Posada de la Luna Buenos Aires

so today we are done the south american chunk of the trip. i can't believe it!! cam finally made it here yesterday and we spent all day sightseeing in la boca and san telmo (they had some antiques fairs and stuff going on, and it was a nice day for walking around). we were pretty tired because the night before chris and i went to watch the argentina vs brazil game in which argentina lost 3-1 so we missed ...

... occurs just after eating and Defcon 5 occurs after about 12-15 hours of no food. Defcon 3 requires food to be administered within 15-20 minutes to avoid Defcon 4. After leaving the hostel, we walked around for another hour debating the merits of each of the 20 places we passed. We were finally saved from Defcon 5 by an amazing and cozy cafe with a 20-page menu full of great food; while hunger is Darren's weakness, deciveness in the face of multiple ...

... first thing that hits you is the language. Spanish is, obviously, the national language, but there is virtually no sense of a bilingual culture in BA. Absolutely everything - papers, billboards, signs - is in Spanish and no one speaks any English. There is no better way to learn a language than complete immersion and I was excited to further my limited knowledge of the language. I would constantly find myself ...

... and one of the widest roads in the world. We had arrived on St Patrick's Day - so I was keen on getting a pint of Guinness at one of the city's Irish pubs. Unfortunately; we'd been running out of steam having done the tour, scouted the shopping district and settling into the hostel - that jet lag got the better of us (plus I'd chosen the one Irish pub in my guide that no longer existed, so we couldn't find it!) We slept in the next day in a bid to stave ...

... Wow, it really is absolutely gorgeous. Definately a must see for anyone coming to Buenos Aires, or at least for anyboy who loves bookstores as much as I do! I also bought a book by Jorge Luise Borgez who is supposed to be a very famous author... Anyone know him? It´s called El Aleph and is a bundle of short stories. Haven´t started yet, but am very curious. Then in the evening I fell in love al over again! Livia invited me with her to go to a Tango show in Cafe Tortoni which is ...

... street corners on Sundays, and the filth blasting from antique bus exhausts, doggy doo completes the small list of things in Buenos Aires that I haven't enjoyed.

There's much to admire and revere about this city, including its diverse range of noctural activities, though I wouldn't count pooch poo spotting and midnight saturation high on the list. There'll be more on the good stuff in my next blog.

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... But, someone in the group knew someone else who was in the bar (we'll call him Max). And Max came up and was super super obnoxious. I can't even tell you... He wanted to know my opinion of George Bush. And when I replied diplomatically that "he's leaving in a few days"-- he continued to push, wanted to know if he was ...

... several of the windows overlooking the cemetery. Our first walking adventure took us to Cemeterio de La Recoleta (La Recoleta Cemetery). Some of you will recognize this name as the final resting place of Eva Peron (Evita). It is a stunningly beautiful and peaceful, but definately creepy kinda place. Rows upon rows of intricate and unique mausoleums line the cemetery- some you can peer into and see actual coffins inside. Many had sculptures gracing them whilst others ...

... en el consentido de la tripulación, incluso del mismo Capitán Langdorff quién le regaló una réplica del Barco, misma que seguramente mi Abuela abrá tirado a la basura al salir de la cárcel. Esta historia termina evidentemente cuando salen de la cárcel, sín olvidar la noche que se enteró que el Capitán se había suicidado. La teoría de mi Papá es que el Capitán tras haber recibido la orden de regresar a Alemania y que el Barco ya se había undido (también dice mi Padre ...

... even without the crowd!



From there we walked around the corner and climbed up into the press area.

Here we were able to sit in the manager's 'hot seat', in the room used for press ...