Now left to his own devices, Paul has had to grab the bull by the horns and got things in order for the Mendoza leg of the trip. This afternoon not only did he book a wine tour into the hinterlands so that he can take pictures of the Andes as well, but he got more laundry done, enquired about horse trips for Friday morning and did a quick tour of the centre of Mendoza. It's not Buenos Aires, I can tell you but it is a pretty provincial town, and there are some cute squares in the middle of the city.
Being a cultivated bear, I am not usually one to take pictures of drains, but I felt that the drains in Mendoza were a little special. There is quite some infrastructure in place, because otherwise Mendoza would be a desert. The same irrigation is used for the vineyards, because it is really quite hot here, and otherwise wine growing would be impossible. The water in the irrigation systems keeps the beautiful leafy sycamores alive as well, without with the city would probably be really quite inhabitable.
I am sure that Europe is delighted to hear that it was again in the 30's today, given that it is really quite cold in both the UK and Sweden. You should be here then, right? :-)
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