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Published: December 14th 2005
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The Obelisk
Built in 1936 to comemorate the 400th anniversary of the city´s foundation. It is built on the spot where the Argentinian flag was hoisted for the first time This is probably our last blog before we go to Europe, so drawing from the Roger Dear book of phrases, "like it or lump it!"
We arrived around midday, and after checking in at the hostel we went to grab a bit to eat. Maccas was the call for lunch although we got all excited at the sight of Burger King, after not seeing it for eight months. This was our first mistake! It went down well but as Axe found out , it came up well also. Needless to say we didn´t eat there for the rest of our stay.
Our weekend coincided with the Meeting of the Americas, and there were hundreds of people protesting against the presence of George W. Bush in the country. It started out as a peacefull march, but turned into a riot later on. He must be getting used to the welcome riot everywhere he goes!
We saw a number of sights over the four days, which you´ll see in the photos. There is lots of nice little cafes and beautiful architecture in the city. The portenos (people from Buenos Aires) are very friendly people and we had a really nice, relaxing weekend.
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Well WELL!
Hey guys, great to hear from you finally! Looks like you're having an awesome time, wish i was doing the same. Things are pretty hectic here, rolling down (up) for Christmas, trying to crank through some work so we can have a sweet 2 week break. Everyone is still happily chugging away with a few bevis being drank here and there, it's finally summer so everyone is in the mood for partying. There's been some good waves lately Tommy, getting a few bazzas here and there, bet you're hangin for a good surf! hahaha, sorry mate. Anyways have an awesome christmas guys and keep in touch, keep the photos rolling...