Day 86
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
USHUAIA, ARGENTINA (The End of the World)
We arrived in bright sunshine to a stunningly beautiful setting - a clean, modern city surrounded by snow-streaked mountains.
Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, is situated at 54 degrees latitude south, about equivalent to Edmonton in the northern hemisphere. There are an estimated 150,000 inhabitants in Ushuaia and surroundings. The population is exploding due to a general rise in cruise tourism, but also the emerging interest in visiting Antarctica a thousand miles farther south.
Our morning excursion involved a ride on the End of the World Railway through the Tierra del Fuego National Park followed by a visit to the End of the World Post Office (a real one).
Despite a recent weather forecast of 100% p.o.p. during the afternoon, the afternoon excursion was rain free. I suspect our trek through the Nature Reserve tomorrow will not be as fortunate.
Today, there are two renditions of the song, "Tammy". The first is sung by the incomparable Connie Francis; the second is played on piano by Canada's own Andre Gagnon. It's like a wine tasting, but different.
Andre Gagnon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piUvano4GgE
USHUAIA, ARGENTINA (The End of the World)
We arrived in bright sunshine to a stunningly beautiful setting - a clean, modern city surrounded by snow-streaked mountains.
Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world, is situated at 54 degrees latitude south, about equivalent to Edmonton in the northern hemisphere. There are an estimated 150,000 inhabitants in Ushuaia and surroundings. The population is exploding due to a general rise in cruise tourism, but also the emerging interest in visiting Antarctica a thousand miles farther south.
Our morning excursion involved a ride on the End of the World Railway through the Tierra del Fuego National Park followed by a visit to the End of the World Post Office (a real one).
Despite a recent weather forecast of 100% p.o.p. during the afternoon, the afternoon excursion was rain free. I suspect our trek through the Nature Reserve tomorrow will not be as fortunate.
Today, there are two renditions of the song, "Tammy". The first is sung by the incomparable Connie Francis; the second is played on piano by Canada's own Andre Gagnon. It's like a wine tasting, but different.
Connie Francis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZzH1rNftJ0
Andre Gagnon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piUvano4GgE
John, was the train ride worth taking? We'll be in Ushuaia next April.
ReplyDeleteHeather and I took this train ride about 17 yr. ago with a group of Camosun Gyros. We remember the train being even older than the average Gyro but it was quite enjoyable. The strange thing is there were NO trees in this particular national park. The explanation we were given was they had the convicts from a nearby prison cut the trees down as a work project. Have they grown back???
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