Final Day on Bariloche
Our last day in the resort town of Bariloche. Rained yesterday so we stayed in and did the usual, laundry, emails, travel stuff. Today we’re going to take one more walk around town to check out the chocolate store, there’s about 100 of them, and maybe catch some lunch. Weather today is much better, partly sunny, warm, no rain.
So why are there so many chocolate shops in Bariloche? Because, after WW2 lots of Europeans moved to Argentina, and Bariloche. An Italian immigrant named Aldo Fenoglio immigrated to Bariloche in 1947, and in 1948 opened his first chocolate shop. His chocolate was a hit
He produced a special style of chocolate called ‘chocolate en rama’ which looks like tree bark. It became the areas best known style of chocolate and was soon copied by others. The others as it turns out, were Fenoglio’s relatives and some of the hired help. No worries, there’s room for everyone.
Today there are tons of chocolatiers and chocolate shops in Bariloche. Maybe more than they really need but tourists seem to keep the flame burning.
There are some other stores in Bariloche that caught us by surprise. Not sure if there is a group or civic organization that reviews company names on business licenses, but there should be. Couple of the “different” stores you can shop at in Bariloche.
Final pics from around Bariloche.
Bariloche’s Lumbard Street
European styled architecture
Lunch – Collette had beef empanadas
I had ham, tomato, cheese flat bread
More architecture with European influence
Bari Loche, local hero (Nah, just some dude named, “Roca” who appears to be a paint ball target)
Definitely not your standard South American cathedral
