Dazzler Hotel Buenos Aires

... in bright colours and embracing the traditions of Argentina. There were lots of street cafes with tango being performed so we had some lunch and soaked up the atmosphere. <br><br>The next day we headed to Tigre, about an hour out of Buenos Aires. It is an area of delta where all the houses can only be reached by boat. Most of the houses were stunning.. many are holiday homes or weekend homes for the wealthy in Buenos Aires, but it was such an attractive area with all the ...

... art. The streets are full of trees, the houses are low (no mroe than three stories) and date back nearly a hundred years for some.<br> <br> <br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br ><br>It was a beautiful day and we walked up and down the tree lined street (which is a couple of kilometeres long), admiring the Tango dancers, live music, roaming in and out of galleries, and of course enjoying some Empanadas at a small coffee terrasse ...

Sunday, September 06, 2009<br><br>Caballito, Buenos Aires<br><br>I think I'm starting to get a handle on Buenos Aires. Or at least as much of a handle as one can get in just a few days on a city that, according to Wikipedia, has 13 million people. It really is far too big to consider all at one, but it is manageable once you break it down into its barrios, or neighborhoods. Each barrio is like its own little town, with ...

On Thursday we met up with Jose (Joe) from home who has been teaching english over here for over a year now. It was great meeting up with someone from home and been shown first hand the city and also getting some great advice. Joe was looking well smart in his teacher gear as he had a class later in the day compared to us two backpackers!!! <br><br>Went for a drink with Joe to get the rundown on the city and then he took us down to Puerto Madero (the marina area) which was near alot ...

... and to the botanical gardens, which were unfortunately closed. We also has a rather horrendous day on the food front, and were still eagerly hunting that infamous argentinian steak (one of my life goals to try!).<br>On Friday After a considerably good sleep in a regretfully not so smart but much more suitably traveller-style hostel, we finally made it to the botanical gardens which were quite the disappoinment! Beautiful ...

... for crumbs in the parking lot, lots of foxes, a skunk, and several maras, which are a vaguely rabbit-like rodent...look them up! We then headed north to Mar Chiquita, which is famous for a huge lagoon-reserve that is teeming with birds. Unfortunately, we couldn´t go to the reserve, as it was closed to the public. It was only possible to go with an expedition, and the next expedition didn´t leave for a week. Oh well... Fortunately, the next town, San Clemente del Tuy ...

... is mandatory during the season of Carnvial! There were hundreds of people dancing in the street wearing colorful costumes and masks. All the kids that were there watching had cans of foam to spray any unsuspecting person who came wihin range. Mike managed to get sprayed by just about every one of them ... ha ha! The following day we went to a cemetery called La Recoleta and it was unbelievable. There were over 4000 old stone or blick ...

... in your honour (and then you can have a drink in ours (and then we....) well, you get the picture, right? HAPPY NEW YEAR and all. after iguazu we hope to see the panatel ( maybe replace some of our rainforest pictures), then spend a few weeks in uruguay on the beach so you in england (having winter) and you in canada (having CRAZY winter) will basically be as jealous as hell of our beautiful brownness