Sao Paulo Airport was quite annoying. No general overview where to check in, at least I couldn't find it straightaway. Long queue at check in and pass control. Flight seemed shorter than 11.30 hrs but was quite uncomfortable. 45 mins delay at arrival in Frankfurt.
Booked my seat in a train then which had 20 mins delay as well, I only heard it when I booked it already. Met my lovely sister in Dortmund and went to Ahlen together where we had a great Döner Kebap. Hmmmm.
Good to be home!!!!
Sonntag, 23. Oktober 2011
Donnerstag, 20. Oktober 2011
Mittwoch, 19. Oktober 2011
São Paulo
Got on a bus at 13 h in Rio, guess what ... the sun is shining, perfect beach day, but I was on the bus for 7 hrs. Took the tube to the hostel. I like it easy. Busstation to Metro, Metro to Hostel. The hostel is very nice: Telstar.
Today I went walking around in the huge Ibirapuera Park. Not doing much on my last full day.
Went to eat pizza at Speranza, nice and huge. Couldn't finish it and took the remainder home.
The ultimate last day, the day of my flight which is at 22.55 h local time, I spent at the football museum. Quite nice.
Now off to the airport.
What a great time I had!
Today I went walking around in the huge Ibirapuera Park. Not doing much on my last full day.
Went to eat pizza at Speranza, nice and huge. Couldn't finish it and took the remainder home.
The ultimate last day, the day of my flight which is at 22.55 h local time, I spent at the football museum. Quite nice.
Now off to the airport.
What a great time I had!
Montag, 17. Oktober 2011
Rio de Janeiro Day 7
Last full day in Rio. Rain. And it's Monday. Not only that. It is a kind of commerce day where all shops and malls are closed, Some restaurants as well. It is good that the hostel tells us today, and not mentions it yesterday, so we could buy stuff. The hostel bar is closed mondays. Some thought: "It's raining, shops are closed, lets go to a museum" ... Museums close mondays as well.
Went for a walk in time of light rain, along the beach of Ipanema and to Copacabana Beach. Got quite wet in the end, 1) by not watching the back when walking on the shore , when a giant wave came in and 2) because there was no light rain anymore ... it got heavier! So, rest of the day at the hostel. Tomorrow I will take my last long bus to Sao Paulo.
Went for a walk in time of light rain, along the beach of Ipanema and to Copacabana Beach. Got quite wet in the end, 1) by not watching the back when walking on the shore , when a giant wave came in and 2) because there was no light rain anymore ... it got heavier! So, rest of the day at the hostel. Tomorrow I will take my last long bus to Sao Paulo.
Rio de Janeiro Day 6
no rain in the morning. No blue sky either but off to the beach nevertheless. Stayed there until 2ish PM, even went into the ocean. Nice enough.
I then went for a run along the waterfront of Ipanema. Sundays and holidays one 2-lane direction seems to be closed off for sports, walking, skating biking ... Nice!!!!
It started raining at around 4 PM until, until ... still raining.
Later in the bathroom I saw that I not only burned my feet, that were covered in sand by the time I put sun protection on, but also a spot on my back, exactly there were I couldn't reach. Looks like old Siegfriedafter bathing in dragonblood, only the other way round. The spot is very red. Hagen von Tronje stung me quite well. Haven't seen him since.
I then went for a run along the waterfront of Ipanema. Sundays and holidays one 2-lane direction seems to be closed off for sports, walking, skating biking ... Nice!!!!
It started raining at around 4 PM until, until ... still raining.
Later in the bathroom I saw that I not only burned my feet, that were covered in sand by the time I put sun protection on, but also a spot on my back, exactly there were I couldn't reach. Looks like old Siegfriedafter bathing in dragonblood, only the other way round. The spot is very red. Hagen von Tronje stung me quite well. Haven't seen him since.
Samstag, 15. Oktober 2011
Freitag, 14. Oktober 2011
Rio de Janeiro Day 4
Weather forecast for today was rain, so I send a nice and beautiful postcard to the weather department and, see, it was nice this morning of Friday, 14th. Today I am exactly travelling for 4 months.
So I thought I do some of the stuff I need a good view for: Cristo statue. I took a bus to the cable car thingy and had to wait there for 1 hour to catch the next train. The bus was half an hour, and the train took some 20 mins or so. A long time to get up. But there where, of course, so many people up there that I just took my pictures and went down again, only some 20 mins later. So, again, waiting, but only 30 mins and the train down. From there I took a bus towards the Sugar Loaf. Waiting for ages, at least it felt like very long. I was supposed to take a 2nd bus but I was already quite close and I don't mind a good walk. It wasn't too long. The cable car up the Loaf has 2 stations, it stops at a hill before it. As it was possible to hike up the hill, I did so. It was very nice I saw some cool monkeys and no ape-descendants :-)
I then took a cable car to the last stop on the actual Loaf. Again, loads of people. So, photos and back quick and hike back down.
Night at the hostel.
So I thought I do some of the stuff I need a good view for: Cristo statue. I took a bus to the cable car thingy and had to wait there for 1 hour to catch the next train. The bus was half an hour, and the train took some 20 mins or so. A long time to get up. But there where, of course, so many people up there that I just took my pictures and went down again, only some 20 mins later. So, again, waiting, but only 30 mins and the train down. From there I took a bus towards the Sugar Loaf. Waiting for ages, at least it felt like very long. I was supposed to take a 2nd bus but I was already quite close and I don't mind a good walk. It wasn't too long. The cable car up the Loaf has 2 stations, it stops at a hill before it. As it was possible to hike up the hill, I did so. It was very nice I saw some cool monkeys and no ape-descendants :-)
I then took a cable car to the last stop on the actual Loaf. Again, loads of people. So, photos and back quick and hike back down.
Night at the hostel.
Rio de Janeiro Day 3
We went on a tour with 5 guys from the hostel, 1 swiss and his australian girlfriend, one canadian girl, a scottisch pal and a german fellow, oh well, the latter was me.
The tour started in the rich woods of the National Park Tijuca around Rio. We had a stunning view from the Chinese lookout.
The tour then continued to Favela Santa Marta, which is actually the one where Michael Jackson shot his video for "They don't care about us" and they even have a MJ-Statue there. It is supposed to be safer than the other favelas. It is very narrow and steep there.
Actually I felt a bit weird to go on a tourist tour to view the bad conditions they live in. The guide said, that tourism was kind a good for them because the government cares more about them then. In fact, they get free Wi-Fi from the city, as the guide says. They installed a cable car as well. In fact, I thought from the living conditions pooint of view it was not a bad as in the place I worked in in Arequipa, San Isidro. There was more space between houses, but the conditons were worse.
I then had to change hostels. Off to Mango Tree, which is quite nice.
I stayed at the hostel for the night.
The tour started in the rich woods of the National Park Tijuca around Rio. We had a stunning view from the Chinese lookout.
The tour then continued to Favela Santa Marta, which is actually the one where Michael Jackson shot his video for "They don't care about us" and they even have a MJ-Statue there. It is supposed to be safer than the other favelas. It is very narrow and steep there.
Actually I felt a bit weird to go on a tourist tour to view the bad conditions they live in. The guide said, that tourism was kind a good for them because the government cares more about them then. In fact, they get free Wi-Fi from the city, as the guide says. They installed a cable car as well. In fact, I thought from the living conditions pooint of view it was not a bad as in the place I worked in in Arequipa, San Isidro. There was more space between houses, but the conditons were worse.
I then had to change hostels. Off to Mango Tree, which is quite nice.
I stayed at the hostel for the night.
Mittwoch, 12. Oktober 2011
Rio de Janeiro Day 2
Maracana Stadium. The old historic stadium that held almost 200.00 in the World Cup finals between Uruguay and Brazil in 1950 ... which Uruguay won by 2:1.
It is actually under construction, but still it was a must to go. I went on the tubes with Keith, a scottish dude from the hostel.
It was quite hard to figure out the Metro system here. Normally I find Metros easy and quite straightforward, but this one. There are 2 lines we had to take and they run parallel for 10 staions or so. So we started on Line 1 and change to Line 2 but somehow went on Line 1 again and went back. The 2 lines are actually going on the same tracks. So, back to the station where we can combine. The next one in the right direction, but we were not sure if it was 1 or 2 ... so, we got off at the last possible station for both. Good, as it was still Line 1. So, we waited and were still trying to figure out how to see which one is 1 or 2 (or orange or green) ... somehow I found the hint but the Line 2 didn't go that often ... it was a bank holiday in Brasil (I somehow keep stumbling over bank holidays in SA ... Santiago, Buenos Aires, Rio, La Paz). We just waited for 2 more orange ones to pass until there was a green line train.
So, we got there finally.
Then we checked Maracana Stadium and went to the quite expensive museum and couldn't get a glimpse at the inside of the stadium. But we were on historic ground!
So, we went back and considered ourselves experts on the metro now and got on the next tube. Since there was only the green line going there was not much to do wrong. We thought. We got on the train, right direction, too. And after some stops we wondered why there was the Maracana Stadium apearing again. The tube didn't go to the end of the normal route and just went backwards. So, we got off and on again (15 mins wait included) and got off at the next station which we considered to be the joint lines station where we got on the green line before. But the stion looked totally different now. But there WERE stations for both lines. Eventually we found out were we was but couldn't figure out how we got there. It was, according to the map, not possible to go from the Maracana Station to this station on the green line. But we did. From there we were smart enough to take the orange one again. Had a little stop to see the colourful steps to Santa Theresa and got back on the tube. Right line AND right direction. We WERE experts now! But on that tube we were nervous, because we were not sure if it changes direction again at the next big stop. It didn't. Wow.
Funny was also, that on that train there were 2 different Metro maps. One of them showed the connection we did earlier that was not on the hand map. But it also show a difference at the end of the route we were heading. We just closed our eyes and got to our stop in Ipanema.
Experts! ... Well, no!
Metro Rio, ... mystic!
We then made it to Ipanema beach, looked at all the beautiful people and went to the border of Ipanema and Copacabana Beaches to watch the sunset. Unfortunately it was too cloudy but still beautiful. Quiet night at the hostel. Tomorrow Favela-Tour!
It is actually under construction, but still it was a must to go. I went on the tubes with Keith, a scottish dude from the hostel.
It was quite hard to figure out the Metro system here. Normally I find Metros easy and quite straightforward, but this one. There are 2 lines we had to take and they run parallel for 10 staions or so. So we started on Line 1 and change to Line 2 but somehow went on Line 1 again and went back. The 2 lines are actually going on the same tracks. So, back to the station where we can combine. The next one in the right direction, but we were not sure if it was 1 or 2 ... so, we got off at the last possible station for both. Good, as it was still Line 1. So, we waited and were still trying to figure out how to see which one is 1 or 2 (or orange or green) ... somehow I found the hint but the Line 2 didn't go that often ... it was a bank holiday in Brasil (I somehow keep stumbling over bank holidays in SA ... Santiago, Buenos Aires, Rio, La Paz). We just waited for 2 more orange ones to pass until there was a green line train.
So, we got there finally.
Then we checked Maracana Stadium and went to the quite expensive museum and couldn't get a glimpse at the inside of the stadium. But we were on historic ground!
So, we went back and considered ourselves experts on the metro now and got on the next tube. Since there was only the green line going there was not much to do wrong. We thought. We got on the train, right direction, too. And after some stops we wondered why there was the Maracana Stadium apearing again. The tube didn't go to the end of the normal route and just went backwards. So, we got off and on again (15 mins wait included) and got off at the next station which we considered to be the joint lines station where we got on the green line before. But the stion looked totally different now. But there WERE stations for both lines. Eventually we found out were we was but couldn't figure out how we got there. It was, according to the map, not possible to go from the Maracana Station to this station on the green line. But we did. From there we were smart enough to take the orange one again. Had a little stop to see the colourful steps to Santa Theresa and got back on the tube. Right line AND right direction. We WERE experts now! But on that tube we were nervous, because we were not sure if it changes direction again at the next big stop. It didn't. Wow.
Funny was also, that on that train there were 2 different Metro maps. One of them showed the connection we did earlier that was not on the hand map. But it also show a difference at the end of the route we were heading. We just closed our eyes and got to our stop in Ipanema.
Experts! ... Well, no!
Metro Rio, ... mystic!
We then made it to Ipanema beach, looked at all the beautiful people and went to the border of Ipanema and Copacabana Beaches to watch the sunset. Unfortunately it was too cloudy but still beautiful. Quiet night at the hostel. Tomorrow Favela-Tour!
Rio de Janeiro Day 1
Ipanema!
Wow, I reached Rio by plane and took a shuttle bus to Ipanema which took actually 2 hrs and it was dark when I got there. Sunsets here at 18 h at the moment.
I booked 2 hostels here because the one I wanted did not have 6 consecutive nights free. So I booked 2 nights in the LightHouse (they did not have 6 nights free a well) and the 4 nights in The Mango Tree. I just extended it to 5 nights, so I will be leaving to Sao Paulo on 18th, stay there for 2 nights. Thats it.
Pizza was what I craved for. So, me being tired of walking around looking for a cheap Restaurant, took the first one around the corner. 15/16€ for a Ham Pizza. Ok, I thought it must be a great and delicious one. I ordered Pizza and a beer. The beer, of course, was on the table in 2 mins, but the Pizza only 2-3 mins after. I don't know how they did it, but they managed to burn the edge of the pizza in just 5 mins. How? ... and it was not worth the money. I thought a full restaurant menas good food but the pizza was shit!
Later we (7 guys from the hostel, which, by the way, only has space for 12) went to a Samba Bar which they told us would be 20 Reals (ca 8€) entrance and between 22 and 23 hrs free Caipirinhas! We thought we would get well filled in 2 hours but once we got there it was only 1 free (and crappy) one and still 20 Reals entrance. What a rip-off! ;-)
Wow, I reached Rio by plane and took a shuttle bus to Ipanema which took actually 2 hrs and it was dark when I got there. Sunsets here at 18 h at the moment.
I booked 2 hostels here because the one I wanted did not have 6 consecutive nights free. So I booked 2 nights in the LightHouse (they did not have 6 nights free a well) and the 4 nights in The Mango Tree. I just extended it to 5 nights, so I will be leaving to Sao Paulo on 18th, stay there for 2 nights. Thats it.
Pizza was what I craved for. So, me being tired of walking around looking for a cheap Restaurant, took the first one around the corner. 15/16€ for a Ham Pizza. Ok, I thought it must be a great and delicious one. I ordered Pizza and a beer. The beer, of course, was on the table in 2 mins, but the Pizza only 2-3 mins after. I don't know how they did it, but they managed to burn the edge of the pizza in just 5 mins. How? ... and it was not worth the money. I thought a full restaurant menas good food but the pizza was shit!
Later we (7 guys from the hostel, which, by the way, only has space for 12) went to a Samba Bar which they told us would be 20 Reals (ca 8€) entrance and between 22 and 23 hrs free Caipirinhas! We thought we would get well filled in 2 hours but once we got there it was only 1 free (and crappy) one and still 20 Reals entrance. What a rip-off! ;-)
Dienstag, 11. Oktober 2011
Buenos Aires -
Day 3 – Friday, 7th
Walking around Puerto Madero. At 4.30 h pick up for the football World Cup 2014 qualifier Argentina vs Chile in Stadium of River Plate. Argentina won 4:1, but the stadium was only 2/3 to ¾ full.
The best was the “organized” tour. We got a pick-up from the hostel with a nice bus. Later the guide said we would soon get a beer and a pizza, but only 5 mins later he admitted that there is only the beer. No pizza. Another 5 mins later he said we should finish the (0,5 l) beer as we are almost there. We then went with the people from the other bus to the Southeast corner (more or less) of the stdium. The guides checked the situation and came to the conclusion that we had to go elsewhere. We went 2 blocks south, 2 west and 2 north to reach a point where we passed security to find out 5 mins later that we were not right. So our guides lead us further north along the west flank of the stadium, passing 2-3 more entrances that also were not right. Finally, having made it to the north side - a ¾ circle around the stadium – our guides lead us back to the entrance we should have gone straight away: the southeast. What a nice tour around the stadium for 30 mins.
Later on the bus they said they would invite us for a free beer at a bar in San Telmo for the inconvenience. Just a couple of us went, somehow the guides didn’t … hmm, at least a free pint.
In the bar I was chatting with 2 young german travelers who were at the game as well when suddenly a drunk guy approached us and told us hehad german blood. He asked us 5-6 times what a sentence meant that his grandfather used to tell him. “Never forget this: ‘Ich bin ein echter Bayer’!” … “What means: ‘Ik bine aine eckte Baia’?” … I think his granddad was one of the nazis who came after WW2.
He then wanted to show us his tattoo on the lower back, saying it was ok, he was proud of it and it had no nazi-symbols or so … it turned out to be a huge german tank from WW2. What a freak.
Ich bin ein echter Bayer! … or did he say “Geier”?
Day 4 – Saturday, 8th
I took the Subte (Metro of BA) to Palermo and went for a walk to the Malba Museum which exhibited some great Latin American art.
From there I made it to Recoleta to see a market and the legendary cemetery, where – amongst others - Evita’s grave is. Weird to have a cemetery as a tourist attraction. :-/
And again at night: Pints at the hostel bar. By the way, the beer on tap (rare in South America) is Isenbeck – but an argentine version.
Day 5 – Sunday, 9th
Nothing special. Went to the market in San Telmo and later along the shopping street of Avenida Florida to by a Rugby Jersey of the Pumas for a friend. Took me some time to find the right size of XXL.
And, guess what, Pints at the bar at night. Serious?
Day 6 – Monday, 10th – last day in BA
Went to the bus station to find out where the shuttles to the airport depart from, and when. It is good to remember, when you have asked for the directions, if the guy said left or right … saves you from walking around hopelessly.
Idea: Subte to Station for 1,10 Pesos and shuttle for 55 Pesos – better than 130 Pesos for a taxi from the hostel.
After finding the station for the shuttles I went to walk around Palermo and have a coffee. Nice area. If I lived in BA I’d choose Palermo.
Yes, night program didn’t change. Somehow I never checked the night scene of BA. I am just not a disco fan. Staying up all night to party then sleep all day … I want to see the city and not lie in bed.
Well, I should have tried at least once ;-)
Day 7 – Tuesday, 11th – flight
Plan with the metro failed. At 7.15h it is packed from front to the back. 3 trains passed leaving me and my backpacks outside. I decided to take a Taxi to the shuttle station which cost me 20 pesos … not too bad and still way cheaper that the straight taxi to the airport.
At the airport I wanted to exchange some money and somehow the last Spanish I spoke was in that bank asking the woman why they would need to know what city I live in … to change Pesos to Real … she already had my passport. I told her to write Berlin as I wasn’t in the mood for spelling my town in Spanish. Why the hell do they need a passport for changing bills?
Rio, here I come!!!
Sonntag, 9. Oktober 2011
Freitag, 7. Oktober 2011
La Boca
Went to the quarter of La Boca and paid a visit to the football museum of Boca Juniors and a tour of their stadium "La Bombonera". Impressive. It would be nice to see a game here, but this weekend there are international qualifiers ... thus I will be going to the "other" stadium in BA: El Monumental. There will be the 1st qualifier for the World Cup 2014 - Argentina vs. Chile. I will be there :-) ... hopefully it stops raining :-)
Mittwoch, 5. Oktober 2011
Che Boludo!!
B U E N O S A I R E S !!!!!
Finally here! When you fly in you notice how big it is. First impression. Great.
Ostinatto Hostel. Quite nice though the beds seem crap. Let's see.
Steak time. You can't go to BA without getting in the mood for a steak!
I just came back from dinner when I received the sad news that my boss of the last 5 years has died: Steve Jobs. R.I.P.! He made Apple what it is today. Great visionary man. Sad sad sad!
Finally here! When you fly in you notice how big it is. First impression. Great.
Ostinatto Hostel. Quite nice though the beds seem crap. Let's see.
Steak time. You can't go to BA without getting in the mood for a steak!
I just came back from dinner when I received the sad news that my boss of the last 5 years has died: Steve Jobs. R.I.P.! He made Apple what it is today. Great visionary man. Sad sad sad!
Dienstag, 4. Oktober 2011
Che boludo!
Went to an ATM and it kept my card. Good thing when the bank is closed and you fly out of the end of the world the next morning. But thanks to my pushy manner I got someone out of the bank. "you need to come back tomorrow." - "ahem, I can't, I am flying out." - "You need to come tomorrow!" - "Why?" - "We need to verify who you are!" - "Ahem, I am here. It's me, here is my ID, I CAN'T come tomorrow. I'll be gone and I need my card, YOUR machine took it" ... I guess he understood. 20 mins later I got it, just had to leave a signature on a form.
Good luck in times of bad luck.
Thank good I still have pesos, I didn't want to put the card in any ATM here.
Just imagine, after the whole passport buzz. Would be another story. Losing PP on a friday and the CC a day before you fly through the whole country or almost half the southern hemisphere.
Tomorrow I am off to Buenos Aires, finally!
Can't wait!
BTW the hostel Cruz del Sur here turned out to be very nice. The staff is outstanding and everyone is so friendly. Cool. It's just the dorms that are a bit small. But nothing to complain about.
Good luck in times of bad luck.
Thank good I still have pesos, I didn't want to put the card in any ATM here.
Just imagine, after the whole passport buzz. Would be another story. Losing PP on a friday and the CC a day before you fly through the whole country or almost half the southern hemisphere.
Tomorrow I am off to Buenos Aires, finally!
Can't wait!
BTW the hostel Cruz del Sur here turned out to be very nice. The staff is outstanding and everyone is so friendly. Cool. It's just the dorms that are a bit small. But nothing to complain about.
Tierra del Fuego
I went to the National Park for a nice (and fast) 4 hour walk through a beautiful landscape (see album)
Fast ir was because I kind of rushed through. When I walk alone I do not linger long in nice places to suck in the landscape. After 3,5 months of travels it is kind a hard.
But still, it was beautiful and left one or the other "wow".
Fast ir was because I kind of rushed through. When I walk alone I do not linger long in nice places to suck in the landscape. After 3,5 months of travels it is kind a hard.
But still, it was beautiful and left one or the other "wow".
Sonntag, 2. Oktober 2011
Tierra del Fuego
After making a night stop in Punta Arenas at the Strait of Magellan, where I stayed at the Hostal Fin del Mundo, I took a bus at 8.30 h to got to Ushuaia (ARG) on Tierra del Fuego.
Punta Arenas:
the city is OK, but hadn't much to do but walk along the Strait of Magellan, which I really enjoyed. The hostel was strange, very unpersonal. I booked it ahead over Hostelworld but when I got there the landlady didn't know anything but had free spaces. The breakfast was included but without any love. I was prepared and put on place the night before. No one there. Compared to the nights before, where some actually MADE the bf for you. ...
I also did a lot of planing and booking for the remainder of my trip. Now that the end is nigh I need to narrow my plans: Ushuaia until the 5th, flight to BA, and then? How to get to Brazil.
My initial plan: BA to Florianópolis, stop at the brazilian Oktoberfest in the german settlement Blumenau, bus to Rio, Rio for the beaches, bus to Sao Paulo, gone. But the busrides are (in order) 25h, 18h, 6h .... buff. So, after checking the net I made new plans: skip Oktoberfest and fly to Rio directly. That saves so much time and is just a wee bit more expensive.
So. Today I had the busride to Ushuaia. Just reached the hostel Cruz del Sur. First impression: not so impressive. Vamos a ver ... oder vamos a wewer!
The busride was from Punta Arenas to Rio Grande, crossing the border and taking a ferry to tierra del fuego. From Rio Grande there should have been a normal bus to Ushuaia but only 2 minibuses came, with no storage for the bags. It was all a bit chaotic, because we had a stop in between and needed to take more passengers but the bgas were taking all space. And we had a flat tire ... haha. Again. Shortly before 21 h I reached the hostel.
Here I am. Let's see how to spend 2 full days here.
... and yes. Same as with Mount Fitz Roy, I could NOT see the Torres Del Paine. Too cloudy again. :-(
Punta Arenas:
the city is OK, but hadn't much to do but walk along the Strait of Magellan, which I really enjoyed. The hostel was strange, very unpersonal. I booked it ahead over Hostelworld but when I got there the landlady didn't know anything but had free spaces. The breakfast was included but without any love. I was prepared and put on place the night before. No one there. Compared to the nights before, where some actually MADE the bf for you. ...
I also did a lot of planing and booking for the remainder of my trip. Now that the end is nigh I need to narrow my plans: Ushuaia until the 5th, flight to BA, and then? How to get to Brazil.
My initial plan: BA to Florianópolis, stop at the brazilian Oktoberfest in the german settlement Blumenau, bus to Rio, Rio for the beaches, bus to Sao Paulo, gone. But the busrides are (in order) 25h, 18h, 6h .... buff. So, after checking the net I made new plans: skip Oktoberfest and fly to Rio directly. That saves so much time and is just a wee bit more expensive.
So. Today I had the busride to Ushuaia. Just reached the hostel Cruz del Sur. First impression: not so impressive. Vamos a ver ... oder vamos a wewer!
The busride was from Punta Arenas to Rio Grande, crossing the border and taking a ferry to tierra del fuego. From Rio Grande there should have been a normal bus to Ushuaia but only 2 minibuses came, with no storage for the bags. It was all a bit chaotic, because we had a stop in between and needed to take more passengers but the bgas were taking all space. And we had a flat tire ... haha. Again. Shortly before 21 h I reached the hostel.
Here I am. Let's see how to spend 2 full days here.
... and yes. Same as with Mount Fitz Roy, I could NOT see the Torres Del Paine. Too cloudy again. :-(
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