Well we're home now. After Iguazu we stayed for a couple more nights in Buenos Aires before flying home.
The trip was incredible and to anyone thinking of visiting the Antarctic or Argentina - just do it!
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
March 6 to 10: Uruguay
We then flew to Uruguay for a few days. After a couple of days relaxing in Punte del Este, one of South America's best beach resorts (which we enjoyed despite the rain!), we travelled to the capital, Montevideo.
However, just beforehand we learnt that George Bush had similar ideas to visit the city as part of his whistle stop tour of South America but also to stay at the same hotel as us! We had been advised that the hotel was big enough to cater for both of us (to our surprise) but on arrival, having hauled our luggage through the various security gates to the hotel (surrounded by military and secret service), the reception kindly informed us that they had wrongly advised us and that we were being evicted! However they did move us to another hotel and we then set off to explore what we could off Montevideo despite the convoys for President Bush, Condoleeza Rice and a few thousand protesters......
However, just beforehand we learnt that George Bush had similar ideas to visit the city as part of his whistle stop tour of South America but also to stay at the same hotel as us! We had been advised that the hotel was big enough to cater for both of us (to our surprise) but on arrival, having hauled our luggage through the various security gates to the hotel (surrounded by military and secret service), the reception kindly informed us that they had wrongly advised us and that we were being evicted! However they did move us to another hotel and we then set off to explore what we could off Montevideo despite the convoys for President Bush, Condoleeza Rice and a few thousand protesters......
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