Beautiful Buenos Aires
Trip Start
Mar 29, 2007
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Trip End
Apr 18, 2007
Buenos Aires,
Argentina
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Arrived in Buenos Aires first thing in the morning. Very very tired - long flight!!
First impressions were really good. Spanish was a bit ropey but we managed to get to the hotel and get settled in. The hotel was right in the centre and was the perfect spot. Met up with a few guys who were also going on the trip and everyone seems nice. We thought we only had one night in Buenos Aires so we tried to cram in as much as possible. We went to Recoleta Cemetry where Eva Peron is buried. It was amazing. Very odd place though because all of the coffins are clearly visible within the tombs. It was raining really heavily and we had thunder and lightening which added to the spooky effect!! After that we went to La Boca which is really famous here for the football team, the colourful houses and the tango. Afterwards we headed back to the hotel we took a walk around and saw the Presidential Palace just in time to see him being flown in by helicopter which was cool. We also visited the congress building. The architecture here is fantastic.
That night we had our welcome meeting with our trek leader Juan. He told us that we had two nights in BA but it was just as well because we all headed out for dinner then a bar then a club. The clubs here open at 2.00 am and go on until 8.00!!!!!!!! Very heavy night but everyone had a great time.
The next day we all got a lie in and just wondered around to see the city. That night, we went to a tango night! Oh man it was embarrasing. We had lessons (which were hilarious), then a meal followed by a professional show..
Avenida 9 de Julio (widest in the world)
