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The most interesting thing to happen on our overnight bus to Mendoza was the border crossing at 4am. Luckily we were both at the front of the line, so we didn't have to spend that much time outside of the bus in the cold, and it was relatively quick, too, but after everyone was back on the bus, we had to unload, wait, and then jump back on. So we spent around two hours at the border including the hour wait we slept through before we initially got off the bus, meaning we were two hours late arriving. We got to Mendoza just as the sun rose, thought 'f*** it' and walked the half hour journey to the hostel. They let us check in and eat breakfast (considering it was a 'youth' hostel, there were far too many grandparents families with kids), and we dozed on the couches until 9am when a room became available - we relocated and fell asleep again.
At 1pm, we left to walk around town and explore a bit. There were artesan markets in the Plaza de Independencia and a street full of restaurants and tour agencies. We ate lunch a a veg friendly cafe (soy milanese and chips, and steak and salad) that was kind of disappointing but super cheap - included a drink and dessert too. Continuing our walk, we found that banks in Argentina hate us and charge and extra $8 fee, checked winery tours, went back to read more about winery tours at the hostel and found a company called Ampora (slightly expensive, but much better than the others), so we visited their office in town. Tours in English, four wineries, five course lunch with wine pairings - SOLD, and groups of less than 8 people. The cost was $160 USD, eep/
Our incredibly complicated dinner that night consisted of guacamole and dorritos. The kitchen here is gross, and s***.
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