31/08/2012 - 01/09/2012 - In the footsteps of Che

Steak has disappeared - how did that happen?

Cordoba's central square

The Cordoba equivalent of the
London Eye - slightly more dilapidated!

After our first night bus experience we made it to Cordoba, Argentina’s second largest city. Took in the sights, smells and tastes of the city with an improvised walking tour, TGAB style. This ended with a trip to one of Cordoba’s more recognised steak restaurants, which renewed Tony’s faith in the Argentinian steaks he’d heard so much about. The previous one at Mendoza was a bit of a fail, but this was the real deal – 400g pretty much vanished from the plate! Delicious.

Random rings...

Old meets new with Cordoba's
cathedral

Street art on our hostel's balcony

The Jesuit courtyard

Cordoba by night

Where the revolution started...

A quick breather on the trek to
casa Che...

The next day a second attempt at getting the tour of the Jesuit school was successful, but left us wondering why it was rated so highly on Tripadvisor (our new best friend – Lonely Planet had let us down one time too many!). That was followed by a trip to Alta Gracia, Che Guevera’s childhood home. Got off the bus a tiny bit too early, so saw a little more of the town than intended, but would have been a very pleasant walk if it hadn’t been for the heat! Despite being a complete and utter rip-off, the museum was pretty interesting and fuelled the Balfour passion for Che even further!

A steak and a glass of red -
more expensive than expected!

Key Learnings:

1. Argentina is often thought of as a place for bargains – particularly when it comes to enjoying a steak and glass of red. Due to significant inflation, which the government is trying to hide (http://www.economist.com/node/21548229), that is no longer the case and prices are comparable to Europe…