Hello, I didn't forget about my blog but time flys by too fast. In this article, I will speak about my 17 days of dreams. I went in the South of the Argentina with the others Exchange Students. We were a group of 24 young people and 4 guides. (Mexico, Germany, Slovakia, Brazil, the United States, Austria ...)
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| Map of my trip |
We have to pass at 2 nights in Puerto Madryn
3 nights in El Calafate
3 nights in Ushuaia
1 night in Esquel
3 nights in Bariloche
plus 3 nights in the bus to make the connections between cities .
My journey began November 29th to Catamarca with the Exchange Students ( Helene,Caro,Svea and David) We had to go to Córdoba because the trip begun over there. The next day I met all the foreigners. After 30 hours of bus, we arrived at Puerto Madryn in an excellent hotel.
On Tuesday, 1, we saw the penguins of the peninsula of Valdès. It is a magnificent nature reserve next to the Atlantic Ocean. The penguins are funny. I have the impression to see the movie " The step of the Emperor "(La marche de l'Empereur) in smaller and hotter version.
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| With David (German) and Oskar (Danish) |
On Wednesday, 2, we saw humpback whales.To live this experience we went to Comodoro Rivadavia. We took a boat to approach to the whales. It is impressive the size of a whale. We were 20 meters from the animal.
I was sick in the afternoon and night but without consequence on my trip.
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| With Claire (Belgian) |
We spent at night and on Thursday till 6 pm in the bus. During the trip, we slept, spoke, listened to some music and with the boys played Truco. It is a typical game of Argentina it is the equivalence of the poker in more difficult. We arrived in Calafate , we had a little house for all the boys(7).After the dinner, we made the tour of the city then we all met to make a party.
On Friday, 4, we went to Parque National of Chalten.We saw the Fitz Roy (3500m).It was a magnificent day with the sun and the great landscape. It had some snow on summits. We made a mini trekking. We visited to Lago Argentina it's a place famous for his landscapes. For my, it's the best third experience of my journey in the South. In the evening, we ate a asado very fun and we had a little party. =)
On Saturday, 5, we walked on the Glaciar Perito Moreno. It was a magic excursion. We walked on the ice with cramps. IMPRESSIVE. We made the apéritif on the glacier. The best experience of my trip. Pictures says more that texts.
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| Glacial Perito Moreno |
We spent the night in the bus. On Sunday, we crossed the
Chilean border for 400 KMS to return then in Argentina. We embarked on a ferrie
to join the island of Tierra del Fuego.
We arrived at Ushuaia at 7 pm. It is the most southern city
of the world . The city is situated at the water's edge and of the mountain,
houses are various colors and the port is atypical. We visited the city center,
we ate in a good restaurant. Then we discovered our house. We have an apartment
for the boys. Impeccable !!!
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| Ushuaia at 4 AM |
On monday, we had the morning free to sleep. We went to a fancy restaurant
to eat an asado. In the afternoon, we visited the national park Bahia Lapitza.
It is THE END OF THE WORLD!!! It is a magnificent place, I took advantage of
this moment. The landscape is unique.
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| With Mathis (France) |
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| Fin del mundo |
On Tuesday morning, we visited again the city center. In the afternoon, we went to a musher. We saw his dogs then we made a small trekking in forest. The evening we ate in a nightclub.
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| Dinner in the night club |
On Wednesday, we left at 5 am of the hotel, the same plan as
to come passage of borders Argentinar - Chile - Argentina then return on the
continent by boat. We waited 7 hours the ferries because there was too much
wind. We arrived at Esquel at 8 pm on Thursday. (35 hours of bus). Fortunately,
the atmosphere in the bus always remains so festive. We spent at night in a
good hotel.
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| Chilean border |
On Friday morning, we visited a geologic park. It was a wild
place. One of the most beautiful sites of our trip. I let you take advantage of
photos. In the afternoon, we joined Bariloche after 6 hours of bus. It was a
crazy hotel the équvalence of 4 stars.
We had a swimming pool, a spa, great rooms we took advantage of all the
installations. We ate as kings then we went to the city center. There was a lot
of illuminations and animations. At night we made a party in the hotel.
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| Los pibess |
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| Swimming-pool of the hotel |
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| The hotel |
On Saturday morning, we went outside of the city to discover
mountains. We used cable railways and chairlifts to rise at high altitude. Unfortunately
the weather was bad. The visibility was worthless. We ate in the mountain resort.
We made a small tour of the surroundings then we returned in the hotel to have
a nap and to swim. In the evening, we went to a night bar-club. There was a
great atmosphere, we danced till 4 AM. It was brilliant!! Thanks to Rotary
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| Party =) |
On Sunday, we went to a park of game. We made various great
amusing games. We confronted young people of Chile. We rode. We ate the 4th
asado in the 2 weeks. Then we visited a chocolate factory. In the evening we
redrew our journey. Great day to end this trip.
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| Baby foot |
On Monday we left at 6 am to return in Córdoba (25 hours of
bus) more 6 hours of bus to go to Catamarca. I arrived on Tuesday evening at
Catamarca.
See you soon
Aurélien Lechevalier
