This past weekend, my family took me on a trip to Córdoba, which was a lot of fun!
My host dad was born in Villa Carlos Paz, a little touristy city outside of Córdoba Capital, and they still have the house there, so that´s where we stayed.
On the first day, after 10 hours in the car, we finally arrived at the house. We spent some time cleaning up, because after some pretty bad flood damage, the brick and plaster walls havea habit of shedding LOTS of dust. Then we passed some time walking around Carlos Paz, which kind of reminded me of Lake George.
We went to Córdoba Capital the next day, which is a really gorgeous city. There is a big man-made (I believe) river that runs down the center of the city, dividing two lalnes of traffic and the effect with the trees and bridges is incredibly beautiful.
In the next two days, we drove out closer to the Sierra mountains to get a good look at them. It was amazing to actually be there seeing them, because to me they were simply enourmous and seemed to go on forever. Every once in a while there would be a little village built into the mountains, tiny and picturesque.
We also visited Villa General Belgrano, another touristy spot famous for the fact that many Germans settled there after the second world war. The whole town center is based on that fact; all the shops and restaurants as decorated in a very traditionally German style and there are little gnome sculptures EVERYWHERE.
So it was a pleasant trip. We spent a lot of time in the car though, which is very different from teh vacations I am used to. I think if I had done something similar in the States, I would have been out of that car and CLIMBING those Sierras, rather than mostly looking out the window. It was so sweet of my family to bring me though, and it was great to get out of the city for a while and see some green.
That said, I was pretty happy to get back to Resistencia. I somehow just love the atmophere here and the people, even just looking out of the window.
Well, I´m off to get ready for a Rotary dinner! More later!
3 comments:
what kind of car do you have and who drove?
PNB
Any reaction to our new president elect over there? Curious what non-news folks around the globe are seeing/hearing, or is it no big deal?
Dear Hannah:
I am your dad's cousin; his father and my father were brothers. I am delighted to meet you through your blog.
I have just returned from nearly three weeks in Buenos Aires. Oh my goodness, what a beautiful city. My friend, Sigrid, and I rented an apartment in Palermo and we fell in love with the city and the people. And now that you write about Resistencia, I have another city to visit next trip to Argentina.
I loved you description of dancing the tango. Sigrid and I took two lessons in Buenos Aires. I love that dance and it sounds as though you do too.
We also took Spanish lessons each morning for a week; we rode the subway into downtown and walked to the school. I've never seen so many sleepy people in the early morning; the subway is absolutely silent except for an occasional snoring snort. Gorgeous young business men in their suits and ties sound asleep with their heads lolling.
We did enjoy eating four meals a day and being out late at night with loads of other people on the street: the 10 p.m. dinner suited us well while we were there. It doesn't work back home.
I admire your adventurous nature, Hannah. And look forward to meeting you in person.
Much love, Margo Chamberlain
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