Well, Buenos Aires turned out to be a very impressive city. So much, that due to some ´local difficulties´ sorting out a trip to the Galapagos, we decided to extend our time in Argentina..... Also, we were lucky to have an excellent local guide in Mariano. Mariano is my ( Alan ) old boss from Honda, who is spending a bit of time back at home doing his gardening.....
Anyway, Mariano conducted an excellent walking tour of the city centre. It´s built on a very grand scale, with wide boulevards and many large old buildings. The pretty architecture is interspersed with swathes of ´Doncaster North Bus Station`too, but Mariano managed to pick out the best for us. Very impressive. We also met up with Mariano´s brother Ignacio and his wife Maria-Julio, who treated us to a fantastic slap up steak tea. Big guts......
The next day we had a lovely trip up the Rio de la Plata to a delta area outside of the main city. Reminded me alot of the pretty parts of Stockholm, with lots of pretty river inlets with folk canoeing and enjoying the water. Later that night we went along to a Tango show. I didn´t understand a word of the songs, and I struggled to follow the complex music, but it was a great experience. I was desperate to get up on stage, but Athena thought my Gibbon-Pogo dancing might not quite cut the mustard. Philistine.
The photo above is of me in front of the Presidential Palace, which you will note, is painted pink. Nice touch.
