Its a pretty nice city after another marathon bus trip of 20 hours from the NE corner of the country and only 12 million people!!! Argentina is a very big country and more European in its outlook and people. Probably due to all the post war migration it has a big mix of ethnic types that have 'married' together into a very vibrant people.
That said, I was over it after a few days and ready to go home. So 6 nights here was a bit long but I know the city pretty well as a result. They love the nightlife and I went on a terrific Tango dinner, show and lesson combo(haha!) one night and on another to a sold out Beatles Tribute Band show by a group called the Beats. Other nights were spent dining out in a nice mix of restaurants and the steaks are as good as they claim.
A lot of pedestrian only streets make for great shopping and there are heaps of parks and greenery. I did a city bus tour which took us around to all the sights. There are an amazing number of statues around the city and a pretty nice 'posh area'. My favorite area though was the Boca region that had the Boca Juniors stadium and the Caminto tourist area, full of Tango restaurants, colourful housing and galleries for art and other stuff to tempt tourists. There was plenty of art for sale on the streets as well.
I left for home at 3.15 am on the 19th July and arrived at Sydney at 11am on the 20th
I will be travelling to Hawaii in November and probably a few months in Asia next year so will do these blogs again and catch up with any of you when I can.
Cheers Ron
