Tango

Tango... Just say the word and everyone will know what you are talking about.

Recoleta - home of the dead

Evita's crypt

On my third day in Buenos Aires I grabbed a cab and set off to explore the neighborhood called Recoleta. This part of town is where all the rich people in Buenos Aires live. They used to live in a neighborhood called San Telmo closer to the harbor, but a yellow fever epidemic in the 1870s made them relocate further north to Recoleta. The main thing to see and do and why most tourists come to this part of town is the famous Cementario de la Recoleta. Entrance to the cemetery is free but in order to find the interesting graves (for Evita’s you can just follow the crowd…) it is a good idea to buy the map they sell at the entrance for 8 pesos.

First impressions of Buenos Aires

View of Buenos Aires from my hostel

The first stop on my trip to South America was Buenos Aires, Argentina where I arrived on the 7^th of December, 2010. My first impressions of the city were far from positive despite all I had read about the city being the Paris of South America. After a full day of travelling with all my flights suffering from delays, I was exhausted and the only thing I noticed on the way to my hostel was the large amounts of trash in the streets and the insane traffic. All I kept thinking was that I couldn't wait to get out of there! Luckily that changed over the next few days as I got to know the city and in the end I was quite sad to leave.

Godt Nytår - Happy New Year - Feliz Año Nuevo

Happy New Year. I wish everyone a wonderful 2011.

I spent New Years Eve in Bariloche at the same hostel were I also spent Christmas. Everyone at the hostel contributed with a dish for the dinner and afterwards we had a party. I've added a few photos from the night to my photoalbum in Picasa.

Best wishes

- Line