Unfortunately the time has come to bid farewell to Argentina. We've had a bit of a love affair with the country - spending around 2.5 weeks in Buenos Aires and then dipping in and out on our way up through Patagonia and the Lake District over the past 7 weeks. Below is a list of some of our favourite things and unique nuances of this great country:
- Dinner at 11pm
- Steak, steak, steak
- Malbec wine - YUM, tastes particularly delicious in Patagonia next to a fire!
- 1L Quilmes beer for about AU$2
- The most amazing and diverse landscapes we've ever seen.
- Long long bus journeys - but super comfortable!
- Obsession with Mate tea - the tea is drunk out of special cups and through a metal straw. Argentines are seriously addicted to this stuff and carry it around everywhere. In fact, we even spotted a motorcyclist sipping on a mate straw as he cruised down the highway!!
- Dulce de Leche - this is eveywhere. It's a milky caramel spread that's eaten at breakfast and in every kind of biscuit. Not our cup of tea.
- Cracked pavements
- Political turmoil
- Dog poo dodging!
- LOTS of stray dogs
- Seemingly no road rules, and headlights off when it's dark and on when it's light!
Good times - thank you Argentina!
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