My name is Marion Vermazen. I am a traveler, hiker, reader, Sun alumnus, computer geek, YouTuber, Spanish and French language student, knitter, weaver and genealogist.
We’ve pretty much taken it easy today. We rode the Hop on Hop off bus this afternoon and saw a bit more of the city.
Tonight we went to a wonderful show at the Bebop Jazz club. The music was Mozart and Gershwin. It started with classical piano music and morphed into wonderful Mozart and Gershwin improvisation. the musicians were having fun and so did we.
We had a busy and fun day today in Buenos Aires. We started out looking for a coffee shop for breakfast. We found a great one. Several times we have had small croissants with a light sugar glaze. They call them medialunas. They are soooo good!
Next we did a one hour tour of the Buenos Aires Opera House. It is a beautiful building and according to our guide has the best in the world acoustics for opera.
Next we had tea and snacks at a nearby cafe that we remembered from our last time in Buenos Aires.
After a short break back at the hotel we walked about a mile to Recoleta Cemetery where we did a walking tour. Our guide was excellent and the cemetery and mausoleums were fascinating.
We had a great steak dinner at a nearby restaurant. Argentinas really do steak deliciously!
The San Lorenzo suburb of Salta where we stayed last night is very upscale. We went out for a walk this morning and walked by some beautiful big houses.
We drove to the airport about 11 and turned in our rental truck. It was quite windy and the air was full of dust.
Our flight to Buenos Aires took two hours. We took a taxi to our hotel on Avenue 9 de Julio.
The first thing we did was change some dollars to pesos. On Florida Street where the money changers work you couldn’t walk 20 feet without somebody saying “cambio?” to you. The first guy Duke and Brian talked to tried to give them a bad rate but the next guy changed the money with no problem. Last time they changed money a couple of days ago they got 830 pesos for a dollar. This time they got 970.
In the evening my we went to a dinner History of Tango show.
Today we drove about 125 miles from Cafayate back to Salta where we started a week ago. We made lots of stops along the scenic road.
Tonight we are staying on the outskirts of Salta because tomorrow we fly to Buenos Aires
For dinner we had dinner outside at a nearby Italian Restaurant.
This morning before leaving Molinos we went for a walk across the river and the dry river bed near our hotel.
We loaded all our luggage in our new trash bags to protect the luggage from the dust.
The road was again very rough today. Even though the drive was only 74 miles it took us between three and four hours. The terrain was varied and some of it was really stunning. We made several stops.
Tonight we are at Grace Cafayate resort in a villa overlooking the vineyards. It’s a lovely spot. We had lunch soon after we arrived.
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