Flores del Sol B&B Buenos Aires

We have had internet for minutes while we have been here. One of the biggest problems is getting yourself situated electronically and staying in contact with people. Cell phones are another problem! So I have not had internet in my apartment for some time until this afternoon.<br><br>Buying groceries in Buenos Aires is very interesting because we can't speak Spanish. But opening your groceries is always full of surprises. We purchased a carton ...

... I knew it I was arriving in Bariloche to snowcapped mountains and crystal clear blue lakes. Whew! <br><br>The quickest and nicest 19 hour travel experience of my life. Quite a contrast from Guatemalan travel, which is far more adventureous. Gretted by the GVI country director and the Sciece and Logistics Manager I immediately felt at home in this place. <br>

... shopping and a night life to match any other city in the world.<br><br>We were fortunate to receive a great recommendation in terms of where to stay and found ourselves in a small apartment in Recoleta, a central suburb that puts you in walking distance of most areas of Buenos Aires. And walk we did. We covered over 70km during our stay as there was so much to see around every corner.<br><br>Our first night in BA saw us catch up with Amanda, Anthony´s Westfield ...

... when we arrived at the bus terminal in the barrio of Retiro at about 12:30pm Friday afternoon. In need of a place to stay, we actually took the time to listen to one of the swarm of hostel "recruiters" that wait for buses to arrive and approach their targeted demographic customers (mostly young gringos). We were glad we did, as the guy who we later learned was named Niko handed us a brochure for Hostel Suites Florida located in the center of town, just a few blocks from ...

... Aires was founded and colonised by the Spanish in the 16th century, and yet we were still weren&#8217;t prepared for just how European the city is. <br> <br>The language is Spanish, the people are white European, and the archictecture is pure colonial. I&#8217;m not sure what we all had in our heads, but this wasn&#8217;t quite the &#8216;exotic&#8217; South America we were expecting.<br> <br>Indeed BA is often referred to as the Paris of South America ...

... culoare. Acum este strada artistilor. Plin de vanzatori de tablouase, bijuterii, tricouri si alte minuni, plin de restaurante in fata carora se danseaza tango si folclore argentiniano, pentru a atrage turistii. Mult mai scump decat pe Lavalle, care este in centru. Oameni statui, statui de rigips, cantareti, tot ce vrei. Iar aproape de El Caminito - La Bomboniera!! Pt necunoscatori - stadionul celor de la Boca Juniors. Am intrat in cateva din magazinele de pe acolo. Maradona peste tot ...

... and very friendly, but I felt like I was being repremanded, esp when she said it 3 times. Today we decided to "hoof" it. Our destination today was Museo Eva as in Eva Peron, the wife and "mother" of Argentina. We took the long way there, past the Historical &amp; Zoological Gardens. The Historical Garden was interesting because like all things in BA, it was beautiful but rundown. And did I mention the cats? This garden is blocks long surrounded by a tall ornate ...

... that this is in the public domain, I can´t provide the full details here. Needless to say - some Guinness was drunk, Conor and Sean know a lot more English phrases and we laughed alot - which was just what I needed. The day was finished off by a visit to the police station to get my report for the insurance which took a painful two hours, but at least it´s done. I had had a bad feeling about the room, and this was the third time bad stuff ...

... 12-14 ounces in the US CRAZY! We also enjoyed a few bottles of wine and lemon cello (desert wine). After I went out with Ragnar to an Irish Pub where much was to be desired. Saturday- I woke up at like 1pm. I went to lunch with 9 great new friends from the hostel. I had milanesa napoleon (thin piece of beef breaded deep friend then covered in cheese and tomato sauce). The entire bill was again cheap roughly 350 ...

... air-conditionné qui quittent l'aéroport pour la ville coûtent aux alentours des $50. J'arrive finalement au Milhouse hostel tout suant et accablé par la chaleur après avoir évité une manifestation qui se déroulait de manière pacifique dans le quartier. Le réceptionniste de l'hostel m'informe qu'ils m'ont inscrit non pas dans le building où je me trouve mais dans le 2ème bâtiment qu'ils viennent d'ouvrir deux pâtés de maison plus ...