Gran Hotel Hispano
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The day I became a certified tango dancer
Left Montevideo about 9am and headed to Colonia (also in Uruguay). Was a lovely town, lots of tree-lined cobbled streets and quaint buildings. The highlight was hiring a golf cart and hooning around the town on it! Managed to drive on the correct side of the road and only went the wrong way around a roundabout once! Wasn't clear to begin with that …
The day I rode the bus (& fell asleep!)
Woke up this morning with about 14 bites on my ankles, really hope its not bed bugs! They are driving me nuts!
The first part of our tour finished today and had to say goodbye to Jake & Laura, Seigi, Iris & Chris, Emily & Clark, John and my roomie Lindie - was a bit sad, even though we've only known each other for a couple of …
The day I rode the bus (& didn’t fall asleep
Was so paranoid about the potential bed bug situation that I slept on top of my bed last night, couldn’t face any more bites!! Didn’t have any new ones so am thinking it wasn't bed bugs, maybe something at the tango show or nightclub we went to. Anyway enough about bites!!
Still had half a day left on my hop-on hop- …
Boleos and Balancing Acts
... I’ve ever seen feet move so fast! Risking a quick dance in the sea of tourists (rich coming from myself except that the vast majority had clearly never taken a tango class in their life and were pathetically attempting to mimic TV) we took a taxi home where my night ended with bird poo flying through the half-open car window. Despite being incredibly grossed out as I wiped the splatters from my face and hair I reminded myself that it’s supposed to be lucky… Right?
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Recoleta and Bond
... and more ostentatious than their neighbour. And there, in just another row but decorated with flowers and with a small crowd forming around it, is the family Duarte Peron. Evita. We manage to resist breaking into song, fortunately for us. After such excitement there was only one thing for it. Chicken Mcnuggets and James Bond. A 5pm extra value lunch later and we found ourselves in the cinema next door watching Skyfall. London seemed so fresh and ...