‘If Buenos Aires was a lady, she would be a French aristocrat, just a little past her prime but with a wealth of experience and with a twinkle in her eye.’
Walter and Cherie Glaser
Our apartment in Recoleta
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We found our apartment on Trip Advisor and although it was tiny it was safe, convenient, and in a great location. Mariela, the owner was very helpful right from the start and even organised Ernesto to pick us up from the airport. If there are only two of you travelling on a budget and you are staying more than a few days we would definitely recommend this apartment.
Argentina is one of the only countries in the world that doesn’t have soup within its cuisine. Last night it was well and truly on the menu and it had lemon, chili and date icecream in it!
We totally loved our experience at Casa Saltshaker last night, a closed door restaurant in Recoleta. Dan and Alan made us feel right at home from the minute we stepped through the door. Each one of the five courses was delicious, with generous servings and perfectly matched wines. It was such a wonderful night, sitting around a big square table with 8 other international guests who were strangers at the beginning but felt like old friends by the end. Dan certainly lives up to the quote on his web page……’To invite someone to your house means devoting yourself to his happiness the whole time he is under your roof.’
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Riot police, three pat down security searches, beers, ‘unlimited Choripán’, blow up tunnels, ice cream sellers, cheer girls leaving nothing to the imagination, banners declaring “We will die before we are separated” and jumping fanatical fans……..just another night at La Bombonera!
‘La Bombonera does not tremble, it beats; it beats to the rhythm of the blue and gold hearts that suffer, laugh and cry for this unequalled passion.’
We took a tour last night to see Boca Junior’s opening match of the season, along with what appeared like every gringo currently in Buenos Aires. It was a mix of emotion, sheer joy and slight trepidation, especially when we were all corralled into what seemed like someone’s garage just outside the stadium. We were told to stay inside for our own safety, while they loosened us up with a few beers and ‘unlimited choripan.’ During the game three police stood guard over our bay and at the end of the game our exit was blocked by riot police who looked liked they had stepped straight out of a police academy movie.
Our guide was unfortunately a River Plata fan and seemed extremely uninterested in the game. He was one of those people who believed that when you speak English to gringos you needed to insert profanities into every sentence. He sent an interesting text during the game, not realising perhaps a gringa on his tour could read a bit of Spanish. We really had to squash the desire to say to him, “I hope you have just sent that to your wife!’
We booked out tour with LandingPadBA and we would definitely recommend them.
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