Buenos Aires es mucho bueno

Well, here we are again, in Buenos Aires, eating huge meals and living it up. Over here everyone seems to go out late and stay out late, even the little kiddies, which is great when you have jetlag.

All my Spanish lessons are paying off. I have been able to order meals, adjust the hotel booking, and get taxis in Spanish. I am feeling more confident each day. Carting a dictionary arround also helps. Sorry about the post title, it just means that Buenos Aires is very good.

The weather has been excellent, it has been T shirt weather over here, as good as a warm summer's day in Tas. mid 20s maybe. I have heard about the rain in Tassie, and the Stowport landslip, oh well, the farmers need it.

One big difference with this visit is that smoking as been banned in the restaraunts. I guess it had to come sometime.

Last night we went to a tango show and we got front row seats. It was free to get in and next door to the hotel where we are staying .. bonus. The tango originated in Buenos Aires, with origins in Spanish-African fusion and is said to good for Parkinson disease sufferers. I didn't know that, but you can read more about it if you click here.

Here is one of the tangos we saw last night. Both of these people can dance better than me I'd say :-) .. fair dink. Press the play button if you want to watch it.

One of the reasons I like this place so much is the architecture.

It is amazing I reckon, and not what we are used to in Tassie.

Here is the Congress building in the same street that we are staying in. The statues in front of the building are great.

Here is one of smaller statues with fountains in the background.

This afternoon we went to La Boca, a suburb near the port district where tourists flock to and get exploited.

We met a bloke from Argentina wearing a T shirt with Australia on it in big letters. He was Argentinian but knew a lot about Australia, and was pretty funny and friendly.

He took us to a cafe where we had a beer, watched a few more tangos and an old bloke singing. It turns out that it was the same cafe that we visited 3 years ago, and the same old bloke was here then too. Apparently he is 85 years old.

A top day, hot, sunny ... excellente.