Over the river and through the woods

I took the bus yesterday from Santiago to Mendoza. So, a trip through the Andes. The views are really spectacular, especially from the upper deck of the bus. I had remembered these kinds of buses being very luxurious, sadly my bus was kind of dirty and not so nice. But the seat did recline quite a bit and I got a window seat. The wait at the Chilean/Argentinian border is really long. Would you believe 3 hours? So, people get out of the bus and walk around and buy cookies. I snoozed because my bus seat was in the sun and it was really warm and comfy. When I arrived in Mendoza, I was immediately reminded of how much more organized Chile is than Argentina. It took forever to find a money change place and the guy gave me a bunch of torn up bills. I had to really pounce on him to give me clean money. My hotel is very nice. But now I have a free day and it is raining. Hard. I am not so intrepid as to walk all over a new place in the rain. I think I will end up at a museum. We´ll see! Tonight I leave for Buenos Aires.