Today was largely planning day for the rest of my time in Argentina. I found a nice little tour company that spoke perfect English and were in tune with my interests. I dropped by their apartment (?) this morning to discuss options. I decided I really wasn’t in the mood to hang out too long in one place (as I did in Santiago) so I have been prepared to splurge a little as one of the last hurrahs on this trip.
My, my! There are just too many options here and I have too little time, but in the end I decided to give the Iguazú Falls on the Brazil border and a side trip to Salta in the northwest corner a miss for a shorter and cheaper trip to hike around the amazing glaciers in Patagonia! Should be good. The pictures look beautiful. Hopefully the weather will be. It wasn’t an easy choice, but I couldn’t do them all.
I leave in a few days (if all goes according to plan), but not before making a day trip to a Goucho ranch south of Buenos Aires tomorrow. It is supposed to include all kinds of cultural activities and a nice Argentinian Barbecue for lunch.
I also visited the MALBA museum this afternoon for a bit of a squiz. Ummm… Modern Art L-something Buenos Aires? Museum of Latin American Art Buenos Aires, I think the translation would be. Some nice stuff. Some odd and disturbing stuff. Modern art. What can I say? Nice venue, anyway.
The MALBA was recommended by my travel agent here. She first recommended the Eva Peron Museum, but it was closed today. We did drop by her gravesite yesterday on our bike tour and she’s still pulling in the numbers. I will have to try visiting the museum again after I return from iceland.
