Park Chateau Kempinski Buenos Aires

<br><br>Well, here we are in Buenos Aires in all its faded elegance. <br><br>We arrived mid-morning on Saturday 17th October, found the apartment, flung open the doors to explore the place and as we did so live tango music burst in to being from one of our neighbours! We're not sure exactly where it was coming from, but it was a fabulous welcome!<br><br>Our apartment is curious but pleasant. It is a strange middle part of an old house in San Telmo, one of the ...

... in London but really hard rain <br>which fell in huge drops around Nadine's hair, forcing her to pull the hood of her designer <br>anorak tight around her face.<br>"Well this has to rank among the worst hotels we've stayed in so far" complained Nadine "the <br>pictures on their website must have been about 20 years old". Duncan nodded in agreement "it <br>certainly would have been nice if we hadn't had to pick up the bed ...

... Next stop was at the Plaza De Mayo, where I had been previously, although this time I found out what the buildings were and took a few more photos. Our third stop was in the La Boca neighbourhood. This is where the Boca Juniors stadium is based and we drove past but unfortunately didn´t get to get a proper look. In La Boca, the football fans are so passionate that red and white, the colours of their rival River Plate, are banned. The stadium has big Coca Cola sponsorship on ...

... cool! They have given us free range of the kitchen and all things inside it. Her mom is adorable! She bought us bacon and eggs so we could make them for breakfast, because you know, all people from the US eat bacon and eggs every morning for breakfast. They have made us amazing meals every night. It´s incredible! Yesterday we ventured into the city and walked around for a while. Eventually we found some street vendors and well, we went into ...

... zou genereren. Overal werden tango shows weggeven, je kon met een Maradona look-a-like op de foto (La Boca was zijn cluppie), je kon op een Shetlander paardje zitten, overal waren straatverkopers. Wel goed om te zien dat deze mensen hun kansen grijpen om in hun levensonderhoud te voorzien, maar het is natuurlijk de vraag of het geld terecht komt bij degene die het het hards nodig hebben. Al snel nadat we binnen waren gekomen, werden we uitgedaagd voor een tango ...

... Good times, good times.... Had a few drinks back at the hostel and mixed with the other backpackers. Rach and Dan, there are an english couple staying here with their bub - she´s about 5 months old. Pack Indy´s bags and come on over! Hope everyone is well. We are having a great time and cant wait to see what the rest of BA has to offer. Will upload some pics later today. Cant hog the computer all morning! xx

... who are so fiercely proud of their country and its capital. The plaza was quiet the morning we were there, but there are rallies and demonstrations there almost every day, and as I left to do some shopping, I saw police setting up barricades so must have been preparing for another one. I spent the afternoon hunting for something dressy to wear that evening, because I wanted to see a tango show, and all I had were travel pants and shirts that after 3 and a half months are ...

... the reservations. We do not trust our broken Spanish to clearly communicate over the phone for reservations. We ask Sergio, the doorman and concierge at Art Suites, to make the reservations for us and to arrange for a taxi. Founded in 1858, Café Tortoni is the oldest coffee shop in Argentina; it has lots of wood, glass, pictures and beautiful lighting. We are seated at a small table in a small theatre in one of the side rooms off the main café. Zoey ...

... day until the next boat and I wasn't looking forward to the possibility of killing any more time in Montevideo.  I arrived at the port and luckily it was a lot less crowded than the Argentina side and I found myself on the boat with little trouble.  The ride back was about 3 hours, which really translates to 30 minutes of goofing off in the Duty Free store and 90 minutes of uninterrupted napping.  Of course I could read, plan my ...

... property. Located on the gorgeous Pasaje San Lorenzo, this property is only 2,50 meters wide. Featuring an undressed façade, the historical value of this house lays on the fact that it stands upon the city as a reminder of Argentina&#8217;s past. According to the city historians, this property was owned by one of the many liberated slaves after the revolution of Independence in the early 1800s. <br><br>Not many people know that ...