TyskJohan’s random thoughts

Lene managed to convince me: when in Buenos Aires, you can’t not dance tango… Read on for some pictures…

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To dance tango, we obviously needed new shoes. You can’t dance tango in the sneakers and sandals we’d packed… And shoes in Argentina are amazingly cheap!

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Yesterday we went on a day trip to Colonia in Uruguay, a three-hour boat trip across the River Plate. Quite a change from the bustle of Buenos Aires, and very relaxing—except for a stressful moment when we didn’t have money for the departure tax and I had to run back from the boat terminal into town to withdraw 100 UR$ (about 3 EUR).

Yesterday we went to three exhibitions and a museum. We also saw Palermo (hihi) and the cemetery in Recoleta.

Today we’ll try to go to Uruguay for the day…

A poster discarded in the gutter, saying “no to inflation, yes to increased wages”.

We’ve seen at least 3 rallies every day. They’re so small they almost dissapear in this huge city. But, as we had to experience sitting in a sidewalk café, they can still be very noisy.

The second day in Buenos Aires—we’ve walked an enormous lot, it’s not very hot but Johan is struggling with the heat as always.

A small steak for lunch and another huge steak for dinner Pictures of these will come later…

We’ve made it to Buenos Aires! More pictures and reports once we’ve overcome the jet lag.