Sort of "Fall" in Buenos Aires

Being in the southern hemisphere, the seasons are opposite from those at home. Simple concept, except it can be very strange to experience- going from summer one day to almost winter the next. After arriving in Buenos Aires from Paris, we were lucky that the transition wasn't that drastic. Literally every day in Argentina has been sunny and pretty warm- almost spring like.

The only sign that it was fall here were a few trees losing leaves (although those trees may have actually just been dead- hard to tell!) Today is the first official day where it is feeling like we are creeping into winter- cloudy skies, actually need a jacket during the day. It is going to be quite a shock to come home to Hotlanta in the middle of the summer!

We are currently enjoying a visit from my mom, and are looking forward to Steve's mom and sister arriving this weekend. It gives us a great excuse to get out and see more of those sights that we've had on our to-do list but managed to somehow not get around to seeing yet!

We just got back from a trip to Iguazu Falls, one of the most beautiful places on earth.... and that is coming from a couple of travelers who have been fortunate enough to see a LOT of beautiful places on earth :-) The first picture is of part of Iguazu Falls- from the Argentenian side. Some folks like to say that they are more beautiful from the Brazillian side, but I think they are amazing from where we were standing. The second is from our balcony in our hotel which was big enough to comfortably seat a family of about 20- randomly enough there is a Sheraton inside the Iguazu National Park.... which happens to be the ONLY hotel in the park, so this is what we got to enjoy waking up to every day! The third picture is what we look like going about 15 miles an hour (although it felt much faster) down a river getting ready to get drenched in the waterfalls. When we signed up the 3:45 time slot seemed like a brilliant idea, except we didn't take into consideration the fact that the sun sets pretty early- cold waterfall, sunset, speeding down a river, made for a refreshingly exhilarating experience!

We are heading out to our favorite lunch spot in Buenos Aires now, so I will write more soon about our experiences in the city and some of the (quirkier?) things you start to notice after being in a place for more than a few days!

Cheers,

Anna