Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Mendoza horse riding tour

Mendoza plain the place to go horse riding

The Gaucho Javier and our group

Mounted the horses

Beginning the walk

Riding

Riding as well

At the end after a couple hours

Handmade tack shed

Asado (BBQ)

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Mendoza wine tour

View out front of winery

Entry foyer

Looking out front again

More vines

Down a row in Autumn

Vats for the initial stage of fermentation

Holding tanks for the later stages

Inside one tank that was being cleaned out

Finished product bottled

Longer term storage underground

In oak

More oak barrels

An old oak barrel no longer in use

At the tasting area

Thursday, July 5, 2012

Mendoza, Argentina

Stray dog that followed us for several km

Cool painting in a museum

Sunset over the Andes

One of the churches

Another nice church

A mural at one of the many plazas

Which often contained a statue of a bloke on a horse

Plaza with nice trees

Fountain in main plaza
Nice wide streets in Mendoza