I'm back from my first trip here in South America! It was amazing.
After hearing that we had a 4 day weekend, 9 of us ACA students quickly threw together a trip to Villa Carlos Paz and Cordoba.
We boarded a bus Thursday night and headed to Parana--about 1.5 hours away. Luckily an old man helped us find a nearby hotel and got us a really good deal. We shoved all 9 of us into two 4 person rooms for only a few bucks each. After locking all our stuff in our rooms we wandered the streets of Parana for about 3 hours. The next morning we left for Villa Carlos Paz, an 8 hour bus ride. I was pretty motion sick for the first 2 hours but after that it was great. The bus was really nice too. Flat screen tvs, comfy seats that lay back, complementary food, beverages, and snacks.. not too shabby for a $30 ticket.
We ended up renting two apartments for the weekend that were about 15$ a night. At first we attempted to sneak all 9 of us into one--but unfortunately that didn't work out and resulted in 4 of us getting left at the bus station with no way to contact the rest of the group. Thankfully we were able to meet up after quite an ordeal.
Carlos Paz is a beautiful city and we all had a great time there. We ate at good restaurants, toured the city, went to the river, rode a tram to the top of a hill overlooking the city, and did some gambling at a casino--although none of us spent over $5.
Sunday morning we took a bus to Cordoba and toured the city for the day. One highlight was a really nice shopping mall. There was also a ton of beautiful architecture. That night we took a bus back to Parana--except that somehow it was 2 hours shorter than our first trip and we ended up getting there at 3 in the morning. We had to wait until 6 before we could take a bus back to San Martin, where we all crashed until about 1 this afternoon.
Anyway, it was a great first trip. We took huge amounts of photos, laughed a lot, and used our spanish. Great fun.
Now it's back to the books!!
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