Las Flores, May 19th, 2011

After I left the Estancia, I spent a day driving around, and this is one of the towns I fell in love with: Las Flores!
The chocolate was so good, as were the other sweets.
I wanted to buy one of each of the flowers as they were lovely and tasted perfect.
It was autumn there, and I passed a few hours in the town center of Las Flores, enjoying the cooling air and the beginnings of the color changes.
The streets were nearly empty, and I felt as though I had the entire place to myself.
This window was so colorful that a smile was instantly on my face as soon as I saw it.
More medialunas, and more caffeine!
Driving out of Las Flores, I found this particular estancia sign to be amusing.
There were also random buildings and monuments along the roadside. I am assuming they are religious prayer-stops, but I really have no idea.
The journey continues.....

Around the Estancia

The view from outside my window looking inward, if the drapes were open! Inside (below) was the family dining table, which was just outside of my room.

I loved the thick leather! I could imagine the old families gathering around after a long day out in the sun, or in the evening after a crisp sunset.

As it was, it was cool enough to enjoy the fire after lingering over my own sunset. The below picture was taken just 1 step from my bedroom door.

Around the grounds, there were smaller, cheaper rooms which you could stay in and provide your own food. For me, the food was half the experience!

If you can imagine an almost warm day with a hint of a cool breeze, you might almost be able to smell the impossibly clean air. And emus.

I was told they were not actually emus, but a smaller version of the bird, a relative, of which I have forgotten the names of.

Strolling around the grounds...

After a long day, I was ready to leave the estancia

...and I left the estancia to begin my next day of adventure...

The animals around the farm

This guy seemed menacing, but really he was just bored and interested in our milking of the cows.

Relaxing around the Estancia was an amusing experience. There were 9 emu-like birds on the premises, and one of the best games was "where are they all?"

At any given time, it seemed like there was not quite all 9 of them in view. Sitting in the yellow lounge chairs pictured above, periodically counting them again, in the sun, well, it was a delightful experience.

Estancias have horses, as I have mentioned, but this guy above was great. Gotta love a red-head!

What a great scene for a cat bath!

This was our bird-dog, who was faithfully stopping and pointing out every "Bird!" with his right paw up, nose right at it and tail stiff. In this shot he is leading the way back to my room, which is the corner room pictured above.