It turned out that there were few listings in either Hostelworld or Booking and I later figured out that many places were booked because this weekend they had a big Gay Pride celebration and a National dance group contest.
I picked a Hostelworld low-rated hostel thinking how bad could it be. The owner must have fixed things mentioned in the many reviews, but no. It was worse than ever. It was 90 plus degrees with no A/C, the window on the street could be opened, but there were no security bars to keep thieves out so we closed it at night. We had a fan, but it couldn’t be moved and was right in the ear of the top bunk guest so it was off at night. It was like a sauna. The bathrooms had broken tiles, mold, and broken fixtures as well as no privacy locks. Next time, believe the ratings.
The owner and two volunteers were nice, but that did not make up for the terrible conditions. This place needs a total renovation and the addition of A/C. The other nice thing was the big group of dance performers who were staying there.
When I visited the local central market, it was almost entirely filled with meat stalls. Argentineans really like their meat.
I enjoyed all of the plant-covered walking streets, plazas, and churches and on Sunday these walkways were empty.
On Sunday, there was a huge gay Pride Parade down the General Paz boulevard filled with gay couples, drag queens, dominates and submissives, and a large flotilla of semi-trucks carrying flatbed trailers with dancing and shouting by the various LGBTQ organizations and groups. In places, it was like being in a mosh pit. I just moved with the flow and hoped pickpockets were not in large numbers. Latin America has such a reputation for being such a “machismo“ culture, so I found it amazing to see so many at this celebration.
When I got to the bus station for my night bus to Mendoza, I learned that I had bought my ticket for the day on the 19th before so I was out about $ 21 USD. Good thing bus travel is cheap for these 12-hour bus rides.
On Sunday, many of the places were closed, and it started raining so I made my way to the bus station to catch my night bus to Mendoza.
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