Yesterday I decided to do the Hop on Hop off bus since there was nothing else I could do, feeling so awful. I felt I would be safe to others on the bus as long as I wore my mask.
It was probably the worst Hop on Hop off bus tour I’ve ever been on. None of the stops were marked with the numbers so you never knew where you were, and I couldn’t understand what the guy said.
Towards the end of the ride, there was one park that was nice, with a zoo, fountain, and snack areas. At the end of the park was the Archaeological Museum, where I got off and looked around. I love the tiny dinosaur and the leg of the giant one. I had never seen dinosaur bones before, so it was very interesting to me.
In the bathroom, I ran into an American woman about my age who was trying to find the toilet paper that was outside the stalls, like in the public toilets. We were so excited to speak English to each other. She said I’m only the fourth American she’s seen in two weeks. I’ve also only seen about four Americans in three weeks other than a few I’ve heard talking while walking by.
It’s nice not to be in an over-touristy place like so many other places in the world. But then again it would be nice if there were a few more English speakers. Evidently late December-January-February is when the hordes come.
After the bus ride, I went to the chocolate store. I love the way you buy chocolates here. You choose an empty box that holds choose the weight you want ( I did 100 grams which is I guess about 6 oz?), then tell them how many of which chocolates to put into the fancy box.
I am starting to get my taste back and the little on and off fevers don’t seem to be happening today, Day Six of Covid. So I’m on the mend.
This morning I rushed in and tried my breakfast to see if I would be able to taste it, and I could 80% taste it! I was so excited, I contacted the wine tour I canceled yesterday to see if I could still come today. I was able to!
We went to one olive oil place and three wineries. There were some pretty good wines but a few too many sweet wines for my taste. What was different was that they started us with sweet wines instead of serving sweet wines last like we do in the US. Malbec rules in Mendoza.
A lady from New York was sitting across from me on the bus. She was really cool. We hung out, talking, and we took pictures for each other. It was a lot of fun. I made the mistake of not eating first, so I was ravenous when we got back at 7:30 pm. Overall, it was a good last day in Mendoza.
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