Sofitel Buenos Aires

... sides of buildings and is truly beautiful. Also, whether it is because of what the graffiti says or a lack of reasources or just a lack of the will to do something, nobody paints over the graffiti to try and hide it. Some of the messages could be decades old, like a scar you recived when you were young and still like to roll up your shirt sleave to show off to people and recall the story and lesson you learned.

... at weekends. Even a football competition every Friday!

One thing was clear... it was going to be very cool living and working in BA. Even just walking to school in the morning, in the hustle and bustle of BA commuters, it felt good just to be part of it.

Other Stuff
* Football games, obviously! More in another story

* First BA Clubbing Experience - well, an experience it was! Firstly, these argentines do not go out ...

... to San Telmo. After unsuccessfully trying to get our Brasilian visas, we strolled onwards to the extremely elite neighborhood of Recoleta. Containing a few nice plazas, parks and churches, the main attraction is the Recoleta Cemetary. Think Arlington National Cemetary meets the Canyon of Heroes in NYC. Confused? So was I. This cemetery feels like a city of tombs with massive 1-2 storey high homages to rich, famous and ...

... Each neighborhood has an entirely different feel. I kept finding myself in San Telmo or Central. I didn't spend enough time in Ricoletto or Palermo. Not as much as I'd like. I liked Palermo a lot, partly only because the wealthy men are such confident dogs they weren't shy about giving a woman a look over. ! Disguisting you say! Hey, there comes a time when a little appreciation is more than welcome. Besides they aren't going to do anything about it. And if they do, well ...

... where Evita famously gave speeches. We carried on to Ave 9 de Julio which is crazily large with about 5 lanes of traffic on both sides and an obelisk perched in the median. By the time we found our way back to a cute little restaurant beside our hostel it was about 10pm and for the first time since we arrived in South America we ate at the same time as the locals and the restaurant was packed...we have been accustomed to giving in around 8.30 and eating at practically ...

... you. Let me know what you think. 1) Did Adam and Eve have belly buttons? 2) When Gabriel gets married, he wants him and his wife to have separate bedrooms. He believes they shouldn´t have to argue or compromise over little details in the bedroom such as who gets to watch which channel they want; who is too hot or too cold in bed; who snores too loud; etc... pretty much most things couples tend to have disagreements over. He thinks all that can be avoided by having ...

... just insufferable!! Lorries would rumble past, sirens would ear-bleedingly whoosh past regularly, workmen would drill, cars would hoot, refuse trucks would roll and rock and bleep, lorries would unload with slams of metal doors and trolleys rattling over pavements. These sounds were not restricted to 9am-6pm. It was through the night too. One night, locals had obviously been out drinking and they were screaming, shouting, cars were hooting along with them, it was just mental. The ...

... when we get back to London, thank the Lord!





The dancers also wound their way around our tables, but mostly did their thing on the stage in front of us; it was all very impressive ...