Villa General Belgrano

All of us were craving to get out of the city so we took a trip to Villa General Belgrano. The town was settled by German men who were shipwrecked off the coast of Montevideo, Uruguay. They decided to not go back to Germany so they found a place two hours outside of Cordoba to build a town. I loved it there. Everything was made out of wood. Even the street names were carved very nicely into wood stuck on posts. The main street (San Martin) had lots of souvenir shops and some restaurants. We checked in at our hotel to find that we weren't actually staying at the hotel. We had a space in a little cabin a block away. It was very nice. Helen and I shared a trundle bed and mom and dad got the double. We also had our own kitchen that we didn't get to use and a bathroom. We got there, checked it out, dumped our bags then went to lunch. We ate lunch at "El Ciervo Rojo" the red deer. My old Spanish teachers mother owns the restaurant and she told my mom via email to eat there. we ate lunch which was very good. Dad had sausage with sauerkraut, Mom had pork chops with potato salad and Helen and I had hamburgers. Here a hamburguesa simple means the hamburger, tomatoes on the side, no bun, no lettuce, and no mustard or ketchup. Well now I know!!! After lunch we went to go see if the staff remembered my teacher. Yes they remembered her and I got to meet her brother. We talked for a while then left. The rest of the day we enjoyed moms birthday. That means of course ice cream. We shopped until it was really late then we went to go eat dinner around eight forty five. dad and I decided that we would split a big Picada. Picada means a little bit of everything on one big plate. We got salamis, hams, bacon, olives, cheese, bread, sauces, pickled veggies etc. Right after dinner we all went to bed because it was ten. We all agree that the third birthday was a good one!
Above is a picture of Helen and I by the deer in front of the restaurant.