Cordoba

After a few days in Mendoza it was time for us to continue exploring Argentina. We decided that our next stop would be Cordoba, Argentina's second largest city. We left Mendoza at 10:00pm on a night bus and arrived in Cordoba around 6:00am. We walked from the bus station to our hostel. After a little wait, we were able to check into our room. Based on our early arrival, we were shocked that we could check in ahead of time! We then relaxed and explored the city. We spent the afternoon walking along a small river and trying to escape the heat (it was 90+ each day). In the evening we ate at our hostel. The owners were leaving for vacation so they celebrated with a pig roast. We were told that we would eat around 10:00pm but we didn't eat until after 11:30pm. After our fill of pork, corn, salad and Fernet (Argentinas local drink), we headed to bed. We were so tired after our night bus and the long day. From there, things went downhill. We discovered that our hostel was the worst one that we have stayed in on our entire trip! The hostel slept around 30 people but there was only one bathroom! Lucky for us we didn't have to wait often as most people slept until midday.









On our second day Fred did some work for law school. After some hours on the computer and running to the post office, we went out for sushi. We have been craving Asian food, mostly Korean, for weeks and sushi helped satisfy that craving. We arrived at the restaurant around 8:50pm and caught the staff off guard as they were still setting the room. We knew that people eat dinner late here but we were surprised when most people didn't arrive until after 9:30pm. We then walked back to the hostel, scared of what we would find! We found most of the hostel guests drinking right outside of our room. They stayed there until 2:30am when they headed to the bars. It is very common for people to head out around 2am. Finally we were able to sleep!

The next day Fred spent working on essays. We ventured out for coffee and an afternoon walk to a park. For dinner we went to a steak house near the hostel. It was the day before a holiday, Immaculate Conception, so the city was full of people. It was fun to sit outside and watch everyone rush around.

On Thursday we headed to the main square. We decided to change hostels so we thought it would be helpful to find our new one. In the afternoon we stopped at an outdoor cafe for cards and coffee. We both had delicious cinnamon cappuccinos. We then went back to our hostel and packed our bags. For dinner we had sandwiches and beers at a cafe next to the main round-about in the city. We then headed to bed but could not sleep because a guest and a hostel WORKER sat outside our room drinking all night!








When we checked out at 10:00am the next morning they had yet to go to bed. To say the least, we were ready to change hostels. We checked into our new room and relaxed after a sleepless night. We then spent the last two days walking around the city and preparing to head to Buenos Aires. We booked a night bus for Sunday night and headed off to the big city!









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Location:Cordoba, Argentina