Cuatro Reyes Buenos Aires

... again the museum had lots of English subtitles and so was quite informative. On leaving there it was back to Tigre for the night.<br><br><br><br>14th - Had to go to a Mercedes garage today as we found that one of the bolts holding the alternator had sheared. It took until after lunch to get it fixed and then we went shopping at Walmarts and Carrefour before returning to the camp.<br><br><br><br>16th &#8211; Another trip into B.A. today, this time finished by getting a bus into ...

... the dorms with a bump (arriving at 3:30 in the morning). Been nice having a traveling companion (Katharine) for 2 weeks and splerging the money a bit. I`m now back to less than 10 quid a night for the room.<br><br>People say BA is like a little Paris in South America..... And it is...... You could be in Paris or London.<br><br><br>

... just off Avenida 9 de Julio which is quite nice and central.<br><br>The police, well some of them, have 4x4 motorbikes with a blue flashing light that they zoom around on. Very funny.<br><br>After dumping our stuff we went for wander near Avenida 9 de Julio and the obliesk. We counted at least 8 rows of traffic going one way and I think there was some more I couldn´t ...

We had an overnight bus ride from Salta to BA - 22 hours seems like nothing nowadays, especially on the fancy buses and nice paved roads of Argentina. It feels a world away from the "roads" and raining buses of Bolivia. Buenos Aires is like no other city in South America. It feels really European but in an Argentinian way, if that makes sense! It's extremely welcoming and feels very alive. It's got lots of districts which are all very different and ...

... to stay in a salt hotel later that night, which was really cool cause everything including the chairs and bed frames! Next day was more real desert driving...if I can remember correctly we drove to a lot of lagoons..got to see flamingos...weird to see them in this kinda of setting. Next day was up at the crack of dawn...might I mention how incredible the stars were out there... and we were off to a hot spring...which I maned up and got in...thank god ...

... where Eva Peron is buried. (You may recall her from Evita the movie, which is the story of her rise to power.) There were hundreds of the most ornate mausoleums (burial buildings) we've ever seen. We are struck by the mix of old and new in this city, as well as stunning statues, fountains and momuments at major street intersections. The European influences are undeniable. Most apartments of window boxes ...

... execption...her uncle Joe...who could not get in and moved to Argentina with plans to come to the US. The story goes that he quickly fell in love, got married and changed his name to Jose....Jose Weinstein!!! Jose worked in various businesses before settling into the shoe business. He had (3?) children in Buenos Aires who would have been first cousins with my Safta. Cousin Flora (b. 1925) married a "Winer" and had two children...Mirta and Daniel. Tragically, Daniel, an ...

... painting, with benches out in the middle of a river! It was definitely nice to get out of the city for a day and see a bit more nature, see what surrounds the city! I had to rush back to BA after the tour because I had plans with Edouard (who I had met in Patagonia!) He was heading back to France the next day. Another goodbye... Back at the hostel they were having a big asado. I ended up eating a ton of delicious meat, chicken, and sausage with a big group of ...

... Caminito, the rest you are advised to steer clear of. The pedestrianised streets are lined with corrugated-metal buildings painted, originally, with the left over paint from the ships. Pictures are now up on www.flickr.com/photos/bongo76 if you want to see. We got back to the hostel around 6pm, totally knackered from the heat. Jo was keen to cram in as much as she could before she left for Mendoza so we both signed up ...

Diciembre. Calor. Dïas libres. Cansancio por un 2006 agotador. Qué podía hacer? Donde podría pasar el 31 de diciembre? No me decidía pero ya tenía el "vía libre" dado por mi médica (una pequena intervencíón quirúrgica) y no quería estar un día más en BA. Así que luego de repasar mentalmente las posibilidades me decidí por Colón, un viaje corto (para mi que vivo en Argentina), un ...