Thursday, November 19, 2009

Service Anniversary Letters

interim report from the North of Argentina

Last Friday I did have one stressful day I ..... morning I moved out of my room, got all my belongings to the grandparents of Lisandro managed to have lunch was at the university to the rest of the Abschlusspraesentation our fictitious business foundation to discuss and this then keep still . A small bag already bought into the same university, we went to the last lecture, then climb straight to the bus station for the night bus to Salta this ...... but then we would still not equal to begrudge our well-deserved sleep, so We had to wait 3 hours in the station cafe at him. Saturday afternoon finally arrived in Salta and in the hostel had hardly begun to pour it mordsmaessig ..... as well that just as in the first time 9 months rained. But well, the hostel had a pool table, we received a Begruessungsbier, and two other passengers have unpacked their instruments and played just ne ... great atmosphere in the hostel. For the next day we had the same organized a day trip. DC by 7 clock in the morning we were picked up on Sunday morning so the hostel and are going on the route of the Tren a las Nubes "to San Antonio de Cobres about 180 km from Salta was from the road. On the track we have in Santa Rosa de Tastil briefly halted and visited an ancient Incan village on nem mountain with hundreds of giant cacti. In San Antonio de los Cobres we are after the lunch break, reached the highest point at 4080m .... above sea level. The next stop should then be at the Salinas Grandes ... a huge salt desert. All over the world, only 3 exist such salt desert, the other two are not far from here on Chilean and Bolivian territory. And there we were again en route to our final stop for this exciting day, namely in Purmamarca where there is a mountain with 7 different colors. This small village has .... in the center is also a small market with regional matters really great!! Monday we have then Salta is considered here .... it incredible number of churches and monasteries ... all very beautiful. There is no cable car to Stadthuegel it ... because we are naturally high in order to enjoy the view - with a cozy Tasse Kaffee! Dienstag sind wir ein weiteres Mal auf Tagesausflug gegangen...wurden wieder gegen 7 Uhr im Hostel abgeholt....und dieses Mal ging es nach Cafayate in den Sueden von Salta....eine der Haupt-Weinregionen Argentiniens. Die etwa 200km von Salta dorthin sind landschaftlich einfach ein Wahnsinn....wie der Grand Canyon, und dann auch gleich so bunte Berge wieder....vielseitig und einfach nur wunderschoen...da konnte man sich nicht satt sehen!!! Mittags in Cafayate angekommen hatten wir zwei Besichtigungen von Weinkellereien. Einmal von "Vasija Secreta" - der aeltesten des Ortes - und von "Domingo Hermanos" - der groessten des Ortes - und das natuerlich inklusive Degustation....ausgezeichnet. Die Mittagspause, die wir uns mit Mate im Park sitzend erholen konnten, then did really well on the way back .... we are indeed the same route that was beautiful rural appearance driven back, but have extra briefly in a little place called "Alemania held, where decades ago by 5 German families established ..... funny little photo break have so! Come back again late in the evening we prepared the same for the next day trip ... there are from Salta really well organized and relatively cheap ... definitely worthwhile! Yesterday morning at 7 clock started again so we went to the hostel ... and again in the north. First stop was the city of Jujuy, then again Purmamarca (was out of the hills with the 7 colors) and again quite a bit further north only to Tilcara - another still more important Inca site - and then to Humahuaca. All the way back amidst a scenic backdrop to say! Well, and on the way back to Salta we then still held at the south of the equator and the Tropic photographed the local monument (Tropic of Capricorn). Back in the gabs Hostel still a wonderful asado (BBQ) with red wine and off to bed .... Salta was himself again today on the program, we are the same as the first run in the Archaeological Museum and admire allowed to have a very well preserved Inca mummy, for example ... which is preserved even better than the Oetzi in Bolzano! And actually, we wanted to then go into a small suburb of Salta a to make riding in tours for tour ... but hardly arrived there, it started pouring and hailing, so we have continued our quiet day today with just a few glasses of beer Salta. Tomorrow we will continue to Tucuman ...... but as far as possible I will of course keep you up to date again! Greetings from the hostel .... your Vreni

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