For all my talk of being a city girl, there is nothing like getting away from the crowds and exploring around in nature. Most of my favorite places and many of my happiest memories take place in the outdoors... so as much as I love city life, I don't think I could do it without getting away from it all every now and then.
I'm writing this post much later in the day than usual because today I went for a day trip to Capilla del Monte (small town in the mountains a couple hours out from Córdoba Capital) and then we stopped by Paseo de las artes (crafts fair) on the way back, so I got home kinda late...
I'm super tired, so I am just gonna toss in some pics and some captions, and next week I'll do a little more writing.
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| Who knew there were polar bears in Argentina? |
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| Waiting for food on the terrace of the Bruncheria with some hair-twirling cutie... ;) |
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| The colors on the buildings in Capilla del Monte, with the mountain in the background... so pretty!! |
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| Apparently Capilla del Monte is known for UFO sightings... |
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| Yep, it's a dessert! Kinda made me feel like I was in Arizona... the landscape seemed really similar. |
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| Running water! It is so amazing to see natural water... I miss living by the ocean like crazy. Apparently this stream is where the indigenous people escaped to and hid after the Spanish conquistadors invaded their home... it's a serene and gorgeous location, but still a reminder of the violent history (not only of this country but of all the Americas) |
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| Adventure buddies! Yes, I climbed through that lovely slit too... this was definitely more of a scramble/spelunking adventure than a hike (which made it even more fun). We got the tip for this hike from the Tourist Information Center in Capilla del Monte. After answering our questions and being clearly confused by our different accents, the person behind the desk looked us over skeptically and said "Una pregunta estatística... de dónde son??" A statistical question... where are you guys from??? We laughed at the way she asked the question, but it made sense for her to be confused. Between us, we're from three major cities: San Francisco, Chicago, and London. One of my favorite things about traveling abroad is getting to go on adventures with groups of people from all over the world. |
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| We made it to the end of the trail and still got back to the bus on time! Hella backlit photo but this place was seriously amazing. |
As you can see, Shaughn visited! I have had three consecutive visitors (first the other Fulbright scholar, then Shaughn, then a British student doing study abroad work in Buenos Aires). This has given me lots of opportunity to go out and explore new restaurants and go for day trips. Shaughn and I managed to find a ton of good food, so I now know where to take anyone out to eat if they come to visit! Unfortunately, he had to endure the cold showers at my apartment during his whole visit.
With Shaughn back in Germany I am alone again... and while I love independence, I'm definitely missing having someone around to go places with me and get to actually chat with about everything at the end of the day.
I know that with my talk of cold showers and long bus rides and broken chargers I have made Argentina sound super appealing, but the country is actually amazing to explore, and I am really grateful to have had another opportunity to do so today.
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