Bariloche

I am in Bariloche now. I got a little depressed in Mendoza because of the poverty. It was difficult for me to eat at a restaurant while there were beggars coming up to my table. Here in Bariloche it is more affluent, so eating does not come with a guilt trip. The town was set up by Germans and Swiss immigrants so the town has an European feel to it. Bariloche is the highlight of this trip. Since I do not wish to drive, I have signed up for various tours as I did in Mendoza. I will post the pictures after my return.
Yesterday our tour guide could speak English. She was Argentinian but her ancestry included German and Irish. My friend asked ´how do Argentinians feel about foreigners?´
She replied with¨We like them. Except when they buy up land here.¨ She told us about Ted Turner and how he bought a big piece of land near here. However, in another story she told us how she wished her grandmother would sell a small piece of her land so they can go visit Germany. This was contradictory for me as an economist. She could not see that Ted Turner by buying up land had pushed up the price she could ask for her grandmother´s land. Also we met a lawyer/Lobbyist for GE capital. She was a nervous wreck. She had been on vacation for a month but yet you could sense how wound up she was. She had paid for the more expensive tour on the boat but stayed on the bus with us because there were too many people on the boat. She had quit her job after 9 years and is only a consultant now. My friend and her discussed the mortgage and credit markets.