Don’t cry for me Argentina ! a snap shot.

this got soo long you need to see the other updates posted below ... or refer to the tag cloud to the right ..

The time in Argentina (Buenos Aires) has flown, and I am writing this at the airport now on my way to Rio…

No such thing as jet lag … you can pack alot in after a 14 hour flight !

Got upgraded on the flight … economy plus … sat next to blokes in Argentinian trackies with a soccer ball on them, but was to slow to realise (until we landed to the craziest fanfare I have ever encountered at an airport, that they were part of the Argentinian Futbol team …. hey ho ... nice chaps and we had some funny moments trying to converse and practising respective languages.

Delta Parana – Tigre and my bird flu

On advice from the hotel (kudos given they earn $ from selling tours) I hired a jeep wrangler through the hotel (yeah I know CBT favourite means of travelling transport) … and took a drive to Tigre to canoe on the Delta Parana.  Lots of folk offer tours for this but do it yourself, as the tours are way too structured.  Pics here ... Delta Parana

Recoleta Cemetery

Very eerie, cemetery is huge, it is actually known as the ‘little city’ as the graves are in fact mini houses with actual rooms, placed on actual streets.  Recoleta is an extremely wealthy area, where the rich of Buenos moved to post a cholera outbreak downtown.  The cemetery is home to military men and women, politicians and persons of significance to Argentina, including Eva Peron. 

Check the pics out here Recoleta & Eva

Yee hah gaucho …. Pampa Opera

Hilarious night at Pampa Opera, now I can’t get the camera to take night pics, I did get some good videos but cannot yet work out how to upload and link ..(oh how I am ageing) until then you can get an idea of the show from the video on their home page ..  click here ... Pampa 

It is an equestrian show, combined with dance and music that tells the story of Buenos Aires . There are over 50 artists and horses, and it was seriously one of the most breath-taking shows I have ever seen, fights, horses falling over (all staged).. etc .. gobsmacking.. 

La Boca – Bombonera – Boca Jnrs – Caminito

So on my little tour of the city, we passed through La Boca and Caminito, (home of Boca Jnrs) driver said never past 5, especially alone and female…. Oooh that sounds right up my alley so 5pm, off I trotted…