraguay. On our last day prima, our dragon mascot was stolen. That confirms what everybody says about Argentina. If they can steal it, they will. So we left Puerto Iguaçu pretty pissed of, but we still had a nice time with a lot of awesome people. The next stop was Mendoza, next to Chile and just a 36 hours bus ride away. By the way, the weather is awesome. Sunny and hot. |
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