Hostel Rosarinos 938 Rosario

... the most of it whilst we were there for 3 nights. We stayed at the Ches Hostel, which was close to the centre of town, but far from the bus station. The hostel is staffed by lots of friendly people, Emmanuel, his friend Chuggie and Jesus. The hostel is very small, but is very well decorated. We were trying to save a bit of money, so we did not go out drinking in ...

... Did he think that I wasn't even going to read it? Just cuz I'm an American? I can read your newspaper, sir. So I waited for him to flip through MY newspaper (with his grubby little butter-covered fingers between sips of café con leche) and then I went up to him and asked "Can I have MY newspaper back, please?" He looked surprised (because it was mine and not just some random newspaper sitting by me) and gave ...

... our very English conversation. He was 25, named John, and was from South Africa. He had a fabulous accent, and had been traveling around the world for the past FIVE YEARS. How does anyone fund a five-year trek around the world? We couldn´t figure it out. As politely as possible, we pried and pried, but still couldn´t figure it out. Well, John from South Africa wanted to talk AMerican politics with us. We´d had a few drinks, and talked ...

... with a spinach paste and covered in a tomato-cream sauce. YUM. Then a couple of nights ago she made homemade pizza, with a tomato-garlic-basil sauce, big slices of mozzarella cheese, and slices of tomato. Then she drizzled vinegar over it. YUM again. She makes fabulous desserts like frutilla cheesecake and chocolate mousse. Frutillas, by the way, are strawberries. Never mind what an Argentinian tells you. They´re strawberries. Fresas ...

After meeting a really safe bunch of guys in Buenos Aires (who all happened to be Aussies for a change!) we decided it would only be fair to have a 'Lads Weekend' in Rosario - home of 'the' most beautiful women on the planet - I can now clarify this is indeed a true fact! Luck was again on our side when we discovered it was actually 'Friends Weekend' - yes they have a special weekend ...

... much of our first evening trying to sort our accommodation for the next night, and after that crashed out in front of the TV. Eventually we peeled ourselves out of our bean bag and wandered across town to the riverside for some dinner. Next morning we were up early to move hostels and made our way cross town after a quick breakfast. Henry was feeling a little tired and crashed out once we got there to be woken up by a very sad Felicity an ...

... Rosario though, I mean I do want to personally test his theory but I also want to get out of BA (not that I don`t like BA but I`ve been there long enough) and it`s close and Che was born there and I want a picture of me standing in front of his house. I find a hostel and start walking around town in order to do some site seeing. I find Che`s house and it is totally not what I expected. It`s just a ****ing building, and a rather dull one at that. I ...

... to see it in daylight. Rosario is in many ways Argentina's second city and is home to the huge Monumento Nacional a la Bandera (Monument to the Flag) which contains the crypt of the flag designer General Manuel Belgrano which is close to the river. After milling around there for a while we went back down to the Estacion Fluvial for a very questionable 'salad from a tin' lunch which was revolting, then walked back up into town for a ...

... so we went in for a peek at the paintings, organized by a random number generator. Something from the 18th century, next to a modern digital photograph. Noting a detail of a picture, Cierra poked her finger against it, and immediately remonstrated herself. (No guard was there to do it for her.) Later, she asked me if a painting I was looking at had any texture. "I don't know. Why don't you come over here and run your hand across it?" Cierra was excited ...

... sauce with veggie croquettes ....washed down with with whole litre of table wine each... oops.... just sat in the hostel communal area and chatted and drank until we decided to head for Opera Bay nightclub.. this prestigious huge club similar to the sydney opera house in appearance... with posh office workers in sutis on wednesday night ie strict dress code..... normal hours of 7pm-2am..... however me and an irish bloke were in jeans and trainers respectively ...