Safe in Mendoza, within yelling distance of the Andes. We could see them as we were flying in. I was taken with how pretty they looked --- and then I thought of the movie ¨Alive.¨
Mendoza is much smaller than Buenos Aires but with wider sidewalks and more of a cafe feel to it. Almost college town-like, as Jordo noted. It´s a town where the siesta is very much alive and well -- everything closes between 1 and 4 pm. And if we were getting hungry in Bs As, we´re in trouble here because no one in Mendoza eats before 9 p.m.
Our accomodations here are not as lux as they were in Bs As. We´re staying at a place called Le Petit Hotel and let me tell you that it lives up to its name. Our room has a bed and that´s about all that it can fit. Very NYC apartment. Still, the people are nice and we don´t require much beyond the bed.
Tomorrow should be interesting: apparently, it´s Census day here in Argentina and everything is closed. We were advised to buy food tonight for tomorrow as restaurants will be closed until late evening. We´ve hired a driver to take us into the country to an old fashioned asado, so we should be ok. I almost wish we were still in Bs As so we could see what it was like when it was all shut down.
- Natalie
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Here they are asking new Census questions about how many generations live at home, and ages, etc. They are looking at same-sex couples. What kind of questions do they ask there?
Otherwise, I wear a 9 ring and I do love the silver. If you find a really funky Rufus Wainwright ring, you bring it on home.
In news here, three of my smoke alarms decided to go off at 2:32, 2:48 and then 3 something. No smoke. No fire. I put in new batteries and they went off again. So I freaked out and called the fire station at 4 a.m. Yeah, said the fire captain of Engine 10, you need less crappy smoke detectors.
Great.
Enjoy meatliciousness!
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