The morning brought more sightseeing. We visited Tigre, a city on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Part of this city is on a river delta. Some people live on the islands of the river delta, taking “boat busses” to get to and from the mainland. Without roads, they still have addresses based on the name […]
We spent most of the day getting to know Buenos Aires. We were on a tour all morning. One of our first steps was the La Recoleta Cemetery. This is a cemetery full of elaborate mausoleums, for people who have enough money to purchase a spot for one. They are very tightly packed together; walking […]
It’s late here in Buenos Aires, and we just got back from dinner. We have to be up pretty early tomorrow, so there is only this quick update for you this evening: Tomorrow, May 29, at 10 PM Argentina time, which is 8 PM U.S. central time, our concert at La Puerta Abierta will be […]
This morning, we had some time to form small groups and explore Igauzú. Some of us took this time to sleep in. Some of us took this time to go shopping. And some of us took this time to go check out an interesting sight, which was only two blocks away from our hotel. Just […]
After staying out so late yesterday, we had to wake up earlier than we would have liked today. We were in for a real treat, though. We loaded up in a tour bus and headed off to the Iguazú falls. This is where we spent the entire day. We had a great tour guide, Margarita, […]
After we awoke earlier than any of us desired, we hurried to the Mendoza Airport only to find that our flight had been delayed…yet again. So we sat in the airport from 7:30 to 2:00 occupying ourselves with card games and an improv comedy song competition. Then we got to Buenos Aires and met our […]
Today was our last day in Mendoza. We had a total of four concerts at various Baptist churches and each one took on a different character. The first church we visited was North Mendoza Baptist Church. We participated in the church’s congregational song (in Spanish) and then sang our pieces for about forty minutes. We […]
Well, here we are: Saturday night and we´re all absolutely exhausted–or as some say here, “planchado” (ironed) after an absolutely full day. We spent our afternoon touring Tomas Gay´s family winery. Tomas was a member of the BUMC last fall, when he came from Argentina to Baylor to study for a semester. With the help of his friends and neighbors, we were served a veritable feast, and we saw even more beautiful sights as we toured the land. Afterwards, we all came back and sang a concert in downtown Mendoza for the church of Paul and Laura Shelton, the missionary couple who have spent the entire week doing an incredible job taking care of us. Afterwards, we all went out to dinner at a familiar restaurant… but more on that later.
…with the sound of the Men’s Choir. Today we spent most of the day driving through the Andes Mountains to the Chilean border. Because words cannot describe the beauty of the landscape, here are some pictures:
What an incredible day this has been! Because we were out so late last night, we had free time until noon. The different members of the group used their morning in a variety of different ways. Many of us slept in or took time to relax at the hotel. Several of us further explored the […]