Monday the 19th, We met up with L&S at 9:00 at the train station as we planned to travel to the Delta area to see the islands. This is the river delta for the Rio Plata which is the biggest (widest) river in the world. We did not know what to expect, but L&S had been here before and said we'd enjoy it. Oh how right they were. The train ride (two separate trains) took us to Tigre, a small town that had been written up in the NY Times for a street with many murals and brightly colored buildings. Unfortunately, most everything on the street was closed on Monday-Tuesday as the off season had begun. But we enjoyed the sights.

We strolled through town, picking up some pastries for a snack that we enjoyed while waiting for the river bus to take us to a town we selected that had a restaurant named Alphas. Our imagination conjured up good German food and strudel for dessert. We were let off at a dock with no name and we just followed the path for a ways and finally saw a sign for the restaurant. We walked on and finally arrived at a very German looking complex and had a fine meal.  We finished the day with a boat ride and train ride back to the City and then another fabulous dinner.

The next day we spent in BA.  L & S knew of a book store they like to visit that is housed in an old theater. Later that day we flew to Mendoza, the wine capital of Argentina.

Mendoza is a small community surrounded by agriculture, mostly grape vines and olive trees where many Italian immigrants settled since the Spanish conquest.  We walked around the town for the afternoon and had another fabulous meal for dinner.

The next day we went on a wine and olive oil factory tour.  It was interesting, but not really "our thing".  We did bring a bottle of Argentine olive oil.