Buenos Aires

Day 9 - Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Friday, 30 August 2013

Last night we had dinner at Cafe De Los Angelitos and watched a Tango Show. A great evening.

Today we toured the outer suburbs of Buenos Aires. We drove past the President's Residence on our way along the Parana River bank. When flying into Buenos Aires it appeared the city was on the coast, but it is situated on a river delta which is over 200km wide. Ships on the horizon and we were looking at a river. It just seemed a bit strange.

We walked to a neo-gothic Cathedral in San Isidro. As we walked we looked at a Catholic Secondary College that was much smaller than schools in Australia in terms of the amount of land provided and the principal came out to speak to us and invited us all in and he took us on a tour of the school. Many of the buildings were originally homes and were beautiful. The school is bilingual, so they spend half the day speaking English and the other half of the day in Spanish. Eduardo was very proud of the soccer players that school has produced over the years. We were very appreciative of Eduardo giving up his time to show us around. It was so spontaneous. I will have to watch for groups of tourists walking past Frankston East and invite them in!!!!

We then took a boat ride along the river and canals to look at the different residences. The islands in the canals are mud islands and the owners build them up and build houses on them. We had lunch at the Gato Blanco Restaurant. Spectacular setting and fantastic food. Argentina is famous for its steaks and they did not let us down today!!! The plane boss, the plane. Can you spot the photo?

We then took the boat back to the dock and left Tigre to head back to Buenos Aires on the bus. This was about an hour long journey. We were dropped off and we had some time to wander though the shops on our way back to the hotel. You will see a photo of a dog walker. Many can be found all over town walking people's dogs. There was also a street artist blowing in the wind.

	Cafe De Los Angelitos [Map]		Cafe De Los Angelitos [Map]
	Cafe De Los Angelitos [Map]		Cafe De Los Angelitos [Map]
	Cafe De Los Angelitos [Map]		Buenos Aires in the distance [Map]
	Colegio San Juan El Precursor [Map]		Colegio San Juan El Precursor [Map]
	Colegio San Juan El Precursor [Map]		Colegio San Juan El Precursor [Map]
	Colegio San Juan El Precursor [Map]		Colegio San Juan El Precursor [Map]
	Colegio San Juan El Precursor [Map]		Colegio San Juan El Precursor [Map]
	San Isidro Cathedral [Map]		San Isidro Cathedral [Map]
	Tigre River Cruise [Map]		Tigre River Cruise [Map]
	Tigre River Cruise [Map]		Gato Blanco [Map]
	Gato Blanco [Map]		Gato Blanco [Map]
	Gato Blanco [Map]		Gato Blanco [Map]
	Gato Blanco [Map]		Tigre River Cruise [Map]
	Tigre River Cruise [Map]		Tigre River Cruise [Map]
	Dog walker [Map]		Street artist [Map]

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Buenos Aires

Day 8 - Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Thursday, 29 August 2013

We spent today touring the city of Buenos Aires. Some of the highlights included the Obelisk near our hotel, Government house, Boca, the Colon Theatre, lunch at Broccolino, National Museum of the Arts and the cemetery. People were just dying to get in there!

A busy day. We came back to the hotel late in the afternoon, headed off for a coffee and to collect our washing from the local laundry. $8 for a basket full, rather than the hotel rates of $9 for a shirt!

Tonight we head off for dinner and a tango show.......

	Obelisk [Map]		Obelisk [Map]
	Government House [Map]		Catholic Cathederal [Map]
	BOCA [Map]		BOCA [Map]
	Colon Theatre [Map]		Colon Theatre [Map]
	Colon Theatre [Map]		Colon Theatre [Map]
	Broccolino [Map]		Broccolino [Map]
	Plaza de las Naciones Unidas [Map]		National Art Museum [Map]
	Cemetery [Map]		Cemetery [Map]
	Cemetery - Evita Peron's mausoleum [Map]

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Bariloche - Buenos Aires

Day 7 - Bariloche - Buenos Aires

Bariloche, Buenos Aires

Wednesday, 28 August 2013

We checked out of our hotel in the morning and went for a 3 hour tour around Bariloche. It felt a bit like going on a Gilligan's island tour without getting shipwrecked on an island!

We went for a ride on a chairlift at Campanario Hill Lookout. The views were spectacular up there. The wind was blowing a gale and I won't mention the wind chill factor, but it took a while to get the feelings back in my hand. Luckily, there was a nice warm fire in the cafe up top.

Later we stopped on the side of the road for one final look across the lake. This is apparently a "postcard" spot and it was great.

We stopped at Saint Eduardo Church for a look before heading back in to town for a bite to eat before departing for the airport. Panic stations hit as Pete realized that he had left his camera in the chocolate shop in Bariloche. Mariana and Pete went back with the bus to see if it was still there and returned by taxi. Crisis over - camera located at the chocolate shop.

Hello Buenos Aires!

	Campanario Lookout [Map]		Campanario Lookout [Map]
	Campanario Lookout [Map]		Campanario Lookout [Map]
	Campanario Lookout [Map]		Campanario Lookout [Map]
	Campanario Lookout [Map]		Campanario Lookout [Map]
	Campanario Lookout [Map]		Campanario Lookout [Map]
	Campanario Lookout [Map]		Campanario Lookout [Map]

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