Sunday, 22 July 2007

Well finally....

after much presure from outside parties it has been decided to update this ´ere page. These computers are ridiculously slow so pictures might be an option but I´ll try. So the last time was back in Florionopolis. That is a looong time ago so this is gonna be pieced together. So Torres was suggested to break up the long journey from florionopolis to the next coastal stop worth mentioning....if anyone ever advises you of this....do not heed it...oh Torres i shall not forget you.

We arrived in to find that everything closes during the winter, so after much confusion we found a hotel, something reminiscent of the hotel in the shining, strange stuffed dolls about the place and a googly eyed old lady at the counter. Fair enough, only people in the hotel, a bit odd. Came down for breakfast to find a cop hanging about the reception, a little strange we thought. Stranger was that when we went for breakfast he appeared again. We went to get our bags to get to the bus station and surprise surprise he folowed us along untill a car pulled up and our bags were searched etc. must have though were part of a large black pudding smuggling job or something. Weird place. They dont like the gringos in Torre it seems. All experience I though, good with the bad and all that!

We made it to Porto Alegre which was to be our last stop in Brazil, for a while anyways. Good place, checked out the Goya exhibition there and some more. Plenty cultural attractions there, and surebeing from a past cultural capital of Europe we were in like Flynn. We´re well cultured biy!nice place though, enjoyed 3 days there.

We took an overnighter to Montivideo and our first border crossing,change was good and needed I think. Montivideo is a pretty city but we couldnt help thinking its Europe transported to here. I know the Spanish and all that etc but it really does just seem like a dirtier version of a european city. We checked out the markets there and picked up some cool pieces, joaqim torres garcia museum and generally ate steak for a few days. the city was well and truly walked so 4 days after arriving the short trip to colonia del sacramento was made. we cycled colonia in a day and its a cool place but you can see it all in an afternoon, which we did.

next...well next came the big one.

We got the ferry to Buenos Aires that day and things have been amazing since then. Cannot say enough about this city. All of it, the architecture, the culture the people, what a place. I think i could get on a rant here but i dunno. Prepare for many of `em on my return anyway. we met some very cool people there and just thats it...the rants will come another time (believe me Kenny, they havnt slowed in any way...)

Two weeks were spent there...two weeks!...does that to you. Personally more will be aswell. Theres no point rushing a place i think , anyone could run to all the major spots and see them for a day and run off elsewhere, but if someplace grabs you, why not enjoy it.

Some outrageous stories...hmmmm I´m thinking of one in particular,in which a certain Mr. Brenna and Garland would prefer not share. Just lets say the lads will from now on have nothing on me....!

We´re in Iguazu at the moment, just came up from B.A 3 days ago with some folk we met there and met some friends from a few weeks back here too. All good but were off in about 3 hours. Heading to Cordoba. Iguazu, the falls, whilst being obviously a tourist heavy place, are simply incredible. You cant help but feel great there, amazing. We did the ridiculous boat trip under them (what a laugh) but the falls themselves are the thing. Went to brazil yesterday aswell to view them from that side. Great view.... too many brazilians. Nutshell. I´ll try and throw up a few pictures there but I dunno will they work. Ciao.

just tried the pics ands these computers are confimred as shite. Will try Somewhere else.later.

10 comments:

Ronan Walsh said...

Torres sounds like a mighty spot.. 2 weeks in BA! all sounds good anyway.. enjoy the rest of it.. will ye make it to patagonia at all?

Anonymous said...

GREAT to know ye,re enjoying life and dont have a worry in the world !! its only mothers worry !!!dont leave it SO long to the next bulletin - anything to lift our spirits from this abysmal summer

Anonymous said...

remember "who loves you baby"??

Michelle said...

A rare leatherback turtle has washed up dead along the shoreline in Ballycotton.....now i don't know what you guys are up to over there but .. well, whats wrong with the regular postal service! fair is fair.

Hennessy said...

Alright barry good to hear your travels are back on track....sounds savage im very jealous...although i did go to a festival in roscommon with kenny and the lads, great fun until someone hijacked a tractor and flattened the marquee...haha.enjoy!!!!

John said...

yo! back on the road and it sounds great...everyone says the iguazu falls are unreal, will have to stop by there at some stage! well sounds like BA is too your tastes, savage stuff. no word on the arcade fire for dublin yet, i've got a back up for london but dublin would be great as it looks like i'll be working up there in september, in D4 lioke! anywho, stay casual barlow, talk soon.

Barry said...

mantua sounds absolutley outageous mister hennessy, crusties, drum and bass and a tractor into a tent, just regular weekend roscommon id imagine!

john deasy in d4, never thought id see the day. your gonna be all panini and frappachino now my friend...changed biy, changed.

threw some pics up for you there mother dearest. all alive and well.

Barry said...

mantua sounds absolutley outageous mister hennessy, crusties, drum and bass and a tractor into a tent, just regular weekend roscommon id imagine!

john deasy in d4, never thought id see the day. your gonna be all panini and frappachino now my friend...changed biy, changed.

threw some pics up for you there mother dearest. all alive and well.

maryg said...

Barry --only for you we would not have a clue of the Odyssey and how our heros are faring.!!They looked very unsteady cycling into oblivion or somewhere else even more remote --Baneshane or Broomfield.!!
Keep us informed of the exploits of the intrepid gringo travellers.
The Ark is almost completed--the deluge continues here---

Kenbag said...

You may have inadvertantly seen my brother up that those waterfalls. there at the same time. though he looks nothing like me so there would have been no sudden "is that kenny!??!" incident. obviously.