Arriving in Mendoza

On Feb. 25th we decided to fly from San Martin de Los Andes to Mendoza instead of the 20 hr. bus ride.  Arrived at about 9 pm and quickly caught a taxi to our next accommodation.  Turned out to be more like a hostel and too far outside of the city so after staying one night, cancelled and moved in to an apartment in the city.  Much better.

It is the annual wine festival and there are all sorts of festivities.  Wine tasting is a big one!

Now that's my size for a bottle of wine!

Dinner at a great restaurant.  Filet mignon, red wine and Creme brûlée....doesn't get much better than that!

The next day Marlene and I did the city bus tour to get our bearings.  Took 2 hours and gave us a good idea of where everything is.

Some colourful buildings....

Mmmmm.....thought we were in Argentina?

 

The parks are huge.  Trees were brought from all over the world and originally hand watered so that they could slowly adapt to the arid conditions of Mendoza.  They have an amazing irrigation system which consists of ditches all over town.  This was originally introduced by the Incas.

There is a huge show which takes place over three days but unfortunately after we leave.  Incredibly hard to get tickets anyhow.  This is the arena where it will take place.  Capacity is 22,000 and it's sold out!