bariloche argentina area it sure is yeah this trip has flown by

yeah today we're on a little day excursion

the one we wanted to do yesterday we've come to colonia suiza patagonia (swiss colony)

yeah i remember a few weeks ago you had mentioned this place and so

it's cool to be visiting we just had to take a couple little local buses to get

here yeah very easy to get here and well this is a small little village

it was founded by immigrants from switzerland so it's got

a really cool vibe in terms of the architecture

and it's a pedestrian friendly town in patagonia you can just walk around everywhere because

it's so small lots of things for tourists to do eat

you drink and you just kind of wander around swiss colony and

there's also some really good shops too so it's uh it's a fun outing i guess you

could do it for a half day if all day yeah and um yeah we're just gonna see

what we can find while we're here take it

easy enjoy what's the plan that's important

by the time we reach the village of colonia suiza aka

swiss colony argentina it was already time for lunch so our first order of business was

to find some food we followed our noses and they led us to this cozy chalet

the food is here of course the first stop of the day had to be food what else

would you expect from us so we're eating at a restaurant called

ida southern air but they do more like german swiss

food the dish i got it's called papa sorosti

and it's basically shredded potatoes with onions

and bacon took a big bite of that when you weren't looking

i like it it's kind of like a pancake long

crispy nice and tasty

i missed another big bite there you tried your wine

cheers for you people watching we got a red wine

we went for a little bottle because we are planning to walk around today

we don't want to be all lethargic exactly

small bottles

sam got the goulash with um which looks really good this is another

favorite of mine little hand rolled noodles look at that

argentine goulash looking hearty looking stewie looking

steamy can't wait to try it

you're right about being super tender i love the sauce it has to

so much flavor packed with flavor have another bite

did you get some sour cream in there

let's melt in them

so tasty i'm so hungry we're having a bit of a later lunch what time is it

it's 1 30. mm-hmm we only have lunch around noon so bring

your appetites today guys we're thinking of doing a few food stops today there's

just so much to try in the town let me try yours since you had a bite of mine

it's like a crispy pancake i'm going to taste the onions don't you

yeah it's really good i was expecting it to be a little thicker

but it is tasty dessert time dessert time it was included with your mane it

was what a nice surprise so it comes with

this apple cake with cream

oh those apples are so smooth and there's tons of cinnamon which i love

it's got a bit of a crumble texture on top of it really tasty

and a nice surprise so we didn't know it was included

so guys we had our lunch sam is really working hard to get that shot

oh yeah get those mountains um lunch like i was saying the total came

to 17 us dollars and that included two mains

sam's main chain with a dessert fancy schmancy

i will say like the portions aren't massive they were smaller than i was

expecting but you do get bread at the start of the meal

and while yours came with dessert so not that the quality was good

that's good yeah i'm kind of glad that we didn't have an

enormous portion because we'd be craving a siesta instead of wanting to walk

around yeah plus there are lots of like little

kiosks and cafes and dessert shops so we can

always get a little nibble afterwards indeed

so when we arrived in colonia suisa we learned that the best days to visit are

actually wednesdays and sundays during high season

when the town prepares a special dish called quranto we had unknowingly

arrived on a monday missing the big cookout by one day

kuranto is a dish that's prepared by digging a hole in the ground covering

the bottom with hot stones and then adding a mix of seafood

meat potatoes and vegetables it's basically like a giant outdoor pressure

cooker and people come from far and wide to try

this specific dish so that's something to keep in mind if you do decide to

visit with nokudanto on the menu we spent our day

walking up and down the main street and visiting some artisanal shops

but since it was a non-fair day many of the places in town were closed

wandering and strolling is how we ended up in front of the elf village

truth is we had no idea what the elf village was all about when we first set

foot in there but it turned out to be quite

entertaining especially if you come with a vivid imagination we were led into the

forest by our guide who taught us to identify

all sorts of trees and mushrooms but then he brought us to meet the creatures

of the forest we met all sorts of beings like the

gridmen who are able to become part of nature

leprechauns who like to guard their pot of gold and mischievous elves who like

to steal trinkets from the home there were also trolls witches and

forest fairies all living in this very forest

fun

and then we met edgar or edgar who may very well have a future career on the

runway work it edgar

we just finished visiting the elf village actually we met way more

creatures than just elves there were gnomes

and trolls and creatures that were half elf half animal half elf half tree

and leprechauns and leprechauns a leprechaun a leprechaun but yeah it was

kind of a fun attraction the only thing is that

the stories they tell you are all in spanish

so if you don't speak spanish you might miss out on all the elf stories oh yeah

kind of like a fun attraction if you're visiting as a family or with

kids just under five us dollars and the tour was like just under an hour i think

so yeah i think it was like 15 minutes yep

yep and yeah oh and we got to feed goats at the end of it all that was the

highlight that was fun there you go and now we are going

down to the lake apparently there's a little beach area around here

we're gonna see what that's all about but so far it's been a very enjoyable

day here at colonia suisa it's very peaceful place

just dirt roads everyone gets around on foot because the place is so tiny

lots of food options very unique architecture it's

very german very alpine style so yeah those are some impressions

did you bring your swimming trunks you know someone just dip their hand

into the water you were saying it was like glacial water basically

it's cold it's cold so there's a couple kids who've gone in

kind of tip-toeing but most people are just out here working on the montana to

be honest yeah no one's known's actually swimming no one's swimming

no very tell-tale but togo would go inside

oh togo would love it can you imagine he'd be jumping in

this would be like his rocky's road trip all over again

exactly we then did another loop around town and

thought you know what we're hungry so off we went in search of a little

something something ipa tie ipa time so we've worked up a

bit of an appetite we've been wandering around now for uh

two three hours since since lunch at least a couple of hours

and we're coming here for an early dinner but this particular place

specializes in craft beers they had ipa and they had porter so i

decided to go for something a bit more refreshing

pretty nice it matches your hair yes on camera

it's a red color it's very refreshing and i'm so thirsty so

ice cold beer is just just what the doctor ordered

dinner has arrived and what are you having dinner is syrup

so i went for the mountain potatoes they're kind of like fried potato wedges

with uh cheddar cheese creamy cheddar cheese all over

just a little snack slash dinner before we head back into town

guys i got a burger and i'm just trying to think when was the last time i had a

burger this is our first burger in argentina

maybe it could be that would be kind of shocking

yeah so lift the hood so we've got bacon cheese nice big patty and then under

here caramelized onions we've got some pepper tomatoes and some

lettuce loaded it's loaded and we're gonna share

this we're gonna share cutting it down

there it is looks good

that was a great burger really nice meat delicious bacon

cheese and then i love the caramelized onions too

it gives it a bit of juiciness a bit of kick it's a really good burger you're

gonna like it and that was your day trip to swiss

colony bariloche this is a very small village that can easily be visited in half a day

though it is also possible to stay overnight and do some camping

or rent one of the few cabins our visit was short and sweet but we enjoyed what

we got to experience in a few hours for any of you thinking of visiting

don't forget if you want to eat the famous quranto visit on a wednesday or a

sunday or if you want to experience a sleepy

town almost all to yourself like we did then any other day of the week is fine

that's all for today and we'll see you guys in the next video

bye

ciao