Apart Recoleta Hotel Buenos Aires

... br>The one thing that has met expectation is the macho male. It becomes most notable in the shops and sometimes the restaurants where the characteristic does not lend itself to customer service. We were in a bookshop trying to work out the logic of Argentinean road maps that do not flow from one page to another (why cannot they have the simplicity of European books?) and after 20 frustrating minutes of frustration, Debbie sought the help of one of the assistants. He laughed at her and ...

... taking the train home!

Another spectacular find was the Palacio de aguas Corrientes, built in 1894 and covered in glazed tiles and enamelled bricks. It is a huge place, filling a whole block and designed to house huge water tanks to supply water to the whole city. It also contains the very specialist museum of related items, with large collections of old toilets, taps, pipe fittings and such like as well as the original plans ...

... at the apartment at 7:30am, waiting for our hosts to open the door, 2 young couples were staggering by us on the sidewalk. They were just returning home after the Disco!!! Wow, I hardly remember those days coming home early in the morning. Thats when you know you are getting old! LOL

I instantly liked our hosts, Mirta and Alejandro! Mirta spoke a little bit of english and being so tired, I wasnt able to communicate in spanish ...

... a new job that Monday, and Fede in Masters classes...we felt even more horrible.

Spent some more time tormenting my favorite Aussie, Sarah at Pax. Stayed up way too late, and forgot sleep was indeed important for growing chaps.

Me, Kat, Nadi, Fede all went to grab some food at great little Armenian joint in San Telmo, then made plans to meet up the next day and stay at their house before we departed to El Calafate. Im convinced they are the greatest people on earth!

... Florida Suites hostel. When we got there we stayed our room for a bit and played DS for a bit. After that we went down to the reception were they had free internet access. So I went on the computer for a little while. While I was on the computer I played a game called Dragon fable. Dragon fable is a website were you create an account were you create a guy that fights monsters and stuff like that. Anyway while I was playing that the computer turned ...

... Three hours later, I had tried on fourteen pairs of boots, and was sitting eating chocolate ice-cream, feeling very pleased with the loud pink, heeled pair to which I had treated myself as my Argentine souvenir...! You may have fantastic hair, all you Argentine girlies, but I bet you don´t have a boot collection like I do! Though perhaps I should have opted for a more pointy pair, with which to inflict maximum damage on my next hairderesser...?!

... great nights out and got to know Bruna fairly well. As we were planning to travel to Uruguay after Argentina, we spoke about the possibility of making a detour from Punta del Diablo in Uruguay to visit Bruna in Porto Alegre which is in the south of Brazil close to the Uruguayan border. We took down her contact details and promised we would say in touch and consider visiting her in Brazil. Not being a big fan of zoos and watching animals destined to live out their days in ...

... spending by constructing a massive central bank! (Yes, I am an Economics nerd). Our stroll past the central bank eventually took us to the port and the Mercado de Puerto. My god, I am drooling as I write about this place now. They say that Argentina is world famous for its steaks. This is definitely true, but the best steak I have ever had was at the Mercado de Puerto. The place is quite literally a meat market of ...

... After wandering around the San Telmo district we moved on the microcenter to see BA's most famous monuments including the pink palace where Eva Peron famously inspired a nation from its balcony (think Evita the film), the metropolitan cathedral and obelisk, the symbol of BA. The next day we ventured to the La Boca district famed for Boca Juniors football club, multi coloured buildings and home to Maradona, football genius ...

... been our base. Located a block away from one of the neighborhood's main social corners, the hotel sits peacefully (and covertly) in a converted apartment building. Upon entering the sparse mid century modern lobby, one instantly becomes ten times cooler...for only having known to walk in in the first place. In what was once the building's back yard now sits a chic indoor/outdoor café/bar which overlooks a spacious yard with a wood burning fireplace connecting to a lovely ...