Encore très beau et très chaud.
Je retourne à Avis et là ils me disent que la seule voiture qui aurait pu convenir est au garage et ne sera pas prête pour cette fin de semaine. Le jeune homme, sympa, téléphone à Mendoza. Là il y aurait une voiture disponible. Mais il faudrait aller en bus à Mendoza, puis en voiture à Santiago du Chili puis à La Serena où est Sébastien, mon neveu. Cela rallongerait beaucoup le voyage. Je dis que je vais parler de tout cela avec mon mari et m’en vais.
Je vais ensuite visiter la maison natale de Sarmiento, le fils le plus célèbre de San Juan. Pour les intéressés il y a un article sur Sarmiento dans Wikipedia.
Il y est né en 1811 dans une famille pauvre. Sa mère tissait pour gagner de l’argent. Il apprit à lire à quatre ans et il raconte lui-même qu’il lisait tout le temps. Il devint instituteur, journaliste et homme politique. Il dut s’exiler plusieurs fois au Chili. Il fut gouverneur de la province de San Juan, ambassadeur d’Argentine aux Etats-Unis, qu’il admirait beaucoup, et président de la république argentine. Je ne vais pas raconter toute sa vie mais il est surtout connu pour son engagement pour l’instruction publique, pour son effort pour moderniser son pays. Il fit construire des lignes de chemin de fer, des lignes de télégraphe, il développa les mines, réorganisa l’agriculture, organisa le premier recensement en Argentine. Il est connu pour les citations qu’on fait de lui: « On ne tue point les idées » (qu’il a écrit en français), « Une société se juge par la place qu’elle donne aux femmes », « L’eau est à San Juan ce que le sang est au corps humain », « Tous les problèmes sont des problèmes d’éducation ». Il était très moderne, peut-être trop pour son époque.
Puis dans l’après-midi, lorsque Jens revient, il téléphone à une autre compagnie de location de voiture. Nous ne l’avions pas essayée parce qu’ils ne louent que des 4x4. On pensait que ce serait trop cher. Un gars très sympa répond et propose de venir ici, à l’hôtel pour faire le contrat. Il vient et parle avec Jens. Il a un neveu en Norvège, à Stavanger depuis trois ans avec femme et enfants. Apparemment il a du mal avec le climat. Donc tout s’arrange avec la location de voiture.
Diner d’une salade tomates et avocats dans le jardin, un peu de fromage, du churros comme dessert, un bon petit vin de San Juan, bien sûr, et un petit verre après diner. Jens se fait son café ici. On peut acheter du café instantané déjà sucré. Pratique.
Still beautiful weather and very warm.
I return to talk with Avis and they tell me that the only car that could be suitable has mechanical problems and will not be ready for the weekend. The young man, tries to help and phone in Mendoza. Here there would be a car available. But we have go by bus to Mendoza, then drive to Santiago de Chile and from there to La Serena where Sebastian, my nephew, is living. It is a much longer trip. I say I will talk things over with my husband.
I go then to visit the birthplace of Sarmiento, the most famous son of San Juan. For those interested there is an article in Wikipedia on Domingo Faustino Sarmiento.
He was born in 1811 into a poor family. His mother was weaving to earn money. He learned to read when he was four years old and he tells himself that he was reading all the time. He became a teacher, a journalist and a politician. He was exiled to Chile several times. He was governor of the province of San Juan, Argentine Ambassador to the United States, that he greatly admired, and president of the Argentine Republic. I will not tell all his life but he is best known for his commitment to public education, for its effort to modernize his country. He built railway lines, telegraph lines, he developed the mine, reorganized the Agriculture, made the first census in Argentina. He is known for the quotes that people still uses today: "Ideas are not killed" (which he wrote in French), "A society is judged by the place it gives to women," "Water in San Juan is what blood is to the human body "," All problems are problems of education." It was very modern, perhaps too much for his time.
Then in the afternoon, when Jens returned, he phoned another car rental company. We did not tried it before because they offer only 4x4. We thought it would be too expensive. A very nice guy answers and offers to come here at the hotel for the contract. He comes and talks to Jens. He has a nephew in Norway, in Stavanger who has been there three years with his wife and children. Apparently he has problem with the climate. So everything works out with the car. Dinner with a tomato and avocado salad in the garden, a little piece of cheese, churros as dessert, a nice little wine from San Juan, of course, and a small glass after dinner. Jens makes his coffee here. We can buy instant coffee with sugar here. Practical.
I return to talk with Avis and they tell me that the only car that could be suitable has mechanical problems and will not be ready for the weekend. The young man, tries to help and phone in Mendoza. Here there would be a car available. But we have go by bus to Mendoza, then drive to Santiago de Chile and from there to La Serena where Sebastian, my nephew, is living. It is a much longer trip. I say I will talk things over with my husband.
I go then to visit the birthplace of Sarmiento, the most famous son of San Juan. For those interested there is an article in Wikipedia on Domingo Faustino Sarmiento.
He was born in 1811 into a poor family. His mother was weaving to earn money. He learned to read when he was four years old and he tells himself that he was reading all the time. He became a teacher, a journalist and a politician. He was exiled to Chile several times. He was governor of the province of San Juan, Argentine Ambassador to the United States, that he greatly admired, and president of the Argentine Republic. I will not tell all his life but he is best known for his commitment to public education, for its effort to modernize his country. He built railway lines, telegraph lines, he developed the mine, reorganized the Agriculture, made the first census in Argentina. He is known for the quotes that people still uses today: "Ideas are not killed" (which he wrote in French), "A society is judged by the place it gives to women," "Water in San Juan is what blood is to the human body "," All problems are problems of education." It was very modern, perhaps too much for his time.
Then in the afternoon, when Jens returned, he phoned another car rental company. We did not tried it before because they offer only 4x4. We thought it would be too expensive. A very nice guy answers and offers to come here at the hotel for the contract. He comes and talks to Jens. He has a nephew in Norway, in Stavanger who has been there three years with his wife and children. Apparently he has problem with the climate. So everything works out with the car. Dinner with a tomato and avocado salad in the garden, a little piece of cheese, churros as dessert, a nice little wine from San Juan, of course, and a small glass after dinner. Jens makes his coffee here. We can buy instant coffee with sugar here. Practical.
Maison natale de Sarmiento
Sarmiento's birthplace
Le figuier à l'ombre duquel sa mère tissait
His mother was weaving in the shade of this figtree
Le métier à tisser de sa mère
His mother's loom
La cuisine
The kitchen
La bibliothèque
The librairy
Plaque pour le bicentenaire, 2011
"Faisons des écoles, compatriotes. Eduquons à toute la génération naissante"
Lets build schools, compatriots. Lets educate the whole new generation"
Corbeille
Basket
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