Palermo Suites 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!)

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 ...

... English "you do know that means fish don't you?". "Yes" replied Nadine, "I
thought I'd give steak a miss for a few days and try some fish". "Very well" agreed the
waiter and turned to Duncan and Ben "and for you, Senores?". "Steak please with a side of
beer" they responded in unison and the waiter sighed with relief, turning towards the
kitchen. He returned shortly afterwards with a 1 litre bottle of beer in a ...

... a place that did `little goat`(cabrito) so had to have that. Slightly disappointing to be honest as it was a tad dry, think it was roasted and then grilled. It could have been overdone lamb to be honest. Was cheap enough, but should have had more bife de lomo as it is so good and cheap, almost sacrilegious not to eat beef when in Argentina, but you have to experiment sometimes. Strange to see the likes of chicken, pork ...

... This combination meant that we were a little miffed, and if it hadn't have been for the entertaining Boca supporters band rhythms and also watching the banners hanging supporters trying to castrate themselves on the barbed wire fences we might have been feeling worse. The game and the atmosphere was great, living up to expectations even though the ground was just over half full - the band and the singing went on for the whole match. Boca were lucky ...

... The Boca Juniors ground is nearby but its too unsafe to wander off the main strip so we just saw it from the bus. We watched a bit of Tango in a tourist bar and posed for photos but Lucy went for a lesson at the Argentinian Institute of Tango for the real thing. I politely declined to attend. Argentina is famous for its beef obviously so we ate at parrilla restaurants as much as possible. El Desnivel in San Telmo near the hotel was the best, the bife de lomo or tenderloin was ...

... to Recoleta. The cemetery was beautiful. We walked to Palermo, an adjacent neighborhood, where we sat in a park and read underneath a giant Gum Tree for an hour or so. These parts of the city are much nicer and cleaner. We plan to go back tonight to find a nice restaurant for dinner. This is our last full day in Buenos Aires. Tomorrow, we will take a ferry across the bay to Montevideo, Uruguay to hopefully lay on a beach for most of the day.

Back in Buenos Aires. Spent 3 days and nights here being a tourist. Walked around for a few hours each day taking photos of the famous monuments, statues, and buildings. On Saturday night I went out to see a Tango-Cena Show, which both guidebooks (LonelyPlanet and Footprints) describe as touristy and overpriced. I however found it to be quite entertaining and not a bad ...

... of Cable Spanish TV including the Spanish CNN which was offering blanket coverage of the US Democrat primaries and the upcoming Paraguayan election. Oh, I did score a personal guided tour the following morning with Pablo, the husband of one of the women who ran the Casa Las Pinas. But that story will better explain itself once I have downloaded the photos. Besides, you should explore Colonia del Sacramento yourself one day.