Mendoza, Argentina
After passing out the bus that almost never happened we arrived in Mendoza at night. Before we even got to the hostel we were offered drugs. Word to those that are keen, wear a watch. They ask you what time it is and then ask if you want weed or cocaine. Oh, and walk around dark parks a lot.
The next day we decided to check out the city and all the plazas. Mendoza is a chill city in the mountains that is surrounded by hundreds of wineries and vineyards. People can do tons of different treks outside of Mendoza but the main appeal is to rent a bike and bike to winery to winery. We did this the next day and oh man, it was a blast. We went with five other Americans. We rented the bikes from the infamous Hugo. If you go to Mendoza, go there. We first went to the Wine museum to learn about the process of making the different wines. We sampled some grapes and tasted some of the wines. I wanted to smash the grapes with my feet like I saw on TV but they didn't let me. APPARENTLY they have machines for that now. Pffff!
Next we went to the famous winery called Trepeche. Every thing was very nice and state of the art. The wine was amazing too. Probably the best wine I've tasted. Sure beats those $5 bottles of Canadian wine. We tried a fruity red wine, a dry rosa and sharp tasting white wine. I like the white wine the best. But, my favourite part about Trepeche is they accepted my fake $100 bill. 2 down, 1 to go!
After, we checked out the chocolate tour. They had all types of chocolates and chocolate drinks. They even had absinthe! We tried tons of different chocolates and washed it down with absinthe. We then headed back to Hugo's place for some empanadas and apparently we get free wine with our dirt cheap empanadas. We definitely took advantage. The wine was going down easier than the empanadas. Once the wine supply was dry we headed back to make some pasta. After we hit the town to check out the bars. It was a pretty fun night. I even managed to get a personal tango lesson from an English girl.
The next day we hopped on a bus to Santiago, Chile. We were a little earlier this time but not by much, haha...
The next day we decided to check out the city and all the plazas. Mendoza is a chill city in the mountains that is surrounded by hundreds of wineries and vineyards. People can do tons of different treks outside of Mendoza but the main appeal is to rent a bike and bike to winery to winery. We did this the next day and oh man, it was a blast. We went with five other Americans. We rented the bikes from the infamous Hugo. If you go to Mendoza, go there. We first went to the Wine museum to learn about the process of making the different wines. We sampled some grapes and tasted some of the wines. I wanted to smash the grapes with my feet like I saw on TV but they didn't let me. APPARENTLY they have machines for that now. Pffff!
Next we went to the famous winery called Trepeche. Every thing was very nice and state of the art. The wine was amazing too. Probably the best wine I've tasted. Sure beats those $5 bottles of Canadian wine. We tried a fruity red wine, a dry rosa and sharp tasting white wine. I like the white wine the best. But, my favourite part about Trepeche is they accepted my fake $100 bill. 2 down, 1 to go!
After, we checked out the chocolate tour. They had all types of chocolates and chocolate drinks. They even had absinthe! We tried tons of different chocolates and washed it down with absinthe. We then headed back to Hugo's place for some empanadas and apparently we get free wine with our dirt cheap empanadas. We definitely took advantage. The wine was going down easier than the empanadas. Once the wine supply was dry we headed back to make some pasta. After we hit the town to check out the bars. It was a pretty fun night. I even managed to get a personal tango lesson from an English girl.
The next day we hopped on a bus to Santiago, Chile. We were a little earlier this time but not by much, haha...
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