Reconquista Garden Buenos Aires

We have managed to get out and about quite a lot and have walked many an Argentinian mile. The day we arrived we spent some time in Plaza Dorrego, one of the main squares in the area filled with clothing, leather, jewellery and trinket traders and clusters of seating and tables serviced by the cafes located in the facing buildings. In several places lengths of carpet had been laid down over the cobbles to allow tango dancers to put on a show and then pass around the hat. It has now ...

... culture and modernity. One can find all kinds of people in Buenos Aires, people who relish and cherish old memories and also people who are fast paced and determined to make Buenos Aires a force to reckon within the global market.<br><br>There are several places to explore in Buenos Aires where you can witness a combination of ancient architecture along with a cosmopolitan outlook. Places such as El Centro, La Boca, Palermo, Puerto Madero, Recoleta and San Telmo are ...

... TONS of caffeine which is how so many porteños (people from BsAs) keep going throughout the day. <br><br>So I have realized something very weird about the money here. The ATMs only give $100 peso bills, and yet so few places will actually accept a $100 peso bill, which makes everyone&#8217;s life quite complicated. (Apparently there is a lot of counterfeit money so everyone is always nervous that instead of getting $100 pesos, they will be ...

... look which brings strangers from all directions to help. Yo Graham Kate sends a big wet kiss. We went for a momentous ride on a 1913 subway train and locals helped us. Saw a dead guy lying on a street corner surrounded by police, we decided that was an ideal time to eat an empalada( like a mini pastie). Big arvo , planning a 2 for 1 drinks deal down the road. Ciao El Kateo and El Kimo

... go around. It was quite funny though because they have some problems with their bathroom door, and I am gonig to say about 8 or 9 of the 15 people ended up being locked in the batheroom at some portion of the night. I was definately included. <br> So the main reason for going out this night (other than it was Saturday) was that there was this big party. We assumed we were goin to some type of club..... but then Ines was telling us about having to ...

... considering it is about 27 degrees here most days.... THE PICKET LINE: You public servants out there should learn to strike like they do here, there was a workers demonstration here one day, they were all wearing banaclavas and holding baseball bats in their hands... but were just ...

... infusion, Kyla's bg was 263 mg/dl - much better to be too high. She was discharged - at no cost to us at all - and we went with the driver to the car. Kyla has no memories of the incident from sitting down on the bags to eat glucose after testing herself until becoming alert again on the hospital bed. So let us never speak of this incident again. The drive through Buenos Aires suburbs was pleasant - limited traffic. One odd thing that reminded me of Vietnam: lots ...

... girl on reception at the hostel had very little English so I couldn`t make myself understood enough for her to answer all my questions about the lessons) so I ended up deciding that an early night wouldn`t hurt me and that sometimes things just don`t work out the way you would hope when on the road. Sigh. Today has been a bit of a filler day with Anthea heading to Jurrasico Mundo (Jurassic World) a random park/display with animatronic dinosaurs while I attempted to find ...

... the past presidents of the Argentine Automobile Association, Jockey Club and Taxi Drivers Associations. The most famous resident is of course Evita herself whose husband Juan Peron had her buried here covertly at the dead of night, in her families tomb, allegedly against the wished of BA's high society. She is buried under 27 feet of concrete as her body has been dug up and stolen on several occasions! As cemeteries go it is certainly one of the ...

... Buenos Aires (portenos) are with our broken Spanish! Time is moving on and we have to be at the Alvear Hotel at 2 PM for the city tour that I have pre-booked with Eternautas; I had reserved this via the internet from home (www.eternautas.com). The concept is to get an overview of the city and its history, before going off exploring on our own. We need to get a bite to eat before the tour and we need to find the Alvear! We will get the sim card tomorrow ...