Hotel Villa Victoria De Tigre

... of the women were dressed for a night of dancing, with silver stilettos and flowing skirts or dresses, most people were wearing everyday clothes like jeans and flat shoes - there was even one dancer who made cargo pants look elegant as he gracefully spun his partner around the floor. The music was traditional tango, except for a tango cover version of Bohemian Rhapsody complete with bandoneon, which didn´t faze the younger couples. <br><br><br>

... the sun does come out it gets very warm, whilst at other times we need the heating on. Went into Buenos Aires today, we were going to try the water taxi but one of the other campers took us to Tigre instead. Once we got there we took the train, quite simple as we got tickets from a machine and had lots of space on the train. Once in B.A. we walked to the Palmero district and got some lunch before walking around the Japanese garden. We thought this was a beautiful garden, well ...

... about animals and did stuff like that. After our school we went to Pizza Bum again. We got Spaghetti, Pizza and Toasted Sandwiches. It was very yum. After lunch we went back to the school and did the afternoon cinema class. Me and Niamh played Ping Pong and Foosball while mum and dad watched the movies. After that we came home and did our homework. We had to do maths. It was muy boring. I did 7 pages easy peasy lemon squeezy. After that we played a bit, had dinner and went to bed.

Today I was a true tourist. Every week at my Spanish School, there is a drawing for a few free touristy sorts of prizes. I never won, but one of my classmates won a boat trip to the Tigre Delta and couldn't use it, so he passed it along to me. As is usual with free things, it was a bit of a hassle to use the voucher, but I was determined, and managed to get there on my very last day on Buenos Aires. The tour had eleven members, and I was the only English ...

... was the being in a classroom again (which i haven't done for a couple for years now), meaning i had to actually concentrate on something which was tough enough. Secondly our teacher speaks very little english, so its almost like playing a game of charades for four hours, which is good because we are learning faster that way, but also making it tougher on the old brain. All that thinking, thinking, thinking, its too much somedays! Thirdly is the fact that all the ...

... cemetery to the famous (well.... we only recognised Evitas grave). San Telmo - This is referred to as Tango City. We stayed in this area for a few nights and made some good friends. Unforutlaley we were unable to go to a tango show but we still enjoyed the area. It was cheaper and felt more authentic than the micro centre. There was a nice market and some parks where people played chess and football. Food - Argentina are widely regarded to produce the ...

... out on the Plaza Dorrego till 2am just enjoying the music. A small flamenco group performed all night; the passion for their music and dance was almost tangible.    Totally breathtaking.  The highlight of the week was definitely yesterday, Sunday. That's the day when San Telmo really comes to life. The whole square and Defensa Street are packed with stalls selling antiques and other curiosa, and a huge variety ...

... listen to the guide ¨you could be forgiven for thinking that you were in the Amazon¨ rather than on the outskirts of the capital. This made us imagine dense jungle, alligators slipping menacingly in to the water and choruses of exotic monkey noises in the background. In reality, you could only really be forgiven for thinking that you were in the Amazon if you were either blind or thought that the Amazon looked a little something like Richmond ...

... it would be absolutely insane. You would seriously party every night and I can only imagine the crazy ass **** that would have gone down. If I was 20 and on this trip this blog would be absolutely the funniest thing ever written but on the other hand it would never have gotten written, so a bit of a catch 22. I notice there are mini marts here that are called "Open 25 hours". What? That`s retarded and it makes no sense. This is about as stupid as ...

... Faena Hotel and Universe and all of the Faena "stuff" (not just a hotel - a "UNIVERSE" - so hip, it hurts) - it's a very impressive reno/gentrification of the port - probably worth more time than we gave it - but reminded us of Canary Wharf - a little too out of the way to bother, but has its fans. We had to go to sleep early, as we had a 5:45 am flight out of BA the next day (ouch!)