Hello! Today I am in Mendoza in Argentina. We arrived here this morning after taking the overnight bus from Buenos Aires. It is a bank holiday and the weather is poor and we are tired so we are taking the day off to relax at the hostel and spend some time sorting things out etc. So now I can update you on what I have been doing since my first post. I think the last time i wrote it was our last day in Rio...from there we got a very long bus journey to Foz de Iguazu, which is near the Brazil/Paraguay/Argentina border. That day we went to see the Iguazu falls from the Brazilian side,which were quite spectacular. The next day we went to visit the nearby Itaipu dam and the surrounding area on a tour. That evening we crossed the border over into Argentina and spent the night on the other side of foz de iguacu. So the next day we went back to see the falls from the other side which i think was even more impressive. It was much bigger and the weather was much nicer which I think made a difference. That night we caught another overnight bus and on the Tuesday arrived in Buenos Aires. We did a little exploring but were tired from the journey so spent most of that day in the hostel which was very nice and a lot bigger and livelier than the ones we had been staying in previously. Then wednesday we went for a look around an area called La Boca with streets full of colourful houses and local artists. Very touristy, with people tangoing in the street, but nice to look around. Thursday we looked around another area called Recoleta which is a wealthier part of B.A. On Saturday we took the train to Tigre which is a little town 45mins outside of B.A where I think alot of locals go on weekends. It has a big market and nice cafes etc and we went on a boat up the river. Then yesterday we had a last look around B.A before getting another bus which brought us here to Mendoza. We are planning on going on a vineyard tour tomorrow which should be fun. I am going to try and work out how to upload some photos now.....

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