Plaza de Mayo Buenos Aires

Mož besede, ta Eduardo. Tako kot smo se zmenili včeraj, se je pojavil v hotelski recepciji ob napovedani enajsti uri dopoldan. No, z res slabo akademsko zamudo, in opravičilom zanjo zaradi prometa, kar mu niti ne gre šteti za slabo, ker je promet res neverjeten. Včeraj je bila nedelja, pa sem mislila, da je promet velik, …

Leuke steden, na Zuid-Afrika (in 2007) en Azie waren Joyce en ik wat sceptisch over grote steden. Natuurlijk ze beiden veel verschillende activiteiten, maar ze zijn vaak ook stinkend, crimineel en lelijk. Na Santiago, moeten we ook voor Buenos Aires weer een uitzondering maken. Natuurlijk is hier ook een groot verschil tussen arm en rijk, maar het …

We spent 10 nights in Buenos Aires as I really enjoyed the time I spent there in 2003. We booked into a Hostel in the San Telmo district which is filled with cobbled streets and colonial era buildings. It was the area the rich lived in before moving to Recoleta and allowing for a grungy street vibe. Walking around the city on our first day we …

Buenos Aires:

Well here's to the start of many blogs for our round the world trip. We said an emotional goodbye to our parents, especially my parents (Chris) and I have to admit I was holding back the tears and trying to be strong. Sophie and Joey (Chloe’ sisters) drove us both to the airport along with Jamie (my brother) to keep us …

We arrived in Buenos Aires with no real agenda other than eating well, drinking well, relaxing and catching up with friends we'd met on our way there. In this respect it was a great success! It was by far the least strenuous time that we've had since we've been away so far, but it was also one of the most enjoyable stops.

Buenos Aires is a …

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. …

We had a 7am flight out of Mendoza so arrived nice and early in Buenos Aires on Sunday morning. Our initial plan was to get to our hostel in San Telmo and spend a bit of time working out exactly how we were going to spend our couple of days in the Argentine capital. Due to flight schedules, we had decided to spend 2.5 days in BA then head off to …

So, tragically Ben and I's first stop in Buenos Aires has come to an end and we are impatiently waiting to be taken to our next destination, a ranch about 90 minutes away. After waking early in the morning, we decided to head out to the famous San Telmo markets, which is an antique/artisan/clothing market that stretches on for blocks and blocks. In …

Am Flughafen angekommen, machten wir uns erst mal auf die Suche nach einem Bankomaten. Dieser befindet sich im Terminal A. Da wir schon um kurz nach 6 Uhr in der Früh angekommen sind, haben wir uns dazu entschieden, mit dem Bus in die Stadt zu fahren, da wir erst um 14 Uhr im Hostel einchecken konnten. Der öffentliche Bus (Linie 8) braucht nämlich …

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 …

... night out. The next day we toured around the Microcentre of Buenos Aires, the heart of the city. We headed first to Plaza de Mayo, the scene of some of the biggest rallies in Argentinian history and the square that would have been filled with people when ...

... . The museums, glamorous shopping centres, green parks and expensive restaurants seem at odds with the political graffiti, the Madres de Plaza de Mayo who still march every Thursday to remind the government of their murdered children, and the daily ...

... out well into the night, many of them demanding official recognition of the same atrocities as the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo. Buenos Aires, being larger than Santiago, should have felt unsafe-that's what reason would tell me. But I walked the ...

... shops. As long as you keep your wits about where your wallet is at all times - you're fine.   Plaza de Mayo is surrounded by beautiful buildings of historic importance; like the Cathedral Metropolitano - which contains the tomb of the liberator ...

... after important historical dates.  25 De Mayo led from the National Congress building, where we went next, down to Plaza De Mayo, site of Casa Rosada and a few other architectural masterpieces.  From a balcony high up the rose-coloured ...

... aboard, snapped McDonald's on the corner as we drove away, on fast-food time. Second stop, Plaza de Mayo. The city center. Site of Argentina's most important historical events. Surrounded by Government House, Metropolitan Cathedral, Town Hall, Bank of ...

... were killed, drugged and tossed into the River Plate, their babies seized by the military. The Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, an organization dedicated to looking for stolen children, has confirmed many DNA analysis of stolen children, now ...

... weather that we have here in Buenos Aries. Over our last few days of vacation we did some more site seeing to Plaza de Mayo.  There we saw Catedral Metropolitana and Casa Rosada (Pink House).  The Casa Rosada is where the President use to live, ...

The Casa Rosada (Pink House)-taking up the entire east end of Plaza de Mayo (see below)-is Argentina's presidential palace, from whose storied balcony Juan and Evita Perón wooed the masses. Resembling a colossal wedding cake covered in strawberry icing, ...

... apparently (weighing ourselves this morning has obviously not shocked our system sufficiently!) and it is excellent stuff. Then go to Plaza de Mayo to see the Cathedral which looks more like the Bank of England from outside but is great inside and we ...