This weekend I got my good share of local Mendoza culture. Leo came up from La Consulta to hang with me and Jo as it was Jo's last weekend here before her boyfriend comes in from London for a few weeks.
Friday night got my first taste of Mendoza night life, which pretty much centers around one strip of bars and restaurants, on a street called Aristedes. It's a small town and you're bound to run into people you know, whether you like that or not. Bars stay open quite late and we called it an early night, around 4am.
Saturday was spent sleeping in, watching movies, drinking coffee and Saturday night was a chill one in the hostel's bar, with pizza and Malbec. Perfect.
Sunday Jo and I caught a ride back down to la Consulta to spend the day at the winery, tasting the wines (almost all are completely finished fermenting). I tasted the Syrah that's been my favorite, and it's still quite interesting. Had an empanada and ensalada especial at El Cielo for old times' sake and said hi to Mili and Yamil after they got back from his futbol tournament, where his team came in second place, just one game shy of going to the championships in BsAs. He scored ten goals over four games and was in good spirits.
Ok I have 17 minutes to get to Carolyn's house/office. Wish me luck! First day jitters. Ha.
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