HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM 279 BOUTIQUE BED + BREAKFAST !

                                                                     

ENGLISH

You are cordially invited to the International Ambassador of Tourism ´s official website  for the city of Alta Gracia.
  

SPANISH

Usted está cordialmente invitado a  la página web official  de la Embajadora Internacional de Turismo  para la ciudad de Alta Gracia.   

PORTUGUESE 

Você está cordialmente convidado para o Embaixador Internacional de Turismo do site oficial para a cidade de Alta Gracia.  

FRENCH

Vous êtes cordialement invités à l'ambassadeur international du site Web de Tourisme de l 'officiel de la ville de Alta Gracia.  

GERMAN

Sie sind herzlich zur Internationalen Ambassador of Tourism 's offizielle Website der Stadt Alta Gracia eingeladen.   

HEBREW

  הנכם מוזמן לשגריר הבינלאומי של אתר אינטרנט הרשמי של התיירות לעיר אלטה גרציה

JAPANESE

あなたが心からアルタグラシア市の観光の公式サイトの国際大使に招待されています。

ITALIAN

Siete cordialmente invitati alla Ambasciatore Internazionale del Turismo sito web 's ufficiale per la città di Alta Gracia. 

COMING SOON !

THE INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADOR OF TOURISM´S OFFICIAL WEBSITE IN ENGLISH FOR THE CITY OF ALTA GRACIA!!

LA PÁGINA WEB OFICIAL EN INGLES DE LA EMBAJADORA INTERNACIONAL DE TURISMO PARA LA CIUDAD DE ALTA GRACIA!!

My First Solo Flight at the Alta Gracia Aero Club

    Have you ever dreamt of something BIG but felt that it was out of your reach, but at the same time, you never stopped dreaming about it? 

    The other day on August 27th, this particular dream of mine finally became a reality. After 34 hours of flight training, I finally flew my first  solo flight. 

    It´s difficult to describe the sensation of flying an airplane for the first time by yourself.  Totally concentrated, you draw from the repetitive instructions that your flight instructor has drilled into your head over and over again during the course of  many months. 

 

What I was feeling for most of my flight!

   Up in the air during takeoff, an overwhelming sensation of  open sky is spread out in front of you as your gyrating flight instruments all  compete for your attention while you scan in and out of the cockpit watching your horizon . Finally you reach your desired altitude and follow thru with your flight pattern. As I am on the 3rd leg of my flight pattern close to base and  final landing , I start to feel comfortable and for the first time, I take a relaxing look out of the window and  smile from cheek to cheek .

OMG !!! She´s coming in too low on Final  !!!!

                                                                                       
I smile because I am flying in the same atmosphere with the billowy white clouds that I have so often looked up at and admired from below,  I smile because I am flying along with one of natures most beautiful vertebrate animals, the bird,  and  because I have a spectacular  view of the Sierras Chicas Mountains  surrounding me. I realize that I  am experiencing what my idols Amelia Earheart and Beryl Markham pioneered before me. As I approach for my final landing, I am aware that I am too low and try to make corrections.  I wait for my flare, my nose increments up  as my back tires hit the runway. There it is… a safe landing, Did It !!!  First hurdle done!!! ... and now my dream of becoming a pilot, is finally at arms reach.

A congratulations from the instructors and fellow students!

¨Romantic Winter Special¨ for the months of August and September

Entra en el confort del invierno, en 279 Boutique Bed + Breakfast

Nuestro especial "Invierno Romántico" para los meses de Agosto y Septiembre.

  Acurrucate bajo la suavidad de nuestras sabanas(500 hilos Egipcios) y la calidez de nuestros edredones de plumas. Ambas habitaciones tienen calefacción central con los calentadores de toallas en los baños.

Talvez el desayuno omelette de 279 con jugo de naranja, panes especiales y el café recién molido hecho en casa .

Te has tentado?

  ... y no te olvides de la salida tarde a las 11:30!

Para más detalles sobre  el especial "Invierno Romantico"  del 279 Boutique Bed + Breakfast, ponerse en contacto con:

lareo@279altagracia.com

Jump into the comfort of winter at 279 Boutique Bed + Breakfast

Our Romantic Winter Special for the months of  August and September. 

 Snuggle under the softness of our 500 thread count Egyptian sheets and the warmth of our down feather comforters. Both rooms are  centrally heated with towel heaters in bathrooms.

How about 279's omelette breakfast with fresh squeezed orange juice, homemade  breads and freshly ground  coffee .

Getting tempted ?

 ...and don't forget the late checkout at 11:30 !

For more details about 279's ¨ Romantic Winter Special¨ please contact:

lareo@279altagracia.com

Golfing in Alta Gracia

 Ahora que Fidel Castro se ha retirado, tal vez  puede encontrar el tiempo para practicar su juego de golf.

En 1962, el Sr. Castro perdió un partido de golf con Ernesto "Che" Guevara, quien había sido caddie en su ciudad natal de Argentina antes de convertirse en un icono Revolucionario. La derrota de Castro pudo haber tenido consecuencias desastrosas para el deporte. Había un campo de golf de La Habana que se convirtió en una escuela militar, otro en una escuela de arte. Un periodista que escribió sobre la derrota  frente a ¨Che¨, del barbudo Comandante de Cuba, que era un notorio perdedor, fue despedido al día siguiente.

Ahora, altos funcionarios de la isla quieren convertir el paraíso comunista de Castro en un punto de acceso para este deporte decididamente capitalista, para generar dinero en efectivo por sus problemas de liquidez la economía. El año pasado, el ministro de Cuba de turismo, Manuel Marrero, anunció planes para construir hasta 10 campos de golf para atraer turistas de alto nivel.

 Mientras, yo conozco una ciudad donde Ernesto¨Che¨ Guevara  jugaba al golf y donde hay buenos restaurantes , hoteleria,

y amplias canchas de golf, uno en particular que esta nominado en el ¨TOP¨ 10 canchas de golf en Argentina.

Alta Gracia... solo 30 minutos de Cordoba 

Now that Fidel Castro has retired, perhaps he can find the time to work on his golf game.

In 1962, Mr. Castro lost a round of golf to Ernesto "Che" Guevara, who had been a caddy in his Argentine hometown before he became a revolutionary icon. Mr. Castro's defeat may have had disastrous consequences for the sport as he  later had one Havana golf course turned into a military school and another into an art school. A journalist who wrote about the defeat of Cuba's bearded Comandante, who was known as a notoriously bad loser, was fired the next day.

Now, top officials on the island want to turn Mr. Castro's Communist paradise into a hotspot for this decidedly capitalist sport, to generate hard cash for its cash-strapped economy. Last year, Cuba's minister of tourism, Manuel Marrero, announced plans to build as many as 10 golf courses to lure upscale tourists.

Meanwhile, I can recommend a city to visit where Ernesto¨Che¨Guevara played golf,  where restaurants and hotels are good and it is home to several golf courses, one in particular that has been nominated as one of Argentina´s top 10 golf courses in the country.  

Alta Gracia… only 30 minutes from Cordoba, Argentina´s second largest city.

Descubres la ciudad de Alta Gracia en bicicleta.

Como una cortesía para nuestros huéspedes, 279 Boutique Bed+Breakfast ofrece 2 bicicletas de montaña para explorar la hermosa arquitectura colonial y zonas verdes en la ciudad de Alta Gracia.
No te olvides de tus zapatillas de deporte!
As a courtesy to our guests, 279 Boutique Bed+Breakfast offers 2 mountain bicycles to explore the beautiful colonial architecture and green parks in the city of Alta Gracia. 
Don't forget your sneakers !!

The Ernesto Che Guevara Museum's new Entrance Fee.

    A few weeks ago, I received the new entrance fee list for all the museum's in Alta Gracia. I was shocked to see that the Che Guevara Museum increased it's entrance fee from 5 pesos to a staggering 75 pesos for foreigners , after all, let's face it, the Ernesto "Che" Guevara Museum in Alta Gracia is not the Metropolitan Museum in New York City nor the Louvre Museum in Paris. The Che Guevara Museum is a small museum located in one of several houses in  the city of Alta Gracia where el "Che" and his family supposedly lived for a brief 6 months during his childhood.

Aside from several beautifully displayed photos depicting Che Guevara's childhood in different rooms of the house, and a few replicas  including the motorcycle that he used to travel through South America with his close friend Alberto Granados, there isn't much substance in this museum, certainly not enough to command 75 pesos. Of course if you are a Che Guevara  die hard follower , 75 pesos is a mere bagatelle.
Several  European and American clients who have stayed at 279 Boutique Bed+Breakfast  refused to pay the entrance fee but not because they could not afford it, but mostly on principal.

 If this new fee is a deterrent, luckily, Alta Gracia's other museums, The Manuel de Falla Museum, The Gabriel Dubois Museum and our Jesuit Estancia/Museo which is a Unesco site , are certainly more affordable, interesting and worth a visit.

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