The wonderful thing about living in Argentina is that everything is cheaper (Except for McDonalds). It is really cheap to travel and have a good time. My friends and I took another trip this past weekend. There was a holiday Sunday, but the president made monday the day of celebration to give everybody a day off from work. For this, we had a long weekend and took a vacation.
I skipped my one credit joke of a class thursday and my one class friday. Apparently only 3 people showed up to my class on Friday as we were all traveling around Argentina. My friends Ferron, Ashley, Chelsea, Brenda, and Erika boarded a 22 hour bus for the Iguazu Falls. Another group boarded a different bus later in the day.
My group arrived early Friday morning. We showered and went straight for the Cataratas (Falls). Since we are technically living in Argentina right now, we got huge discounts to enter the park. We paid 14 pesos oppose to 50 pesos.
We also bought a ticket for a jeep ride and a boat ride for 150 pesos total. The jeep ride was "rubbish". I learned this new english word from the British tourists. It was really stupid and a waste of money. After the jeep ride we all boarded a boat.
On the boat, we came around a corner and we saw the falls. It was the most amazing thing I think I have ever seen in my life. I cannot describe it, but it looked like paradise. We stopped the boat to take pictures in front of the falls. Then we took the boat directly underneath the falls. I almost forgot to put my camara back in a special bag to keep it dry. We got soaked, but it was unbelievable.
After the boat ride, we hiked to the top of the falls. Along the way we took many pictures. I cannot describe what it was like. We saw different parts of the falls including a part called "La Garganta del Diablo" or The Throat of the Devil. Finally we left for the night just before the thunderstorms rolled in.
We took a bus downtown and went to a restaruant. During dinner the storm knocked out the power so we had to finish eating in the dark. We returned to our hostel, checked in and hung out for a while before going to bed. Day one was Perfect.
Stay tuned for Day 2 and the destruction of Brian.
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