* Travel Journal: Chicago, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Mendoza
Posted on March 23rd, 2010 by Mike Shriver. Filed under Journal.
Joe’s parents opened up their house and his mom made us a corned beef meal. Here I slept in the most comfortable bed of this trip so far.
Joe’s friend from high school threw a birthday party and it ended up being a lot less of a drunk fest than I was anticipating. We drank homebrews, talked food and gardening and completely blew my initial perception of Joe’s hometown friends into another plane.
Sunday was a day of close deadlines. we missed one Metra train into the city and that put me in a rush to catch my flight. I ended up alone halfway across town with 2 hours to my flight and only a vague working knowledge of the Chicago transit system. With a nearly constant sprint, I ended up making the flight with a few minutes to spare.
Once in Mexico City, I found that my connecting flight was delayed 7 hours and had to spend an uncomfortable night in that airport. I arrived in Buenos Aires after dark, and got a very limited idea of what the looked like only from the shuttle that took me from the airport. When I arrived at the shuttle terminal, I was immediately rushed to the bus terminal where Cash, Kristen and I boarded a 14 hour bus to the Argentine city of Mendoza.
Argentina is a beautiful country. It is more laid back, less hectic than India was. It is nearing Autumn here, and the weather is temperate and pleasant, with lot’s of sun. Once our bus had reached Mendoza in the morning, we settled into our hostel and spent a nice lazy day wandering the city square, drinking coffee and hanging around in the lovely cafes here.