"Poor Niagara"...
is what Eleanor Roosevelt said upon witnessing the awe inspiring beauty of Iguazu Falls for the first time. So Kevin has been blogging a lot lately and he kindly downloaded my pictures (while I got my hair done--talk about teamwork!), so it's my turn to post a few pics and tell you what we've been up to. We are now in Salta, Argentina, by the way, and came here via a 23 hour bus ride from Puerto Iguazu on the east coast of Argentina to the northwestern colonial city of Salta. The bus ride was actually quite comfortable and it saved us one night at a hotel. Bordering Brasil, Puerto Iguazu is a small but busy town that caters to the many tourists who make it a must to see the falls during a trip to Argentina. There is a lot of local (other Argentinians) tourism as well so prices are not exorbitant here and it takes just 1 and a half hours from Buenos Aires (that is, if Aerolineas Argentina is on time which it usually is not). Our flight was 5 hours late which was disturbingly due to the airport radars not functioning! Anyway, we got here in one piece and it was well worth that hassle at the airport.
These two pictures are the view from the Argentinian side of the falls. I didn`t know the falls were actually a series of many big and small falls (I thought it was one huge rush of water, a la Niagara). So it was a pleasant surprise to see all the nuances of the falls...and of course, the many rainbows that appear as if by magic!
And from the Brasilian side, you get a totally different perspective on the falls. It's like seeing the big picture on the Brasilian side and the fine details on the Argentinian side. As far as national parks go, though, we much preferred the Argentinian side because it had proper trails to walk on and was well organised, while the Brasilian side had a theme park like atmosphere which seemed wrong for such a natural wonder. Still, though, the views were great all around. And lucky for us, the weather was fantastic. The day we left it rained buckets though, so poor tourists who only had that one day on the Argentinian side (most tourists just spend 2 days in Puerto Iguazu).
Brasil had its fair share of rainbows as well!
Puerto Iguazu is also the point where Brazil and Paraguay meet. Here is Kevin standing amongst the triumvirate of flags at the border.
These two pictures are the view from the Argentinian side of the falls. I didn`t know the falls were actually a series of many big and small falls (I thought it was one huge rush of water, a la Niagara). So it was a pleasant surprise to see all the nuances of the falls...and of course, the many rainbows that appear as if by magic!
And from the Brasilian side, you get a totally different perspective on the falls. It's like seeing the big picture on the Brasilian side and the fine details on the Argentinian side. As far as national parks go, though, we much preferred the Argentinian side because it had proper trails to walk on and was well organised, while the Brasilian side had a theme park like atmosphere which seemed wrong for such a natural wonder. Still, though, the views were great all around. And lucky for us, the weather was fantastic. The day we left it rained buckets though, so poor tourists who only had that one day on the Argentinian side (most tourists just spend 2 days in Puerto Iguazu).
Brasil had its fair share of rainbows as well!
Puerto Iguazu is also the point where Brazil and Paraguay meet. Here is Kevin standing amongst the triumvirate of flags at the border.
posted by Karen at 4/16/2007 11:57:00 PM
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