Sizzling Mendoza

Our first full day with my folks we slept in a little and headed down for an elaborate buffet breakfast at our swank hotel. We ate a yummy breakfast and my parents and I headed off to talk to a travel agent about a little side trip while they are here.

After we returned , we made a plan to head out to the Museo del Area Fundacional. This museum covered the history of Mendoza from when it was founded.

Mendoza was pretty unlucky in that its first established government buildings were destroyed in an earthquake in 1861. It also leveled most of the town and killed 11,000 people. This museum is built on the ruins of the original city hall and the location where they signed the documents that created their city. There were large excavated holes in the floor that expose the original floorplan of the building.

The silver-lining of the earthquake is that the government was able to move the town a few kilometers to the south and west and make their streets in a grid pattern around an large central park with 4 other smaller parks a few blocks off the corners of the central park.

The city is a very pleasant place to walk - large tree lined streets, wide sidewalks, and if it weren't so darned hot, we'd be out more. The temperature here today was 93 - and it looks like we're in for more of the hot stuff for the time we are here.

We returned to the hotel for my dad to take a nap, the girls to take a swim and to start trying to catch up on our blogs!

Around 7:00, we dressed for dinner and headed down to the wine tasting the hotel offers every night. We were lucky because the wine was a Merlot and it was excellent! After our glass we walked over to dinner at Azafran for a great dinner. In fact, this was hands-down the best meal I have had in our whole time here in Argentina (It certainly helps that it was pan-seared ahi tuna - this is the first place its been on the menu)

I'm looking forward to more yummy meals here in Mendoza!


We're looking forward to eating well here