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South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires October 3rd 2018

BA! The end of the road for us and what a road it has been! We haven't been in a city of this size since Lima which was about 7 weeks ago and getting used to the size and modernity was a good way of easing our way back in to normality. We stayed with a university friend of Anna's in Palermo, north of the city. Staying at Fernandos was helpful for the budget, not only for the accommodation but also to be able to cook and it was also nice to reconnect with him. In the afternoon that we arrived we took a bus in to the central area and from there we walked around various sites such as Plaza Mayo and the waterfront. BA resembles a European city and at times some of the ... read more
Plaza Mayo
Dog Walking is a walk in the park
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South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires August 12th 2018

Back to home! I have now lived on 4 different continents. If you have followed this blog for year, you know we lived in Buenos Aires from July 2012 to July 2013. I actually just realized that this blog has been now going on for the last 11 years! Great year we had in Buenos Aires. It is just my first return in just 5 years...crazy to think that not a lot have changed since than...same restaurants are still opened as most shops I used to enjoy. What has changed solid is the exchange rate. Back in 2012, the "blue rate" just surfaced. This was a black market exchange rate. When we arrived, one usd was 4.5 at the official rate, and close to 6 on the black market one. A year later, the official rate ... read more
It says it all!
Evening at Teatro Colon
My "hood" pizza plaza...and an happy lady!

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires April 3rd 2018

By an amazing stroke of luck, our hostel in Buenos Aires turned out to be in the hippy, bohemian area (San Telmo) where the tango developed, alongside impoverished poets and artists. Turns out that men used to dance the tango together as it was a illegal for a woman and a man to dance it together and the only women who would dance it were the prostitutes. But now everyone dances the tango and it is simply amazing. Pete and I have tried in the past to learn the Argentinian tango and concluded that it was impossible for us to dance this most gorgeous of dances with each other. Of course we have different hypotheses for why this is the case. One of these hypotheses revolves around one of us being very difficult to lead and ... read more
Or even this.....
At the Boca!
What do you think? A tango dancer's leg or a lovely concrete bridge?

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires March 22nd 2018

After another early start we were picked up and driven to the airport arriving ages in advance so we had plenty of time. We checked our bags in and then went through to try and find something to eat for breakfast. There was a choice of KFC, McDonalds or Dunkin Donuts. Dunkin donuts won out as we don't have that option near home so we settled down with a cappuccino and egg and cheese muffin each with an obligatory donut. The airport was pretty busy already even though it was only 7am. We were down to our last 18 Peruvian Soles so went on the hunt to try and spend them before leaving the country and picked up a gift for one of the cat sitters back home! We headed through security as normal and found ... read more
Steak!!
Steph with her wine me with a beer!

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires March 4th 2018

GÜN 31 04 MART PAZAR: Buenos Aires’in “mutlakalar” listesinde yer alan Boca var bugün hedefimizde .. Adam sanıp Google maps’e başvurduk .. "San Juan'a git ondan sonrası kolay" dedi. San Juan’a vardım .. Boca, için neredeyse kıta aşacağız.. Zar zor 29 no lu otobüs durağını buldum.. Daha önceki yazılarımda bu durak meselesini yazmıştım.. Bu durağın levhasını, bir evin alt kat penceresinin azıcık altına çakmışlar.. Rahatlıkla evin numarası diye algılayabilirsiniz… Biraz da paslanmış zor seçiliyor.. Yani maazallah ev sahibi pencerede bir şey kurutacağım dese ,durak yok olacak ..o derece yani.. Allahtan otobüs şöförleri, durakların yerini hatırlıyorlar.. Neyse Dünya kadar yol gittikten sonra, Boca ‘ya vardım. Yolda, Maradona’nın doğduğu, Boca Juniors t... read more
BOCA
BOCA
BALKONLAR

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires March 3rd 2018

GÜN 30 03 MART CUMARTESİ: Bugün, şaka maka seyahatimin ilk ayı doldu. Kahvaltımı yaptım .. Aynı salonda Ayşeciğim ile görüştüm. Moralim yerinde yola çıktım. Bugün, hedef, "Recoleta Mezarlığı" .. Diyeceksiniz ki başka ziyaret edecek yer bulamadın mı ? Burası Arjantin’in çok önemsediği bir yer.. Heyecanla gittim ve ummayacağınız kadar sukutu hayale uğradım.. İsterseniz önce bu mezarlığın önemine değinelim .. 1881 tarihli La Recoleta mezarlığı düşünce olarak Arjantin’in siyasetten,sahneye,bilim adamlarından,tüccarlara ,önemli asker ve bürokratlar dahil ünlüler mezarlığı.. Ben mezarlığa vardığımda, 20 ye yakın turist otobüsü vardı ve turistleri izdiham olmasın diye parti parti indiriyorlar.. Şüphesiz bu kadar ünlü arasında reyting şampiyonu, Evita Peron’un mezarı.... read more
DUERTE AILESİ
EVITA
CANIMIZ CİĞERİMİZ

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires March 1st 2018

GÜN 28 01 MART PERŞEMBE: Sabah erken uyandım... vakit geçsin diye TV izliyorum.. Efendim, bugün meclisi açacaklarmış.. Her yeri kesmişler... toplu taşıma araçları çalışmadığı gibi bazı meydanlara metro çıkışı vermiyorlar.. Bu nasıl bir kısmettir..bunlar hep bana mı rastlıyor ? Sağı solu kesmeye ne çok meraklılar ? Kahvaltı iyi idi..Bilahare, evin eksiklerini tamamlamak üzere, yakında bir market buldum.. Gerekli bütün likitler alındı..su..meyve suyu vs .. Sokakta, ayakçılar para değiştirmek isteyenleri bir dükkana sokuyorlar ..arka sokaklarda neler oluyor bilinmiyor … Bendeniz, söylemesi ayıp ,para bozma doktoramı Doğu blokunda...tez çalışmamı Romanya'da tamamladım... Ayakçıya, para değiştirme "ültimatomumu" sundum... 1-Dükkana mükkana girmem…ufacık izbe yerler... 2-Tüm ... read more
OBELİSK
TEATRO COLON
LAVAŞŞ

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires February 28th 2018

GÜN 27 28 ŞUBAT ÇARŞAMBA: Kahvaltıdan sonra toparlandım .. Bu lafı çok kullandığımın farkındayım ama her halde seyahat edenin en büyük korkusu veya stresi acaba bir şeyler unuttum mu ? korkusudur. Bunu aşmak için yayılıp saçılmıyoruz ve tüm eşyayı bir merkezde toplamaya çalışıyoruz.. Ne yaparsanız yapın… korkuyu aşmak kolay değil.... Dikkat ettim, genelde kurumaya bıraktığınız şeyleri ,banyoda kullandıklarımızı,priz ve elektrikli aletleri unutma eğilimi var .. Kişisel olarak asla çekmece kullanmam ve asla yatak altına bir şey bırakmam.. Bu nedenle, seyyahın devamlı bir toparlanma etkinliği vardır.. Bizim çanta giderek şişiyor mu ne ? Giderek kapatmakta zorlanıyorum.. Kapatmayı da suhuletle yapıyorum... zira fermuarı bir kez zorlayıp patlattınız mı ? ayıkla pirincin taşını … M... read more
BUDUR

South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires February 6th 2018

After our lovely stay at Villa La Angostura, we headed back to Bariloche airport for our two 737-800 flights to Iguazu. No lost baggage and no connection problems. Our guide picked us up and we then had the fun of driving into Brazil. Leaving and entering Argentina for us as a group, with a guide, was relatively painless as we just gave him the passports and he returned a few minutes later with them all stamped. In Brazil they want to see your face so there is a bit of standing in a queue but all pretty painless. The Belmond hotel is situated inside the Brazilian National Park, which means that all those not staying in the hotel must leave by 5pm and they cannot enter before 9am. Between these hours the views of the falls ... read more
1000g of steak (supper for four)
Iguazu Falls
About to get a good soaking


David here... The ferry journey from Colonia to Buenos Aires was quick, simple and comfortable. We arrived at the port and breezed through both Uruguay and Argentinian immigration. It wasn't long until we were boarding. This time not a little catamaran, but a full blown ferry capable of taking hundreds of passengers and vehicles. It did feel like every other person was a child intent on crying, whinging or sceaming, to the point that Suzanne put earplugs in. Thankfully the journey was quick, taking just over an hour, smooth and very comfortable. We picked up our bags, changed our remaining Uruguayan money for Argentinian pesos and stepped out into country number 15, and the 11th new country of the trip so far. The first thing we saw when we stepped out was skyscrapers. We'd not seen ... read more
Our Lemon Apartment
Our Lemon Apartment
'I don't know what they're doing but they laugh a lot behind the red door, red door'




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