Its Monday night now and we've had a few more lovely days in BA. The smoke cleared yesterday, which was a relief - June had to resort to wearing her Saigon face mask again!
To get an idea of what the smoke was like, here's a picture from our flat on a smoky day.....
and here's one on a clear day....
We've spent our time exploring the different areas of the city. We're staying in the old quarter of San Telmo, with cobbled streets and a lively antiques fair on Sunday. One block from our flat is the widest street in the world, Av 9 de Julio. There are 20 lanes of traffic to cross to get to the other side, which is quite a challenge!
We've also visited the very modern marina of Punta Madero, the posher areas of Palmero and Recoleta with their lively nightlife and relaxing parks, and the city centre itself with its monumental buildings. We also went to the Evita museum which was interesting, and gave an insight into her magic. We really like BA and can see why its so popular. Now the smoke has cleared the weather is ideal.
To get an idea of what the smoke was like, here's a picture from our flat on a smoky day.....
and here's one on a clear day....
We've spent our time exploring the different areas of the city. We're staying in the old quarter of San Telmo, with cobbled streets and a lively antiques fair on Sunday. One block from our flat is the widest street in the world, Av 9 de Julio. There are 20 lanes of traffic to cross to get to the other side, which is quite a challenge!
We've also visited the very modern marina of Punta Madero, the posher areas of Palmero and Recoleta with their lively nightlife and relaxing parks, and the city centre itself with its monumental buildings. We also went to the Evita museum which was interesting, and gave an insight into her magic. We really like BA and can see why its so popular. Now the smoke has cleared the weather is ideal.
We had a great night out on Friday with Bella and Jez, a British couple we met down in Ushuaia who are here for a wedding. We had a steak meal in Recoleta and a few beers (or margaritas in June's case), and were a bit worse for wear the following morning! The entertainment continued last night at a great tango show - the dancing, music and singing were all amazing.
We've extended our stay in BA until Thursday as we're enjoying it so much, although on Wednesday we're escaping the city (and country!) with a day-trip to Uruguay on the ferry. Then on Thursday we head up to the Iguazu Falls in the north of Argentina. After that its Brazil and then home.
I'm getting a bit worried that although we're 90% of the way through our trip I still haven't had a blinding revelation about what I should be doing with the rest of my life. I'm still hopeful that I´ll get some inspiration before our return, but we're running out of time....
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