We were collected at 4.21am (which is precisely the time we were given) for our transfer to the Airport. Not surprisingly there was little traffic and we had a pleasant enough wait for our flight after the queue at checkin. It turns out we are travelling all the way with some junior football team that […]
25th April : Bruges Belgium
We were up at 5am so that we’d be organised for the 6.15 train to Brussels and then Bruges. It was too early for the buses so we got an Uber, which arrived instantly. It was cold out. We found the train easily enough and got to our allotted seats. We were in a row […]
Saturday and the Argentine Experience
After our trip to Uruguay and another late night dinner we were exhausted and slept until after midday. Eventually we roused ourselves and decided to head out to the shops. I wanted to look at hand bags and get a couple of gifts and Jen was after a painting or piece of art. We headed back […]
Sunday market
We saw on trip advisor that there is an excellent Sunday market at San Telmo. So, following another late night and long sleep in, we organised ourselves to check out at midday, stored our luggage and ventured out again into a local taxi. Eventually we roused ourselves and decided to head out to the shops. […]
Recoleta cemetery
The Recoleta cemetery is one of Buenos Aires’ big attractions and we can understand . The place is large. About 12 hectares and it is crammed full of private mausoleums. We joined an American mother and daughter and engaged an English tour guide on a ‘pay what you think is fair’ basis. He had been […]
City Tour
Jen had pre-booked a city tour with an English speaking guide. The documents said it started at 9am outside this cafe/bar place so we had an early start. We successfully obtained cash from the ATM and successfully hailed a taxi. We had not really thought much about language issues before we came. Everyone speaks English […]
Be Hollywood Hotel
The hotel and staff are great. The man at reception is American and very helpful. He sowed the seed that our tango experience might not be the best so Jen did some googling and found he was right. He has booked us into one of the best shows which is set in a cafe. They […]
Winging our way to Buenos Aires
Well the much awaited trip to BA with Jen started all to plan. We left home in plenty of time – at 3pm – for a flight at 8pm. Hamilton is not known for its traffic but today was different. Suffice to say it took nearly an hour to get to Gordonton. I had booked […]