March 15, 2006
Day 168
I planned on leaving Salta tomorrow, so today I decided to check out one of the many museums listed on my map of the city. It was siesta time, however, and not much was open. The only museum listed that was open during the afternoon was Pajarito's, and what… Read More »
March 14, 2006
Day 167
Today I went to San Bernardo hill, which overlooks Salta, with Andre, a Dutch guy from my hostel. As it was scorching hot again, we took the lazy man's route to the top. A gondola to the top was constructed by a Swiss company back in… Read More »
March 13, 2006
Day 166
I arrived in Salta today on an overnight bus. My main goal of visiting Salta was to go on the "Train to the Clouds," a train that goes all the way to the nearby mountains with breathtaking views of the region. I walked around town trying to figure out… Read More »
March 11/12, 2006
Day 164,165
Not a whole lot of interesting things happened this weekend. I was out really late on Friday night, so I got a late start on Saturday. I did a lot more walking around the city, but I had run out of things in the area that interested me. It… Read More »
March 9, 2006
Day 161
Today I went with some people from my hostel to Cuesta Blanca, a tiny town in the middle of the campo, or country. We walked to a river with a beach where we relaxed, swam, and played cards all day. It was a really hot day, so it was… Read More »
March 9, 2006
Day 161
In the corner of my map of Cordoba is a large patch of green called Parque Sarmiento. I wasn't quite sure what was there, but I decided to walk to it anyway today. When I got there, I noticed that it indeed was large, but there was a strange… Read More »
March 8, 2006
Day 160
I wanted to get out of the city for a bit, so today I took a bus to Alta Gracia, a small town about an hour away. Although it was a nice town with lots of big houses, my main reason for going there was to see one of… Read More »
March 7, 2006
Day 159
I decided to make this a museum day. First, I attempted to find Dr Ara's museum in one of the city's hospitals. Dr Ara uses the same mummification technique as the guy who made Evita Peron and Vladimir Lenon's mummies. Not many people want to go see a bunch… Read More »
March 6, 2006
Day 159
I took an overnight bus to Cordoba last night, and arrived at around 7:00 AM. I went to a hostel that someone had recommended to me and tried to get some sleep. As soon as I laid down, I noticed a problem: loud music was blaring from a dance… Read More »
March 5, 2006
Day 158
I went to a park this afternoon with Laura and some of her friends. We sat around and drank mate for a few hours. Everyone else at the park was sitting around and drinking mate, too. At some point when we we were sitting there, I finally truly realized… Read More »
