Sheraton Libertador Hotel Buenos Aires

... and insist that their casa es tu casa.

One of my absolute favorite things about the city is the graffiti. I know it's a funny thing to like, but the graffiti here is not like the graffiti back in the states. Instead, a lot of it is political in nature. Right next to the so-and-so ama whoever I saw a no mas presos politicos (no more political prisioners). Some of the street art is mural-sized and takes up ...

... the added bonus of my clubbers wrist band clearly visible.

That said, my class mates were all cool... Matt (from Isle of Man/Preston), Carol (Manchester), Helen (Yarm/Middlesbrough, yes a smoggy), Seth (from Colorado, USA) and Gemma (Sydney, Oz). Plus Eduardo our teacher.

School had about 40 students, all roughly same age and seemed to be looking for same experience. Plenty of actvities organised every day, and some big ...

... buses, trains or cars to get to El Centro. Walking through the Retiro neighborhood along the tree-lined streets, passing 10-story Victorian-looking gated and doorman apartment buildings and seeing the locals in their expensive and modern fashions with their dogs, both of us remarked how much we felt like we were walking the streets of the UWS or UES in NYC. The northern and wealthy neighborhoods of BA are in stark ...

... will take you to your hotel. Make sure to ask for the hotel transfer when paying. Lonely Planet was my guide in Buenos Aires. I learned to read about the city ahead of time. It saved alot of effort and sighs about things I missed because I didn't miss them! San Telmo, loved it. Palermo, loved it. Ricoletto, loved it. Centro, liked it, and itīs a must! Puerto Madero, kinda too touristy for me, but a great spot for an open air dinner/drink at sunset! Bring the mosquito ...

... hostel in Buenos Aires (B.A) was themed after Carlos Gardel the famous tango composer and had the most amazing foyer all dark red and wood looking more like a gorgeous cafe than a hostel...unfortunately the rooms didn`t follow suit being up about 5 flights of stairs and very basic. However the area of San Telmo was fantastic and our before tea wander had us stumbling across Plaza de Mayo the epi-centre of historic buildings most well known being Casa Rosada (pink palace ...

... is, just know that it is NOT "sweet bread" - hahaha - thankfully I know what it is from watching the food network =) I ordered a normal and safe looking sandwich. It was pretty much steak in a bun and it was a big sucker. Heavy duty. Gabriel, Josh, Roxy and I sat around a plastic table in plastic chairs beside the road, ate and conversated. Josh- random things about his ex girlfriends. Gabriel though brought up a couple of random thoughts I thought Iīd share ...

... in the sunshine wearing white flip flops, I returned to our apartment and my feet were BLACK, simply from the pollution of traffic. As you walk along the street there is a grey haze hanging in the air from the buses, taxis zooming everywhere. At times, I really found it difficult to breathe. It's true what they say: Buenos Aires NEVER sleeps. Our apartment faced the street and even though we were on the 5th floor and even though we had 'double glazing' the noise 24 hours a day ...

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This bloke especially was a bit of a legend, he was like Tony Bennett!





The standard of the dancing itself was fantastic, but thankfully it didn't inspire Katie to master the ...