Hotel Normandie
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Gaucho it is !
... position horizontale est toujours plus difficile; on dirait que l'air ne passe pas...), on passe chacune à travers notre petite routine et à 6:15 tapant, on est prêtes et en route pour la station omnibus.
On est maintenant 3 vraies pros du transport en commun à BA alors, on se rend à Retiro sans problème avec transfert à 9 de Julio, on marche jusqu'à la station omnibus, et on réussit encore une fois à force de simagrées et de petites notes sur le bout d'un ...
Tango, Empanadas and Futbol!
... but be wary of your step! There seems to be more dogs than people!
After the boca tour a group of us took part in a tango lesson in nearby Palermo. Such good fun! We learnt some basic moves and then we were tested on them. Winning certificates for the 30 people who took part was my highlight...needless to say I was the best there! The lessons were followed by a 3 course meal with an unlimited amount of wine per table and a tango ...
Cattle and more cattle
... group of Kiwi farming couples doing an agriculture tour. And this is just too typically New Zealand .... Within minutes we had established that the couple we chatted to from Te Kauwhata are neighbours of the Mathesons and were at Mike and Vicki's wedding almost 20 years ago!!! Maria and her driver kindly dropped us off in the glitzy suburb of Palermo, which was a complete contrast to the morning. Here we could only really wander the leafy streets ...
The END
... comparison was new world; a South American Soho its wide streets, hip cafes, designer stores and upmarket patrons convince you that you are either in Europe or New York. We left our scratty San Telmo Hostel and had checked into the great budget boutique Hotel Costa Rica for our remaining nights. It was there that we met the wonderful Ella Tupont who changed everything.
Ella was hurriedly flicking through the pages of the Lonely Planet ...
The USA of South America that Never Was
... York City was serving as the premier immigrant destination in the Northern Hemisphere, down south the port of Buenos Aires took in millions of European immigrants seeking economic opportunity and freedom from fear. In just around two decades immigration caused the entire population of Argentina to double.
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