Caseron Porteno Buenos Aires

... softly, sometimes seeming to get closer or further away, but mostly persistent. We never found a cat, despite the fact it always seemed to be just under the table or behind the sofa and we do wonder whether it was a very subtle and clever art piece that was perhaps movement sensitive or just on a long loop with lots of silence in between lots of different miaows! <br><br>Our day over, we found the bus stop and the bus ...

... more social. Even adverts aren´t automated - when the traffic lights turn red on a busy street, men run out in front of the cars with handheld billboards to hold up. And the entrepreneurial spirit is amazing - people are selling anything and everything in the street, hawking to passing motorists. I mean, surely you´ve lost track of the numbr of times you´ve sat in heavy traffic thinking ¨man, I wish I had a GIANT tennis ball right now¨. Well, over here, you ...

In the morning I took the lift down from my exclusive bedroom on the third floor and went for rather nice breakfast in the hostel restaurant. After this I decided to give Haley a call. The phone number actually worked; she put Troy on and we arranged to meet up in five minutes. By sheer coincidence Haley lives only two blocks down the road from my hostel. Once the pair had arrived we caught a bus to the Palermo district. This area is lovely. We went to an attractive cafe whose name ...

... ride the bus and all that business this morning. the grandma, nilda, is soooo nice though and i mean it is def an upgrade from hostel life. i have my own room, towels, a closet!!!!, and a robe was lying out on the bed for me. plus she makes dinner for us every night!!!! horrayyyy!!!! it is very quiet though and so i think i will spending most of my days out and about and then coming home ...

... pre game) we began to get a fowl smell on the steps going out of the stadium- they had ****** all over the steps-total scum but great experience!<br>Diego Maradona has his own private VIP box in the middle of the stadium that had yellow seats compared to all the other VIP boxes that have blue seats but unfortunately we did not see him in it even though the next day Conor had said they saw him in the centre of the pitch-he is a God over here as is expected!!<br><br> <br>

... is full of young people and different things are organized on a daily basis. Tuesday I went with a hostel tour on a tour through ´La Boca`, a very colorful but poor neighbourhoud and home of the Boca Juniors stadium; the club where Maradona started his career and where he still is being treated as a god. We had a look in the stadium and visited the Boca museum. The following day I took ...

... a passing water taxi. The homes in this region are elevated above the island due to the flooding that takes place every few years. Some homes are very elaborate while others resemble a shack from the bayou of Louisiana. After returning to our hotel we set out for San Martin Square to see the United Buddy Bears exhibit. The United Buddy Bears promote living together in peace and harmony on their ...

... interesting. I then walked back through one of the 'walking streets' which are flanked by shops. As it was a Sunday the shops weren't open in general, but I found one selling iceblocks. It was already so hot, and barely even midday. I grabbed my bag from the back packers, caught a cab to the bus station, and bought a ticket to Buenos Aires (58 pesos/USD17, pretty expensive for a 4 hour bus ride here). I wandered around the bus ...

... the Plaza de Mayo-- where little kids fed pigeons, and there was full-sun and light breeze, and you could see many avenues of the city. Someone once said there is no relaxation like that of procrastination-- and I was definitely procrastinating. I have several papers, including a final paper for a Duke class (finished last December!!) that I need to do. So, I could savor that moment... uhhh something like ...

... Persicco. We sat for a while slowly finishing our cool desserts, drinking café and discussing middle eastern politics. We also learned how important Ice Cream is to Portenos, who will claim a favorite chain and defend it as vigorously as their favorite Equipo de Futbol. Hey..it's just Ice Cream! I bade them farewell soon after and strolled home through Palermo with a belly full of fine Porteno treats. The next day, I awoke early (11AM) and met David and Matt for a tour of ...