Blogs from Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America - page 413

Nous voilà à un peu plus de 24 heures de prendre l'avion vers le nord. Aujourd'hui, les Portenos se préparent à l'hiver. Tout le monde est habillé comme en plein mois d'octobre, alors inutile de vous dire que nous ne passons pas inaperçus avec nos vêtements estivaux et nos sandales. Nous avons visité le magnifique cimetière de Recoleta, hier. On peut vous confirmer que les Argentins qui y sont enterrés ont une assez bonne opinion d'eux-mêmes. Pas de crise existentielle en cette contrée. Faillite assurée pour tous les psys. Nous avons aussi mangé au restaurant préféré de notre Jacques Villeneuve national, à Buenos Aires (en tout cas, c'est ce que la photo laisse suggérer dans l'escalier...). Un excellent restaurant italien où la truite était notamment divine. Aujourd'hui, achat de souvenirs et visite du Musée des Beaux-Arts. ... read more

- Food: None of the restaurants have pepper, only salt. LOTS of salt though and most of the food is incredibly sweet. Dulce de leche (caramilized milk) rules. Nice but very sweet. Variety of sauces with all the bread instead of butter. Empanadas (pastry with filling) are Argentina´s snack food and are lovely. Steak - good but was expecting better. Surprisingly un spicy food. Helado (ice cream) an rightful Argentinian best. Licuado´s (smoothies) delicious. Mate which is like a bitter tea is the national drink drunk out of little bowls with straws. A flask of hot water carried around to constantly top it up! - People: Are very patient with me attempting Spanish and let me try, even if they speak English, without interrupting. They seem to speak Spanish slower than in Spain. Hardly any rough ... read more

Sorry guys it has taken me so long to update. I finally figured out how to get pictures from my camera to here without saving them to the computers here. Anyway, we took a tour about two weeks ago through the city. We first went to San Telmo which is the oldest part of the city. This is the place where they have coblestone roads and old buildings. This is where the first settlers came. They stayed there until there was a yellow fever epidemic and then they moved to the north in Recoleta. San Telmo has a beautiful cathedral, and it is where you can go to watch a tango show in Plaza Dorrego. There also is an antique fair every weekend which is something that attracts many tourists. It's definitely very interesting and gives ... read more

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Hey there, No piccies for you lot on this one but I thought I would stick an update in as its been a few weeks.... Arrived in Florianopolis excited at the prospect of topping up my tan, to be greeted with heavy down pours and thunder.... Its actually rained every place I have been to, except the Pantanal and that could have done with some rain as it was so hot. The hostel I stayed in was cool though - a nice crowd, relaxed, a host of DVDs and card games to keep us amused in between the storms! Did get a few hours of sunbathing in though. Thats about all there is to tell about Florianopolis - stayed there about 8 days before heading to Buenos Aires. Jules - you told me you loved the ... read more