¡Hola! Buenos Aires!

Hee hee this is really exciting...three reasons really...firstly I have never written on a bloggy blog, 2ndly Hedda has given me permission to write on her blog (dangerous!), and 3rdly and most importantly....the reason for the bloggy blog is that Hedda invited me out to meet her in Argentina....and here I am!

Buenos Aires is a fab city...really one you could comfortably fit and live in. Really reminds me of Rome; with the laid back attitude to life, fantastic food, fabulous building and lovely wine. Of course we´ve had to try a few bottles just to be on the safe side! Where Buenos Aires really differs is the total love of dancing and music, and more importantly the sharing of this. Impromptu bands, singers and tangoing in the streets...just makes it a top banana place to wobble around and enjoy.

So where have we been.....pretty much everywhere! I have my very own experienced guide...Hedda. Who apart from the scintillating conversation (obviously!) has been top banana at getting us around the city. Speaking Spanish (not the usual English way of just speaking louder and with a slight french accent....erm Stupot!) here just makes life so easy.....

Sunday 16th

Hed´s met me at the airport...great to see her after ooo about a year. So global traveller meets up with...erm Maidstoneite....

Our first port of call on the days´ itinerary is back to the Hostel in San Telmo region of the city. This in itself for any of my family and friends reading this is an experience to say the least. Do you know its not that bad!?! It´s clean...and its clean...and its erm clean...ooo the beds are comfy...I always wanted bunk beds...well now I have one! Ooo and they have this spread for breakfast which is just like banoffee pie toffee bit...cooked condense milk...its gorgeous and a massive sugar rush in the morning!

Off to La Boca - this is another region of the city by the old port area... its a poor part of the city such that historically families living her have always struggled. So to make up for the hardships of the past they paint all of the houses different colours. It shouldn´t work...but it does! There should be mucho clasho (poor I know) but there isn´t. Its full of tango dancing in the street and a fair few odd people, not scary just a bit unique....like the man with tights on his head selling bugs...red tights no less....with a skin tight super hero suit on!
Made an astonishing discovery in La Boca over lunch of the local delicacy of Empañadas......Cornish Pasties....honestly! I have photographic evidence of Cornish pasties in South America!

We then we wobbled back to San Telmo for the Sunday Antiques market....its really an excuse for families to get together in the parks and have a picnic or wonder along La Defensa watching the impromptu bands and dancing up and down the street...its great! Ooo and they sell empañadas all over the place....its pastie heaven! Our first real taste of proper tango was in this area with a full blown spango tango open air show in one of the little squares...it was great! How their legs don´t fly off I have no idea.

Evening meal...can you guess....steak! Beautiful!

Anyhoo....next blog to follow tomorrow...I have some catching up to do on the days as it is now Wednesday and tomorrow is our last day in Buenos Aires...but I had to use my first bloggy blog to waffle! And now I´ve done it! Bye for now!