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I got up later than I would have like to (around 10am). I only had the day in Mendoza, then I was taking a bus at 8:30pm to Buenos Aires. I had to make the most of my day so I hrried and got ready and went to the town center. There I took a bus to one of the wine regions in Mendoza, Maipu. The Irish guys from the hostel recommended to me this guy named Mr. Hugo who owns a bicycle rental shop.
On the way to the wine region, there were these two guys that were promoting another bike rental company. The bus driver did not seem too pleased so he stopped the bus and asked them to get off. I guess he did not like the fact that these guys were bothering the passengers on the bus. It got to the point where the bus driver got nose to nose with one of the guys then he called the police. The guys finally got off and we continued on our way to the wine region.
Mendoza is a beautiful, very quite city. the people here are so relaxed and laid back. I met with Hugo, the owner of Mr. Hugo (who would have thought?). He was really welcoming! He introduced me to his wife, polished my bike a bit, and gave me a free bottle of water with a map explaining all of the sites of the bodegas (vineyard). I was on my way to the furthest bodega (9km away), and I was going to make my way back. Along the way there was also an olive oil factory and vodka factory. The scenery was like out of an italian movie. It did have a romantic feel to it, which made me briefly think about how it would be nice to do this with a romantic companion...
By the time I was at my fourth bodega, I was starting to feel the wine in my brain. Each tour of a bodega came with a free wine tasting of 3-4 different wines that they made. I got back to Mr.Hugo, and met this very nice couple from Sweden. They spoke English abd we discussed about the political situation surrounding the European Union. I think they were surprised to find out that I knew so much.
It was getting late abd I had to catch my bus. I had an hour ride back to the hostel, then I had to go to the bus terminal. I spent a while at the hostel recommending the different things to do in Cusco to a girl that was going to go in a month. She noticed how passionately i spoke about Cusco, and how I missed it so much. I realized that I wouldn't have enough time to make it so I took a taxi that drove me to the terminal for 10 pesos. He did not turn on the meter which made me think about the fact that he was probably taking advantage of my desperation, but nevertheless, it was 2.50 USD!
I got to the terminal with time to spare. I bought some food for what was going to be a long overnight bus.
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