Pestana Buenos Aires

... about same time as me –Yael and another guy from NZ that is travelling for 6mths.Booked taxi with Yael for 3am.

Sat on the couch most of the day until one the lads Paddy – irish dude that staying in my room comes back and buys me a beer!uh oh its only like 6 and ive to get a flight, buys me like 3 more cos my last day!Then who walks in the door but fecking Ro & Craig – sick, havnt seen e mina year!

Lads come down and head out to ...

... a B&B since it only offered private rooms, no dorms. It's location, one block east of the Avenida 9 de Julio and two blocks south of the Avenida Mayo, made it a great jumping off point to see the central part of the city.


Hoping to jump right into local time, and mainly because our room wasn't ready, we put on some extra layers and headed out for a quick walk to get coffee. The walk turned into a 6-hour circumambulation of the central ...

... and Argentines) are some of the most diverse-looking and beautiful people on earth. The clothes, fashion, cars and all other aspects of modernity in the center of the capital conform to fool a visitor that they have landed in Paris or Madrid. I immediately felt that we were back within the US sphere of influence upon arriving in South America as US brands, TV shows, movies and pop culture are found everywhere. One ...

... and demonstrations frequently tended to clog up arterial roads and led to domino-effect traffic jams throughout the day. It reminded me as well of the passionate nature of South Americans; through the protests I'm sure we'll see in other cities, their innate friendliness and curiosity, to their creative tango and salsa. Angela did a smart job in choosing our hostel - centrally located, affordable and a private en-suite with all the trimmings. We ...

I´m absolutely in love! head over heels! I would happily stay here for ever and ever:D But don´t worry, I´ll come back:P My sincerest apologies for not writing anything in ages, have been incredibly busy with I don´t even know what. But have to say that everything here is amazing, and am feeling a bit sad that this is my last week in Bs. As. Have already decided that I´m spending my last week back here again. However, am also very much looking forward to moving on. if I love Bs. As ...

... br>There was also a distinct lack of activity on the streets as I guess you'd expect in stormy weather. Only an odd one or two silhouettes, caught unawares in the bouncing deluge, were huddled below shop awnings - faceless in the darkness of shadow underneath.

With my steps gathering pace and a rising crescendo of electro-chaos filling the void between my ears, I forget to consider the consequences of shoes ...

... HA. We were an international crowd, again-- 4/5 Porteños, me, Anna, the girl from Holland (who is--get this--a professional bridge player. I'm not making this up.), a girl from Peru. So, of course it was full immersion in Spanish. After dinner, we went to a german-themed bar. I was sooo sooo tired, so I really wasn't fun ...

... long time since I stepped into a real grocery store- one with sparkling clean aisles, bright lights, fully stocked shelves, a housewares section- amd yes, even two full aisles of pure alcoholic beverages and liquer! We bought a half pound of ground beef for $3.62 pesos which ends up equalling just over $1 US.... sweet! The joys of cheap beef in the land of beef lovers =) Thursday we tired our feet out completely. After a quick lunch on another outdoor patio, we were ...

... hasta que pagaron una mordida al Juez para poder salir y evitar ser deportados a Alemania en 1939!!!. Mi padre cuenta que el dinero se los dio un amigo de mi abuelo, fueron cerca de $5,000,000 de pesos actuales, los cuales tardó cerca de dos décadas en regresarle. A pregunta expresa de qué hizo el Abuelo con este tipo cuando salieron de la Cárcel, fue "Mi padre nunca nos dijo - Nunca lo volvieron a ver? - No." En esas 6 semanas les tocó ver como undían al Graf Spee en el ...

... to be able to watch a game here.



It must be incredible to watch games from down here.



After that we were allowed onto the hallowed turf itself, which was an incredible ...