The train took about 14 hours from Buenos Aires to Bahia Blanca. Going, we went on a local, so very slow, and somehow, the ride was bumpy. How? I don't know. Coming back, we went on an express and it took 16 hours. The train hit a woman, seriously. She ended up being ok, only a broken ankle, but it added some hours to our journey. Interesting experience!Thursday, my family took me around to meet the family (taking mate at each stop) and on a city tour (not too much to see, not a recommended tourist stop). The port is the second largest in Argentina, but no beaches, only factories - mostly for petrochemicals.
after the "protest" with biosfera, i felt a bit Erin-Brockovich-esque taking these photosThen they took me to the nicer neighborhood and I saw some gorgeous houses - the nicest that I have seen in Argentina. They reminded a bit of Westchester...
ok when I saw the picture of the train I thought ohhhh come on Liz, that's not much worse than ny metro north. Then I continued reading. I can't believe you spent 16 hours on that train, dear lord. Did they have asado reststops?
ReplyDeletehaha! much worse! on top of that, argentines don´t quite have "train-etiquette" down yet. there were 4 men, right across the aisle from me, non-stop talking the entire 16 hour ride home, even with the lights off and everyone else trying to sleep. luckily, i had my handy-dandy ear plugs :)
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