Blogs from Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America - page 9

Hola from Buenos Aires, Argentina! Wri kitten by Laura Fadeley-Ogle Today was our first official “work” day and what better way to start it off than with a group reflection to share with one another why we’ve all come together in this beautiful country to help make a difference. After an hour long bus journey with views ranging from the city high rise buildings to the city’s high rising slums, what an honor to have our team orientation at the National office with none ofter than Ana Cutts, the National Director. While learning about the history and culture of Argentina as well the projects, the impact and the overall view of Habitat Argentina, our team got to experience and share the National drink “Mate”. Mate is not just about sipping a drink from a straw. It’s ... read more

On Friday we travel to Argentina for another Habitat for Humanity Global Village building trip. There are 17 people on our trip. I have several volunteers who have offered to write blog posts of our service and adventure. Stay tuned.... read more

Nach dem kurzen, aber schönen Aufenthalt in Uruguay ging die Reise weiter nach Argentinien in die Hauptstadt Buenos Aires. Zum Glück wurde das Wetter in den letzten paar Tagen immer besser, und als wir in Buenos Aires ankamen war der Himmel wolkenlos und es war dementsprechend warm. Unser Hostel war nahe an einer der breitesten Strasse der Welt gelegen, der Avenida 9 de Julio, welches der Tag der Unabhängigkeit von Argentinien ist. An dieser Strasse befinden sich viele der Sehenswürdigkeiten von Buenos Aires. Die berühmteste davon ist der grosse Obelisk in Mitten der Strasse. Am nächsten Tag erkundeten wir mit dem Velo die verschiedenen Bezirke der Stadt. Interessant war dabei der Bezirk La Boca, in welchem der Fussball Club Boca Juniors zuhause ist. Viele Einwohner leben den Fussball dort und laufen in Klubshirts herum. Das Stadion, ... read more

Very late start today. Didn't get out until 11 am. Walked up to the Recoleta Cemetery and started our search for Evita. She is actually entombed in her family's crypt which is Duarte. Whilst looking we enjoyed checking out the other fancy tombstones and crypts. The Duarte crypt is nothing special, just like many of the other family crypts. We ended up finding it because we noticed a queue. Afterwards I noticed that the Maps.me app which are maps you can use off-line actually had Evita's tomb marked out. We spent about 90 minutes walking around the cemetery and also visited the Basilica de Nuestra which is next door to the cemetery and its small museum. It was then a short walk to the Buenos Aires Fine Arts Museum (Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes). First gallery ... read more

Late start today to plan our next four days in Buenos Aires. On recommendations from others we decided to do a hop-on hop-off bus and I decided to book the official Buenos Aires Bus service. There are 3 routes which are all connected at certain stops. We had a late breakfast at a chain café called Havanas which we later learnt sell very popular chocolates so I guess they are a bit like Max Brenner. Coffee was also pretty bad like at Max Brenner as well. Then just another 2 minute walk down the road to the local laundromat and left our clothes to be washed and dried, only cost about $4.50AUS. We then walked about 20 minutes to the Recoletta stop which was the closest to us. We’d bought our tickets online because it’s cheaper ... read more