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We are writing from Puerto Iguazu having spent an unbelievable day strolling round the falls on all the catwalks! The Argentina side is far superior to the Brazil side but both are just breathtaking! We plan to upload our hundreds of photos soon for yooou!
Apparently this place makes Niagara falls look like a ripple, so you can get a vague idea of how unbelievable it is!
Getting here was a different story...our Norwegian friends Maria and Saranda have decided to follow us round South America for a while but got the cheaper bus to Foz do Iguacu, we met them at a service station in the middle of the night and mentioned to them that their coach was actually headed for Assuncion on the far West of Paraguay - so funny! They got here in the end though. Our bus broke down in the middle of nowhere at 5 30 am and a few of us managed to squeeze onto another skankier bus for the rest of the trip but some got left behind...
Anyways we checked out the Brazil side and then crossed to Argentina with a taxi driver who had never negotiated customs before! Our hostel is v nice though and the most hotel-like yet. Weve booked our next bus to BA on Wed and treated ourselves to the luxury seats, which still arent v expensive at all! We get seats that fully recline to beds, hot meals and hostess service and unlimited beer, wine and champers! Cant wait! Perhaps Mum and Greg should look into these seats on their next trip to Crawley!!
We also have lots of spare days so have booked flights to Puerto Madryn after El Calafate which is also in Patagonia but much more about the wildlife than the glaciers and it saves us a 34 hour bus journey to Bariloche! We have also booked into the famous party hostel in BA, Milhouse which is also in the top 10 http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2007/dec/21/hotels.budget if you fancy a quick read...
Then we will go out to the subarbs for the culture, followed by a fleeting visit to Uruguay.
Anyway, as you can see we are still having an unbelievable awesome time, massively outweighing any expectations we had! Miss you all lots. Lots of love xxx
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