Howard Johnson Hotel & Suites Recoleta Buenos Aires

... doing consultancy work for them said that they had seen a tomb in a Calcutta cemetary relating to the name, almost certainly from the family if not the founder himself. Our friend was now resolved to find the tomb (secretly we think hoping that it will be one of these extravagent monuments!)<br><br>From the cemetery we went on to see the Floris Generica, a huge metal flower which has solar cells within it which operate the petals so that they open in the morning and close at ...

... mirrors of the psyche, that slips of the tongue are revealing, or that everything, ultimately, was about sex. Freud's geniality lays not on the fact that he could come up with those ideas &#8211;that as a matter of fact were already in vogue when he was young- but on the fact that he was the first to formulate them into a coherent system of thought. He has been the leading intellectual force during the 20th century and nothing seems to be threatening this throne ...

... salt. It was such a great afternoon. The food in that region is different than here (BsAs). They eat lots of Quinoa (which I LOVE) so I was thrilled about that, squashes, lots of veggies, and llama too. Yes, they eat llama, yes I tried it, and yes here they pronounce llama Jama. Every time I hear it I crack up to myself.<br><br>This past week was my first full week of classes. So far, so good. I was a bit stressed at the beginning getting used ...

... and just did some other sight seeing. Angie left that night, and Alex left this morning and I will be leaving in about 7 hours. I really love it here and would love to stay! However, too many bills to pay in the states so I will be returning for now........ I hope you have all enjoyed reading my travel blog. I will write one more entry so you know I got home safe, and hopefully you will be reading this again very soon!! Love you and miss you all!!!

... packing up. This is a great time to go - in Plaza Dorrego there is a "milongha" - a communal dance with tango. Locals of all ages were taking part - most weren't great dancers but there are few who get the floor to themselves to show off their expertise. There was also a large happy crowd walking the streets with loud drums and flags. I asked a local young guy what it was for and was told "because its Sunday" !! Something may have ...

... really my scene). This place is party central with something going on everynight and seems that people from all the hostels around come in for a few beers. Our main aim was to get a week of spanish under our belts, to see a soccer game and to taste some of this famous Argentinian Steak. <br>We took 10 hours worth of basic spanish which was pretty much gone within a few days. It was also pretty useless elsewhere in South america ...

Up yesterday at 8 am........ok sleep for both..bed very comfortable. Had breakfast outside on the balcony....not the most quiet of areas as there is a ton of construction in the neighborhood. I guess recession has not yet occurred here as hundreds of condo and office towers are being built in the city.... coffee, toast and cheese fortified us for the beginning of a long day of walking. Left the Apt. at 10:00am (I guess we ...

... obscure news headlines and horse racing results. <br><br>The staff are also strangely similar the world over too. Even though the shop has three chairs, only two men are present to cut your hair for long periods of the day, especially at busy times when it is mandatory for one to go AWOL. One of the remaining men is younger, perky and fancies himself as a playboy - even going so far as to review his ...

... I missed my 11:30am boat already. I heard since there are a lot of people heading that way for a day trip, they have added another boat at 12:45pm. Lucky me!!! The boat ride costs 130.50 ARS. Very inflated price from last year. The fast boat worth it since it is only 1 hour. The slow boat is only 90 ARS but 3 hours and the hours are very inconvenient. I got to Colonia around 2:30pm ...

... I had made the email reservations with, and she tells me that the guide had looked for us, didn't see us, and had left! How could that be? It was too late to join the tour now, but did we want to go tomorrow? I am upset because we obviously were exactly where she had told us to be - I had a copy of her email right in my hand and it said to meet in the lobby of the hotel! At times like this, things get out of perspective quickly. Remember that we just ...