I went to stay in Concordia on the weekend of 16/17/18 March with Maggie, a friend who I met 2 years ago in Salvador, Brazil. Maggie is Argentinian but, like me, she loves Brazil and has been learning Portuguese - so we were like a pair of wannabe Brazilians speaking Portuguese together in Argentina, which her friends seemed to find quite funny!
Maggie, her nephew Santiago, and me on the Friday night shortly after I arrived in Concordia
Concordia is a small town of 240,000 people which is 6 hours North of Buenos Aires by bus. Going there was a great experience for me as it is completely off the tourist trail and gave me a taste of the 'real' Argentina. Maggie was an excellent hostess - she showed me all of the sites in the area and must have introduced me to over 50 people at various events over the course of the weekend, all of whom were very friendly.
Out with the girls from Maggie's Brazilian dance group
There are lots of fazendas (farms) surrounding the town, mostly growing citrus fruit I was told. The town itself still has dirt roads and I spotted the occasional horse and cart (mostly being used to collect rubbish.
Concordia is on the River Uruguay, which forms the border between Uruguay and Argentina. Me padding in the river:
View of the river from the port
Maggie and me at her friend Marta's country retreat
Sailing club
On the Sunday night, the winning carnaval school did a final parade. We ate in a restaurant right in the middle of the action, so had a great view.
Castle
Maggie, her nephew Santiago, and me on the Friday night shortly after I arrived in Concordia
Concordia is a small town of 240,000 people which is 6 hours North of Buenos Aires by bus. Going there was a great experience for me as it is completely off the tourist trail and gave me a taste of the 'real' Argentina. Maggie was an excellent hostess - she showed me all of the sites in the area and must have introduced me to over 50 people at various events over the course of the weekend, all of whom were very friendly.
Out with the girls from Maggie's Brazilian dance group
There are lots of fazendas (farms) surrounding the town, mostly growing citrus fruit I was told. The town itself still has dirt roads and I spotted the occasional horse and cart (mostly being used to collect rubbish.
Maggie's tortoise...She also had a dog, which seems very common in Argentina.
Concordia is on the River Uruguay, which forms the border between Uruguay and Argentina. Me padding in the river:
Maggie and me at her friend Marta's country retreat
Sailing club
On the Sunday night, the winning carnaval school did a final parade. We ate in a restaurant right in the middle of the action, so had a great view.
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