after "breakfast", which consisted of bread, bread, and more bread ( i ate the fruit i bought at the market the day before), we set off again, this time to find el christo redemptor. you know how in rio de janeiro there's that big statue of jesus christ with his arms spread? well, there's a smaller version in la cumbre, on a 10 minute hike up a mountain. so we stopped at a store and stocked up on snacks because, per usual, we thought we would be timely and get back into town just in time for a late lunch. we hiked up to see mr. christo and spent some time just looking at the town of la cumbre from a different perspective. then, on a whim, we decided to go back and find the artesenal fair.
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| everything looks better when you're up higher in elevation! |
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| la cumbre, que linda!! |
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| praising the baby j |
this trip should have been named "failures" or "struggles". because we didn't find the artesenal fair again. we took a taxi back to the restaurant and figured that we would just walk the rest of the way, what we thought was only a few kilometers. fail. we walked probably 5 or 6 more kilometers and didn't find it. we found a few touristy stores out in the boonies, but no locals selling their stuff. at this point, we figured we would head back to town for lunch, take an afternoon bus back to córdoba and hop on another 10:30pm bus to be back in mendoza by 8am the next day (monday). since we were lost (again) in the la cumbre countryside, we ended up walking all the way back to town, which was probably about 12-14 kilometers away. by the time we got back, we only had time to buy bus tickets, get our bags from the hostel, and grab snacks at the small grocery store. we hopped on a bus to córdoba at 5:30pm, with the plans of getting back to the city by 7:30, plenty of time to spare before our overnight bus took off. well, whattya know, we hit a ton of traffic and didn't get into córdoba until around 8. we got off on a random corner and walked into the first restaurant we saw. we had dinner and then figured that around 9:30, we would try to find taxis. after struggling to find taxis on a random street corner with all of our backpacks and bags hanging off us (practically screaming "rob us"), we finally made it to the main bus terminal and onto the bus. after a few glasses of wine, everyone was sleeping, and we arrived safely in mendoza the next morning! i got back to my host family's house around 8am and slept another 4 hours til noon. all in all, it was a fantastic trip and a lot of great time spent with friends and new acquaintances in the hostels. not to mention, we did a ton of walking and exploring, which made the whole endeavor worthwhile. enjoy the pictures, and i'll be sure to post more when we head to a bodega (vineyard!!) this weekend!!
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| just foolin' around while trying to find the art fair that doesn't exist.... |
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