Iguassu Falls, Puerto Iguazu
Argentina
Our first 2 nights in Argentina were spent in a decent hotel as we still weren't 100%, but the pleasant town of Puerto Iguazu made us feel a whole lot better. The sun was finally shining and the town felt so much safer, quieter and more laid-back that we knew we were going to like Argentina. When we eventually made it out for dinner our love for the country was further compounded when the waiter served us 2 of the most enormous steaks I have ever seen. Fan-bloody-tastic.
The beef here is unbelievable, and cooked on big open grills, which has us looking forward to every meal even more than usual! You may think we are splurging by having steak but they cost less than 3 quid - result!
Now aside from the food the reason for coming here was of course to visit the Iguazu Falls. You can view the falls from both the Brazilian and the Argentinean side but due to our loss of love for Brazil we decided to stay on the Argentinean side. On this side you can get much closer to the falls. They are very impressive, wider than Niagara and due to the high rainfall they had had recently the amount of water coming over them was tremendous. A truly fantastic sight.
After a couple more days hanging out at our hostel we made the journey to Buenos Aires. I should just mention that whilst we didn't witness it
ourselves a Canadian guy staying at the hostel had a shower with a tarantula!!!! Yes a big, fat, hairy tarantula. He even took a photo (I didn't ask why he had a camera in the bathroom!). Had I seen it then you wouldn't have seen me for dust. Anyways we left soon enough.
As air transport in South America is very expensive the main method of getting around is by bus. Now bearing in mind the size/length of Argentina alone, this means some serious journeys. We had however heard great things about the buses and so were almost looking forward to our 16 hour trip to the capital. It was great, seats like those in a first class cabin food served to you and films to watch - brilliant. What a difference to those bus journeys in Asia although the bureaucracy seems to be the same as we stopped at many check points, had to show ID despite not leaving the country and had our possessions checked out by sniffer dogs. And thus we, well I at least - Mik doesn't sleep well on buses - arrived well rested in Buenos Aires.
The beef here is unbelievable, and cooked on big open grills, which has us looking forward to every meal even more than usual! You may think we are splurging by having steak but they cost less than 3 quid - result!Now aside from the food the reason for coming here was of course to visit the Iguazu Falls. You can view the falls from both the Brazilian and the Argentinean side but due to our loss of love for Brazil we decided to stay on the Argentinean side. On this side you can get much closer to the falls. They are very impressive, wider than Niagara and due to the high rainfall they had had recently the amount of water coming over them was tremendous. A truly fantastic sight.
After a couple more days hanging out at our hostel we made the journey to Buenos Aires. I should just mention that whilst we didn't witness it
ourselves a Canadian guy staying at the hostel had a shower with a tarantula!!!! Yes a big, fat, hairy tarantula. He even took a photo (I didn't ask why he had a camera in the bathroom!). Had I seen it then you wouldn't have seen me for dust. Anyways we left soon enough.As air transport in South America is very expensive the main method of getting around is by bus. Now bearing in mind the size/length of Argentina alone, this means some serious journeys. We had however heard great things about the buses and so were almost looking forward to our 16 hour trip to the capital. It was great, seats like those in a first class cabin food served to you and films to watch - brilliant. What a difference to those bus journeys in Asia although the bureaucracy seems to be the same as we stopped at many check points, had to show ID despite not leaving the country and had our possessions checked out by sniffer dogs. And thus we, well I at least - Mik doesn't sleep well on buses - arrived well rested in Buenos Aires.
Cara.
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