Regente Palace Buenos Aires

... to the metro when somebody from Milhouse hostel found me and said they offer free taxis to the hostel - decision made!<br><br>From a distance BA looks like the typical South American city, with the same style of high rise building as Rio for example. It's only after walking around for a while that you start to see why everyone bangs on about how 'European' it is. It's true though - the streets and sidewalks and the general look of the city ...

... places i saw were OK, but nothing out of the ordinary. The botanic gardens were a bit strange, more cats than trees!. The city itself, however, i love it. Off out to try and get kid for dinner, i wonder...<br><br>Out of interest, you can get a liter of Smirnoff for less than 8 euros, even Johnnie Walker Blue and Green label are cheap. <br><br>Day 19 - Booked into hostel, and it`s a bit of a culture shock from the last place, seems to be mad busy ...

... t understand - a lot of it seemed to involve futbol (soccer) though.<br><br>Our hostel is quite good - Australian and Argentine run. Only major problem is that you can´t bring your own beer in, and the bar only stocks one type of beer. Luckily the supermarkets here stock beer cold, and street drinking seems to be legal. Oh, and the standard size bottle is a litre. Makes even a king brown seem small. <br><br>Our first jetlagged and exhausted afternoon was spent wandering ...

... it might have been fixed. Alas, I watched about 10 people in a row, go to the machine, walk away empty handed and dejectedly walk out the door. Not one person addressed the crowd to say " no money." I finally saw a clerk come over, test the machine and then walk behind presumably to fill. I kinda hung around, knowing it would be fixed soon, and since there are realtively few banks and ATMs I ...

Hello, again. I have some time, so I thought I would check in. No photos today, since I am at an internet kiosk across the street from my apartment. And yes, I am still here--no waterfalls for me. And I am somewhat annoyed by that. I am now on my third plan for the weekend: There were no rooms in Iguazu on short notice, so I thought I would go to Uruguay for the weekend. Then my landlord calls and wants ...

... leaving the other guys to carry on partying, it had been a long day for us after the overnight journey from Mendoza the previous day. Day 25 - 31/01/09 Due to arriving back at the hostel at 6am this morning, I didn't wake up until the mid-afternoon. No cultural sightseeing done today for obvious reasons. Walked to Palemo Hollywood for another night out, it's a Saturday night, would be rude not to go out in Buenos Aires on a Saturday night. We walked the 8km from the hostel to ...

... with loads of slides of old 60´s photos popping up behind the DJ. and who has camel shaped disco balls!! We have walked around a lot of BA, I really love it..its a very european city, veryb stylish and pretty hot so its nice to wonder the cafe lined streets and take in free dance shows. Its rather hectic and the hours you keep can mess up your sleeping a bit, both Heidi and I get ill at some point and have to take a timeout to recover. Jo and Luke, the ...

... Freddo´s- note that the melon ice cream flavour is unbelievable... and the blended cappucino ice cream drink is to die for =) By the time we left the mall, the avenue was lined with tons of street vendors who probably stretched down blocks and blocks along the length of the street. We were happily surprised to see this going on as we didn´t know this happened! We only made it through a few blocks worth because there was so much to see and considerations to take in! I ...

... has a Jewish star...we look at variations of the design, and speak with the artist to find out the cost. We do not have much cash with us, so we say we will think about it. We are getting hungry and decide to see what we can find to eat on a side street. A small very casual restaurant catches our attention and we find seats. We choose a mini-pizza and "complete salad", which at this place comes with beets, potatoes, and lettuce. The ...

... to Galerias Pacifico. Impersonal and noisy it was, but it was what the doctor ordered for us, as it was immense, lots of variety, better prices than Galerias Pacifico, and a food court to die for, from gourmet restaurants to hot dogs, and everything in between, even a kosher McDonalds, which we were told was the only one outside of Israel. This evening we decided to attend a performance at the theatre. There are innumerable ...