today we're taking you on another day trip here in Patagonia this time to
visit the town of trevelin if you've been following along then you probably
know we stumbled upon a series of Welsh towns in Argentina and we can resist
visiting them dragons and afternoon tea may have been part of the draw but we
were also very curious to learn what life was like for the first welsh
settlers who arrived in these lands so today we're introducing you to yet
another Welsh town this one is called trevelin which translates to mill town
now let's go explore good morning friends hello learning friends greetings
from trevelin Argentina mmm-hmm or if you want to say it with an Argentine
accent trevelin trevelin another Welsh town yep we are on a roll here is this
airport yeah you're here for and hey you get surprised we're going for we're
going for tea again yeah tea and cakes town welsh tea that's what you do in these welsh towns
but we also plan to do a lot of walking around those regional museums is a river
and we might even have a little bite to eat later in the afternoon yeah so
basically this is a day trip from Esquel yeah and we ended up taking a taxi in
here because it's a Sunday buses aren't running very frequently but it wasn't
too bad we paid twelve or thirteen dollars yeah it meant that we had an
extra hour and a half yeah and it's like a 20 kilometer ride so we're happy to be
here let's explore this town let's do it of course our first stop was a Welsh tea
house because hello we loved food thankfully this place does
serve afternoon tea in the middle of the morning morning tea shall we call it
alright guys I'm super happy because we are having another welsh tea we are
sure on a roll sharpen your favourite inna Welsh culture is alive and well
here in Patagonia so today we're at a tea house called
Casa de Te Nain Maggie which means grandmother Margaret today we've actually ordered
just one set of welsh tea learned pair of previous mistakes yeah because we weren't able to
finish everything and we're starting to put on a bit of weight so we figured
let's pace ourselves like you still fit into our clothes don't you it progresses
yeah so we have two slices of bread there's like a white bread and then a
whole wheat bread and this is made using flour from your local mill I also have
some cheese two different jams this one looks like strawberry bubble butter this
is going to result it's going yom-yom and then we have five different
cakes chocolate Apple doing solution welsh cake and what about the tea tea
yeah we're having loose leaf tea they told us you just add a little bit of
cold milk it's kind of like cut the tea that's the Welsh way bit of sugar I'm in
my element it's good stuff hey we're moving on to the cake guy is I
think I found my favorite kid off camera you missed it you gotta save something
really oh I don't know I don't know if I want to know I need a bite it's
chocolate cake it's like chocolate sponge cake and it has coffee
icing like a delicious icing good stuff I'm having like taken and they're
playing heavenly music matches the moment it matches the experience and
you've got one more to try a cream cake my deal this is like a cream pie and
we've had it at every single tea house we've been to yeah so far I said see you
soon quite popular right along with the Welsh cake it's a winner which is very
creamy and smooth just also taste it's alright
Sam has three cakes honestly so this one I think is there's a chocolate cake
no that's the wash keep my brands king apple pie and the dulce de leche pie the
wash kick is mean with brown sugar they really taste the brown sugar got a hint
of rum the raisins it's like Christmas cake apple pie another favorite of yours
mm-hmm you know the quality of these cakes is
probably probably my favorite of all the all of all the welsh tea houses we've
been to can't wait for this one anything with dulce de leche is is that coconut
on top that's the best
so there are two tea houses here in trevelin this is the second one we don't
have room for a second afternoon tea but know that there's an option there are
choices you can choose from the one we went to this morning or this one right
behind me
so let's talk prices we just finished that wonderful welsh tea oh my
goodness we ate it all nothing was left all the cakes all the bread scone
demolished it so price-wise it was just under 13 US dollars we are stuffed it
was so good it was a really nice relaxed environment we just lingered for a bit
afterwards and now we are going for a walk along the river this is called a
Rio Betsy Percy River it's also known as the Costa nada the boardwalk along here
although we're down on the pebbles and yeah we're just gonna walk off that cake
I feel like we need a bit of exercise at the moment
Sam in action we are now walking towards a Welsh Chapel it looks small small
brick chapel in trevelin so we're gonna go see if it's open it's one of the attractions
here in the town let's go check it out
we forgot it was Sunday and therefore the church service was going on or it
was just finishing either way we can go inside the church but now we're gonna
take you on a little walk through town the main street is called Avenida Sun my
team that's where we're headed no too keen on strangers walking in front of
his yard
one thing I've noticed in this town and also other Welsh towns we've been
visiting here in Patagonia is that they have some beautiful gardens with rose
bushes like you see rose bushes and people's yards but even on the street
someone made a new friend to make a friend I just went down to pet the cat
and he climbed on top of me hello friend he's purring
whoa alga deep doh we are now visiting a monument to the
mimosa the first ship to arrive with Welsh settlers ready to come to
Patagonia no idea that what they were getting themselves into
next up we are visiting the regional Museum of trevelin it says Andean
mil-mil of the Andes sounds about right also there is a tulip farm outside
trevelin we're here at the wrong time of year
what's the October I think they said October's spring time in South America
that's what it looks like come on be closer Mountains tulips we actually went
into the tourist office and we're like where can we go see the tulips is it
difficult to get there and they looked at us and they're like it's not
springtime oh yeah southern hemisphere Kitty just ran
towards Sam it was the cutest thing ever that calls for an ultra zoom Kitty so
sweet mush mush ah oh my nose is fine y'all Z's oh yeah oh these yes yes call
it huh mush mush mush mush mush oh it's looking at a bird it sees Birds oh oh
hunting mode well here's a map of the town this now sees red dragon very well
there you have it it's a very walkable town
this museum showcases objects that were part of daily life for the Welsh
settlers of Patagonia you'll see furniture home decorations musical
instruments clothes random household items and even farming equipment
that was a pretty cool museum the first floor which had like four different
rooms hello was all about hello Sam it was all about the mill and farming
equipment and old tools and things like that yeah and then they have a second
and a third floor where it was more about Welsh culture and like the things
they brought with them and what their daily life was like so yeah it's a
fairly big museum for a small town I found it really fascinating to see the
old industrial equipment mm-hmm just massive yeah and so you guys have an
idea admission was $2 literally great value great value
so here we have in malacara quite literally malacara means bad face it's a
bit of a strange name for a tourist attraction but basically we have a
museum this is the reconstruction of the first House of John Daniel Evans the man
who founded the mill we just visited the flour mill and he also founded this
little town were visiting trevelin tada and then we have the tomb of malacara
the name of the horse the poor horse was called bad faith but yeah it's closed
right now but if you're interested in visiting here are the hours and here is
a cost one hundred pesos for a guided tour
and now we're going to take you out for some barbecue at a restaurant called los
troncos well we are hungry after walking around
town even though we had all those cakes all those tarts so buttery then some
selection he wants me I wanted a bottle of wine because someone else didn't want
to have any let's try this this is fresh off the grill that barbecue before my
favorite cuts I mean there's so many good cause obviously in Argentina but
that's like in the top three or four and we also ordered side to side them so we
have a complete down yep and papas fritas yeah you really taste the garlic
yeah it's a raw garlic oh my god they could wine oh really good price 220 US
dollars I 2 cups of red wine about a full bottle complimentary bread yeah we
got a soda water it also had solid and we had fries with garlic and herbs and
did you mention the meat yeah and this and the parrisha of course yeah good
evening satisfied in a good way we're not like our bellies aren't like
protruding out which is sometimes the case when we go to a
because sometimes order too much meat and then we should dessert on top of
that we played it safe we decided not to have dessert yeah and it ended up being
just perfect to be fair we had dessert this morning when we had our Welsh teeth
that's all the sugar we need in one day yeah overall great and now we're gonna
head to the plaza yeah apparently there's a fair happening in the
afternoon yeah we were told they should be setting up around 3 or 4 o'clock so
we're gonna check that out it's perfect it's fast for the artisanal Fair was
taking place in the town's main square and they had all sorts of crafts
knitwear and leather goods for sale but of course what caught her attention were
the cakes it took mere seconds for us to order up
a slice this really did turn into a bit of a foodie tour
so much for not getting any dessert we walked into the fair it was mostly the
food what happens when you restrict the wine i i rebel see the belt and order
order to a double portion of dessert I thought I'm having this this looks
absolutely amazing to be honest it's not so much rebelling it's more so that this
cake looks so good so it has dulce de leche icing look at
this thick layer here a big glob on top you got a walnuts it's dense when I
picked it up in the handle oh yeah lots of walnuts then over here it's an alpha
Horia my Cena which is basically a porn star ee oh sorry
tons of salsa de leche coconut sprinkles all around the perimeter all right
there's a lot of goodness going on this is a bull s'eye pillage a beast and the
day here in javelin gotta love it so guys time to try this dulce de leche
kick and look I'm grabbing the biggest piece of analogy with a big chunk of
walnut on there also I don't think we mentioned the price to you guys dollars
so to us for both of us oh my what a deal what a day all these fantastic is
you can see there's been a little nibble made already and it's a mouth mmm didn't
skip on there's also there's plenty in the middle so that is the worst thing is
when they like exaggerated around their perimeter I think you're getting so much
in the middle it's just thick here and then it gets really thin and you're like
kind of like dried cookie yeah we're going to enjoy this until our bus
arrives and then we go back to a skel indeed indeed again
and that is it for our adventures in trevelin we hope you guys enjoyed this
fun and easy day trip from a skel and we'll see you soon with more videos from
Patagonia