I’m actually home from Bariloche and this is me just getting to posting to my blog. Reasons for that ranged from being too tired after my days, wifi and power issue in my Air BnB apartment, and just pure laziness. Or actually more self-indulgence and the need to chill on my vacation. Anyway, let me try to catch up now — it may even take me a few days.

Day 1

I arrived in the middle of the afternoon on Tuesday, and was greeted by Gustavo, my lovely Air BnB host. My place was a comfortable little bachelor apartment with the most amazing view from the window. Waking up to this every morning was one of the best features of my trip!

The water is Lake Nahuel Huapi, which is bigger than the entire province of Buenos Aires and that’s pretty big. The mountains in the background are, of course, the majestic and wonderful Andes.

My apartment was a good 10-block walk into the centre of town, so I got my daily exercise! I walked all the way to the Civic Centre square on my first day and sat people watching for a while. Bariloche is another of those places in Argentina that has a German/Swiss connection that’s pretty apparent. These buildings are local government facilities, and you can see the Swiss influence there. Not to mention the St. Bernards with their barrels around their necks. Of course their main function today is to pose for photos with the tourists, especially the little kids.

And the chocolate! Chocolate shops everywhere you look, wonderful smells and imaginative shapes and sizes. My suitcase coming home was heavier than when I went!

There was a very nice restaurant on the corner near my apartment, and I enjoyed a steak dinner there on my first night.