Well I arrived on time in mid-afternoon, and my Air BnB host, Gustavo, was good enough to let me into the apartment even though I was early for check-in. It’s a lovely little apartment, new and modern, and with this fantastic view from the window. The lake is called Nahuel Huapi and the mountains are, of course, the Andes.

It’s a little colder here than in Buenos Aires, but it was a bright sunny day and I enjoyed my first sight of Bariloche.

It’s another of those Swiss/German towns that are dotted around Argentina, very similar to Villa General Belgrano in Cordoba, which I visited a couple of months ago with Cecilia and Venetia, but bigger. Also full of chocolate shops! I managed to resist buying any today, but I’m sure I’ll be stocking up before I leave.

These are just a few of the places. Some of them are quite big and very crowded, so I think I’ll be doing my chocolate shopping in one of the smaller places.

The town is cute, but the real appeal of Bariloche is the surrounding mountains and lakes, so tomorrow I’ll be looking into some excursions, including at least one boat trip. Stay tuned!

More chocolate!

King of Chocolate! This was a good one – think I’ll be back there.

Merienda – capuccino with chocolate and cinnamon, and a home made palmera. Yummy.

The Civic Centre. Very Swiss.

St. Bernard, complete with barrel. Also very Swiss!

This must be scary in the winter!