FUN:travel – Mendoza, Argentina – Day 2

February 27, 2013 by  

Mendoza, Argentina 3

Plaza España

The ABC’s of Chile
A = Awesome
B = Bummer
C = Celebration

Day 23 – Thursday, February 21 – Mendoza, Argentina – overcast, high clouds, cool morning turns clear – low 80’s

  • 7:30 – wake up – sleep fitful even w/very quiet room
  • 12:00 – walk through town – lots of trees shade the streets & keep you cool – 4 small plazas are equal distance from the grand main plaza
  • 1st   Plaza Italia – fountain & playground
  • 2nd Plaza España – colorful tiled mural walls & used as accents on walkway
  • 3rd Plaza San Martin – big statue & water feature
  • 4th Plaza Chile – playground
  • 5th Plaza Independencia – 4 times the size of the others
  • 1:30 – lunch Tomaso Trattoria – mixed salad w/tuna, egg, carrots, tomatoes, onion & putanesca pizza – supposed to be spicy & not
  • B – just so-so

    Mendoza, Argentina 4

    Plaza San Martin

  • 2:45 – gelato break – best in town @ Sopellsa, corner of Sarmiento & Belgrano – incredible amount of flavors & options
  • A – 3:15 – The Vines of Mendoza – wine tasting bar – 20% off w/the map from TI @ airport – nice Malbec (forgot to write it down)
  • 4:00 – room R & R siesta
  • 6:30 – Chris takes off to find store for snacks & water
  • B – “Mendoza Moment” – Chris tripped @ fell – smacked his knee hard & busted his lip
  • C – 8:45 taxi to dinner @ 1884 to eat w/cruise buddies Don & Steve – beautiful outside seating on patio – definitely a meat place, they had rib eye & filet VG – we ordered eggplant cannelloni & not VG

Lesson Learned – the sidewalks are uneven & broken up so you have to be very careful walking.

FF – (FUN-fact) – The colonial city of Mendoza was destroyed by earthquakes and was rebuilt and expanded by settlers from Italy and Germany who gave it the airy plazas.

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