Hola!!

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Ok, so here we are in BA (our rucksacks made it too!) We have discovered that the bar at the end of our road not only has free Wi Fi but a happy "Hour" that lasts from 5-9pm! So we have a 1.5litre jug of beer and homemade chips for £3! I have my laptop and Gordon has his Kindle (he is already on the second of his 165 books!!!)

So far, so good........

Our host, Elsa, is lovely and does not seem phased by G's strange eating habits and so far has provided good food. We have separate single rooms (most flats in BA have single beds.....) but we will survive (may be good to have some time apart.......!)

We wandered round Recoleta yesterday, the neighbourhood we are in - the cemetry was weird! (see photos).

We are both in the same class at Spanish (beginners!) and that went well today - very little English spoken in class with 8 students from Australia, UK, Switzerland and Canada. Surely we will pick something up in four weeks...... (other than I live in Poole and 2 beers which is all we arrived with !!!)

We had to get up at 6am and had to walk 45 mins to school, so don't think we're having it easy.........

Hasta manana! xxx

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Photos

g in the sun!
G stood in front of the entrance to Recoleta cemetry

Floris Generica
Lovely flower sculpture which is supposed to open at daylight and close at sunset but doesn't work at the moment!!!

recoleta cemetry
rows of mausolems - weird!

Ice cream
chocolate and lemon, of course!!!

Comments

[Moira]

Good start
All looks good. Do they have seagulls in BA , if they do do they like ice cream.mxxxx

[Ronnie & Dora]

Beer and Chips
Gordon must think he's in paradise !

[Sue brogan]

You got there !!
Glad you made it - back to single beds and sleepless nights !!! Enjoy yourselves

[Michelle & Pete]

Settling In
Glad you've arrived safely. The bar at the end of the road sounds great! Michelle is not so sure about the chocolate and lemon ice cream, will probably have to try it! Look forward to the next instalment. xx

[Albert]

BA
I thought you meant Bristol Airport. There already? Coo, impressive. So is the ice cream. This looks like the start of an interesting blog. Like the photos. Weather looks good too. And you can get chips? And beer? Fantastic!! Have fun.

[Jenny Simpson]

Separate Beds!
Hi Wendy & Gordon - good to see that you are that you are getting climatised to your new surroundings - beer and chips !!!! Heat wave in the south at the moment could do with some ice cream - now back to work for me.

[Kathy]

how did the ice cream compare to San Colombano?? xx

[The Hooks]

Try ...Quantos anos tienes? Or ..Tengo no dinero!!! Como estas? Looks fab though!!! Like the sound of beer and chips for £3. Might be wrth us moving... cheap dinners!!! And the single beds... Bliss!!! xxxx

[Robert]

Hola
Good to see you've arrived safe and well and are settling in. I'd like to say G looks like a local but that would be pushing it. Hasta la vista Robert

[Jane Burns]

Buenos dias!
Hello, it's great to see photos of where you are! Gordon's room is MUCH tidier than yours though!! Take care J x

[Max]

hola!
so glad you arrived safely and all going to plan. Good luck with the Spanish! Sounds fun! Glad all is good with elsa but strange separate rooms? Thinking about you lots and will wait for the next instalment!! Xxxx (ps 22 days - just because you are away doesn't mean you have to be left out!!!!) xxxx

[tangoandllamas]

buenos dias
that's because most of his stuff is in my room somehow!!!

[Jane L]

Your rooms look sweet! And you can't go wrong with beer and chips!

[sheila]

'settling in'
Hola! (more or less the extent of my Spanish - except for - ma casa est bonita (spelling?), pleased to see that yours is too and to see that you are settling into Buenos Aires. Looking forward to regular blog updates - missing the ping of my mobile - thought it had stopped working. x x x