Petit lac au milieu de la ville de Salta ou l'on peut louer un pedalo mais vaut mieux eviter de tomber a l'eau (c'est bien marron!)
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
En remontant vers la Bolivie
Tuesday, 26 February 2008
TRANSPORT DE LUXE en ARGENTINE
Puis, le stewart nous pose un plateau sur les jambes! C'est l'heure du diner! Miam, c tres bon! A la resa, il m'avait demande quel repas je voulais, j'avais demande vegetarien et mon souhait fut excauce de tres belle maniere! Avec ca, le repas fut accompagne d'un verre de vin...
Apres le repas (vers les 22h00), le stewart oblige tout le monde a ferme les rideaux la nuit!
Nous passerons notre MEILLEUR NUIT dans le bus...AU petit matin, cafe-croissant puis encore un bon repas a l'heure du dejeuner accompagne de bons films!
Entre-temps, nous ferons une pause ou tout le monde descendra du bus! Le bus revient 15min apres tout propre, tout lave!
Nous arriverons en Patagonie presque frais sans avoir vu le temps passe!
Ca change des transports peruviens et boliviens!
Bon, ce n'est pas tout le temps comme ca, mais en general, on voyage bien en Argentine (surtout dans le Sud) ...
LA PATAGONIE...
The Pantagonia is situated in South of Argentina. A huge region but not populated and is rich in nature and beautiful landscapes.
Janvier-Fevrier correspond a l'ete en Patagonie donc beneficions d'un beau ciel bleu et de journee hyper longue! Le soleil ne se couche que vers 22h! Nous ne dinions pas avant 23h, reveil a 11h et on attque nos journee a 14h sans soucis...
January- February is the summer in Pantagonia so we benefit the blue sky and the super long daylight. The sun sets only by 11pm and we have our dinner only after 11pm, wake up by 11am.. take our time and have breakfast at noon and then go out and enjoy the day by 2pm..
Ci dessous, quelques paysages de la region des lacs de Bariloche (frontiere avec le Chili) avec une belle photo de Flo qui en a marre de marcher pour de simples vues (elle me repete souvent: pourquoi on marche, on a deja vu ca et puis il y a les memes vues en France...en fait le grand air nous fatiguait pas mal...ca faisait longtemps qu'on avait pas fait des activites physiques...)
Below are photos of the region, Bariloche (frontier with Chile).. lakes and mountains where we walked for hours. There is a photo of me where I am really tired..
LA Patagonie, c'est un endroit ideal pour se reposer et respirer de l'air pur
Flo se montre courageuse et plonge dans ce lac a 22/23degres alors que moi, j'opte pour la bronzette en attendant de reprendre les velos...
La Patagonie, c'est des forets de pins geants mais aussi de belles forets de bambou...
Bariloche est surnommee la "Petite Suisse" par son architecture
et pour son chocolat...( nous nous sommes bien laches avec Flo. Pates toute la journee mais tous les jours chocolats)
Le Sud, c'est aussi des rencontres sympas comme ses jeunes soeurs jouant de la guitare au bord du Lac ou Tika et Marcela, les jeunes proprietaires de l'auberge dans laquelle on restait...nous pensions passer 2 nuits, on en a passer 4! Hostal San Antonio resteun excellent souvenir..proprete impeccable, super ambiance, super renseignements touristiques et bon marche. Dynamisme, honnetete, intelligence, gentillesse sont quelques adjectifs pour qualifies ce jeune couple tres sympathique...
A Bariloche, le bois est un ART de vivre et quelques artistes font des choses assez remarquables
LE GRAND SAUT en live
RESULTAT: un fros flip avant de sauter mais l'elastique vous tirant vers le bas, vous ne pouvez plus rigoler! La tronche sous l'eau apres un saut de 30m vous remplit les cellules grises d'eau! Le lendemain, des courbatures "inexpliquees" a ne plus pouvoir bouger Voila l'histoire d'une poussée d'adrenaline pour les jeunes maries en quete de sensations et d'aventures... |
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We were just visiting an artificial lake 80km from Salta. North of Argentina where the bus dropped us off near the bridge where we saw suspended ropes and we thought... hmmmmm, that would be interesting. So we thought hey why not do that... The price was reasonable compared to what we would have paid if we did it in France. It was not too high (30mtrs max)as well, plus we are still young to do this. We decided WHY NOT... cos it seems that fear of doing something crazy like this increases as we grow older.
So we got geared up and had to be weighed, I guess to adjust the ropes. Johan went first. Then me.... unfortunately if you look in the little film we took... I did not get to reach the water. I was a little dissapointed. When I jumped, I was expecting to reach the water.. but I didnt cos Johan went head in! Although when I joined him after he said it was better not to touch the water cos the water enters the nose and then gives you almost like a brain freeze... He talked funny after cos of the water in his nose. Sounds as if he has the flu. I was still sad I didnt touch the water cos I really wanted to. According to Johan perhaps I was too light. MAYBE... not too sure.
It was a good experience but I wont do it again... the next day, my muscles were sprained and aching in my abs and neck due to the jump. I must have tensed my muscles and with the shock and all the body chemicals happening in me... the next day it seemed as if I did like 100 sit ups.
It was a really quick sensation that I cant even remember how it feels like. The only moment that was really sensational was JUST BEFORE the jump. You can feel the elastic band pulling at your feet. You see the water below.. the height. You look at the rest of the people. You let go off the railings, you feel the ropes getting heavier below, you lift your hands up... NOW that part was scary.. THEN YOU JUMP!!! You scream and it is over... hehhehehe...
I think you can feel more if you dont scream at all but it is pretty difficult to do. Although there was a girl who did that after us. We thought she fainted.. no sound at all. Scary. Finally she did say something like "I will difinitely not commit suicide"
So that was the BIG JUMP!!
Monday, 18 February 2008
Boca
Boca is only a few minutes bus ride from the Center. It is a very interesting place to visit. So bright and colourful. Very artistic in many ways. As you will see below...
This is where the famous Maradona was made popular and the largest football team.
A famous place for it´s musicians and dancers that preforms while you´re taking a coffee break.
It was just pleasant to walk around the town and your eyes are just attracted by the colours and sculptures everywhere... I mean everywhere..
can you see Johan there? He is trying to serenade to Juliet...
Here there are 3 famous people. Gardel, a Tango singer. Eva Perron, wife of the president.. yes.. that´s the film with Mardonna. Then of coruse there is Maradona, football player.