Alvear Buenos Aires

... it takes before people are buried in Argentina...now they can't be buried within 12 hours of their death.....just in case!

I met up with Sandra for a chat and a cup of tea on Friday. It served as a perfect reminder of the cafe culture that exists here - we chatted for a couple of hours and only had one drink each. In the UK they'd be constantly asking if we wanted anything else and desperately hoping we'd leave quickly rather than just leaving us to chat for ages! On ...

... dedicated to looking for stolen children, has confirmed many DNA analysis of stolen children, now adults. Many children of the "disappeared" were raised by adoptive families that had opposite political and social values from those of their biological parents. Can you imagine finding out that your parents are not your real parents and your entire life has been a lie?

Nikolas version of events
On Saturday ...

... and Tatty told us the history behind them so it was really nice that we had a sort of personal tour guide as well!!

We have visited many areas around the city and there is a lot to see and do. In Recoletta we went to the cemetory and saw Evita´s grave which was a somewhat eerie experience as you can see the coffins in the tombs. In San Telmo we spent several hours wandering ...

... also luckily put me in the heart of the hardcore fans stand. The air hung heavy with marijuana smoke and the fans were the craziest I´ve ever seen - non-stop singing, drums, trumpets, flares for the full 90 minutes. Boca went on to win 3 - 0 against Argentinos Juniors and the heavily armed riot police made us hardcore fans wait for a full half an hour before letting us out of the stadium to avoid any clashes with the other fans. I promised the boys we´d do em next ...

... even if they don't really have an answer. Went to bar called Lost to watch some break dancing and listen to hip hop music.  The music was good until they switched it up and started playing hard reggaeton...which I have nothing against but it was just not the night for it hehe. So we leave and we go to CocoLiche which was no where any better but we made the best of it. 

... devant le gigantesque arbre qui se trouve sur la place devant le cimetière. Aucune idée du type d'arbre cependant... On rentre ensuite à la casa jardin. A nouveau, on repart le lendemain matin mais vers le nord cette fois: direction les cataractes d'Iguaçu.

... this! It goes beyond that - I've always worn large shirts for twenty-some years, but now I find I'm buying a lot of medium shirts, which seem to fit perfectly. It's lies, all lies!!! I can now continue with the blog entry ... After a shower and quick siesta back at the hotel, it was time for our last dinner together as a group :( Martin had made a reservation at Sipan, a contemporary Peruvian restaurant. Apparently, Peruvian food is ...

... v ktorom budete. Hovorim si, hmmmm asi to az tak nebudu zistovat, tak tam napisem Hilton. Ved ten je v kazdom meste. Ale nakoniec som sa rozhodol, ze tam napisem Intercontinental. Cez pasovy kontrolu som presiel vsak v pohode. Chalan co ma vybavoval vyzeral presne tak ako ked zavriete oci a predstavite si Argentincana. Dlhsie cierne vlasy. Mal na sebe oblek, ktory mu bol aspon o jedno cislo vacsi ako mal byt a vyzeral ako keby ...