After another gruelling 24 hour bus journey we arrived in Córdoba on the morning of my birthday. We checked into what could only be described as a cell of a room with no windows only one into the kitchen...very handy! I keep forgetting that Argentina has no health and safety laws. We took a tour around the city which is mainly a university town and lunched for 2 for £4.50 (including ½ litre of wine)...we were happy. After a much needed nap and a giggle about the birthday cake that turned out to be pre prepared sponge to use in a cake you want to make yourself...see snaps!!
We hit the town! Suffice to say there were major hangovers the next day. The following day turned out to be a bank holiday followed by a Sunday where absolutely no shops are open (apart from pharmacies for some reason!) and with not even a restaurant in sight we decided to pack our bags and moved on to Rosario (the birthplace of Ernesto “Che” Guevara).
We arrived at midnight to what could only be described as the best hostel in the world...Che Pampa. We were delighted...especially after the hell hole we had just come from. We settled in nicely with a few beers and were dead to the world shortly afterwards. Unfortunately when we woke the next morning our roommate looked like she had too black eyes and that she had just been attacked by a swarm of bees. Turns out she’s allergic to bites and had been attacked by bed bugs during the night. The walls started to close in around me and I broke into a cold sweat with just the thought of them! We moved into another dorm at the other side of the hostel and after a thorough search and enclosing myself in my silk lining the next night I was assured that we were safe.
Rosario isn’t huge but is a beautiful town – gorgeous architecture and “birthplace” of the Argentinean flag and of course Che Guevara...which is evident everywhere. We took a walk to his old home which is now inhabited by the insurance company Mapfre...yes, my skin was curling! Running along the east of Rosario is the river Paraná which is the second widest in South America and there are a few beaches running along side the river as well. We overestimated the heat at this time year! We met some great people at the hostel here (who gave us good advice on Central America)...although not that great encouraging me in a karaoke bar...as if I need encouragement! Anyway, Mitch and I were very proud of our rendition of Endless Love although Mitch did sing the Diana Ross part which was quite hilarious. And I got a bit too into Zombie by the Cranberries...screaming instead of singing some parts when it got a bit personal...although got a great clap in the end so I was chuffed. We were a little worse for wear the next day and it was the first day where we didn’t leave the hostel since we got here but it was worth it. And we were on our way to Buenos Aires and very excited about it!
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