The thing to do on a Sunday in Buenos Aires (BA) is to visit the San Telmo market and general street party. And our seedy hostel is within walking distance of the bohemian barrio, so after a leisurely breakfast Christi and I stroll down there (again crossing The 9th of July Street). The city of BA may be resting over the weekend, but many Portenos (as the locals are known) and probably all … [Read more...]
La Recoleta cemetery, Buenos Aires, Day 111
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Our main tourist activity for the day is a visit to La Recoleta cemetery - death as an art form. Before the fun, though, Christi and I have chores to do. And today is a big one: applying for Christi's visa so she enter Brazil. The Brazilian consulate is a few blocks north of Plaza San Martin. It’s a tatty, busy place on the fifth floor of a nondescript building. Fortunately, the consular … [Read more...]
Plaza de Mayo – or home, Day 112
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Christi and I had planned a busy day of sightseeing today beginning at Plaza de Mayo, but this was derailed almost immediately. The staff at our useless hotel who said they could organize onward bus travel now insist that we have to purchase tickets directly from the central bus station, which is a 20-minute subway ride to the north in the Retiro neighborhood. There are literally hundreds … [Read more...]
La Boca, Buenos Aires, Day 113
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It’s our last full day in Buenos Aires and ironically this will be the day Christi and I finally do the city tour. Before we do that, however, there are more chores to complete, including organizing accommodation for some of our upcoming destinations (Rio de Janeiro will be disgustingly expensive), batteries for the UV probe (I haven't mentioned the probe in a while, but we're still using it to … [Read more...]
Buenos Aires to Mercedes, Day 114
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Up at 5 am, shower, pack and catch a taxi to Retiro bus station. Neither Christi nor I are sad to leave the Garden House Hostel. It’s only saving grace is that it’s cheap. The staff is useless. Buenos Aires is another matter, though. The culture, the people, and the architecture are all fabulous. There is definitely more to see in Buenos Aires and Argentina generally. Perhaps we'll come … [Read more...]
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