Paseo del Rosedal Buenos Aires

Argentina is ice cream crazy. Then again, so am I so we should get along just fine. I think there's a gelato parlor on almost every street. Argentina has its own ice cream police (AFADHYA/Asociación Fabricantes Artesanales de Helados y Afines) to check if the gelato (if it has Italian influences) or helado is freshly made without additives. …

Despite nearly 10 million people living in and around Buenos Aires, the city has a surprising number of parks and nature reserves. Jessie and I, along with two of our roommates (Nadine from Germany and Samantha from Brazil), spent our Saturday afternoon exploring the gardens in northeast Palermo (A high end neighborhood of Buenos Aires). Surrounded …

Day 8 Itinerary

Breakfast at hotel
Full day coach and English speaking guide for cultural visits in Buenos Aires
9:00AM Depart Hotel
Full day city tour to include:
Plaza de Mayo Square; the Government House (seat for the Executive Branch); Congress Palace (seat for the Legislative Branch), situated in front of "Plaza del …

Another successful week completed in Argentina! I've been here for just under three weeks now and feel as if I'm settling in quite nicely, if I do say so myself. This week has consisted of more Spanish, touring, and, of course, meat. I've come to really enjoy the community at my Spanish school. When I'm not in class, I find myself hanging out with …

Argentina

Argentina, the country of Tango, beef, Maradona, Evita and Patagonia. These are the immediate things that would pop up in anyone's mind upon hearing about Argentina. But not for me, not now. As I am writing this the date is 23rd of March 2013 and Cyprus is faced with bankruptcy of its bank system and of the country itself. So for …

Why is Josepho smiling?















Well, he clearly isn't anymore (thanks to his shyness after Heidi asked to take his picture), but he had a huge smile when Dan saved his paper airplane from the top of another market stall. Josepho bides his time making fun with the scarce …

... website which showed the available shows and times (oops). We put that on the agenda for the evening. We then left to Paseo del Rosedal, which is a really nice park in the city which is full of roses. There are also parks, gazebos, fountains and lakes ...