Blogs from Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America - page 4

To Mar del Plata Because of Holy Week, we had no classes Thursday afternoon or Friday. In keeping with the solemnity of Easter week, we decided to go to Mar del Plata, a beach resort town. Since summer is just ending down here, Holy Week is kind of like Labor Day Weekend, one last hurrah before winter. The news said that 200,000 Argentinians descended on Mar del Plata for the weekend. We picked a good time to get out of Buenos Aires as Thursday night there were large protests throughout the city - businesses burned and looted, etc. Mar del Plata was beautiful though. Typical beach town with lots of nice houses and packed beaches. The night life was typical of Argentina and I managed to see the sun come up on two consecutive mornings. We ... read more

Finished my two weeks on the cardinal project and now I find myself in Mar Del Plata, vacation hot spot for people who live in Buenos Aires. Talk about extremes! From camp, population 6 to Mar del Plata, population 542,000. Probably more like 600,000 since it is the peak season, where the streets are swarming with Argentine tourists. I still can´t mesh. Vendors pick me out easily as someone who is ¨Not from around here¨ probably due to my height, among other things. I stand a head taller than most people, especially the women. So they think I´m European, since that´s where most foreiners are from. Luciano made a point that Argentina takes after Europe, where Chile takes after the United States. Interesting separation. Over all, this place resembles Buenos Aires without the charm of cobble ... read more

Nu er der da for alvor ved at komme gang i min travelblog igen :-) Her er der lidt billeder fra en hyggelig forlænget weekend, vi var på i Mar del Plata. "Vi" er Analía, Enrique, Hans og jeg. Enrique deltog i en kongres om neurologi, så det var jo en perfekt lejlighed til at besøge familiens ferielejlighed i Mar del Plata, der ligger 400 km. syd for Buenos Aires. Vejret var kun delvist med os - med andre ord meget forårsagtigt, så det var alt mellem at have jakke og hue på og ligge på stranden og tage sol. Vejret er, som jeg har skrevet før, meget skiftende. I skrivende stund er det måske 18 grader og småregner med en kold blæst, mens vi i morgen skulle få høj sol og 30 grader. Meget mærkeligt! ... read more

After nearly a month in Buenos Aires, with no sight of the ocean, it was great to arrive in Mar del Plata. A resort town located about 5 hours south of Buenos Aires, this place is where the porteños (Locals from Bs.As.) come to play. The town is full of fancy restaurants and bars, nightclubs and many hotels. Tourists and Argentineans alike come for one thing... the sun and the sand. The beach in Mar del Plata is pretty sweet, stretching for a couple of kilometres and winding its way around many points and bays. The sand is nice and the waves are hypnotizing, what a great place to spend my 25th birthday. Wow, 25 years and I find myself in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Not bad. Laurence suggested that we go somewhere before she started ... read more

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