We arrived at JFK at 9:00 AM on Sunday, May 31, 2015 after an eleven-hour flight – the return flight always seems faster. We were quickly processed through US customs. Again, all luggage was …
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Day 11 – Our last day in Argentina
The only event on the agenda for this day was a guided Fiesta Gaucho Tour with lunch. This was an opportunity for the group to experience and interact with the …
Read More »Day 10 – A chance to explore Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the most European-like city in South America. Despite Argentina being a Spanish colony, most of the architecture in Buenos Aires is taken from the French. Many of …
Read More »Day 9 – Our final concert in Argentina
Our last concert is at the Gran Rex Theatre with a seating capacity of 3,300. I was very concerned that our 1:00 PM Thursday afternoon concert would not have much of an audience, given …
Read More »Day 8 – Back to where we started
Our day began with a plane ride back to Buenos Aires, our arrival city. We departed from the hotel at 8:00 AM for the Mendoza airport. We had a short 90 minute …
Read More »Day 7 – Another Concert Day
We began the day with a guided tour of Mendoza. Mendoza is an interesting city in that there are plazas all around, every couple of blocks or so. More interestingly, …
Read More »Day 6 – Another day of travel
We drove to the city and province of Mendoza, the site of our next concert. Before checking in at the Mendoza Hotel, we traveled to the highest mountain in the …
Read More »Day 5 – Early start to a long day!
On Sunday morning, we had to depart by 7:30 AM to drive to the province and city of San Luis. Although not one of the largest cities in Argentina, San Luis was perhaps …
Read More »Day 4 – Time for some fun!
After an insanely successful concert at the Compañia de Jésus Church in Cordoba, Hernan, our tour guide arranged for the choir to go dancing at a local disco two blocks …
Read More »Day 3 in Argentina was the biggest travel day of our tour!
Although we got an early 7:15 AM start on our trek to Cordoba, the slow travel speed of the bus and distance we needed to cover made it impossible to …
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