Tango: walk straight, keep the balance, strengthen the harmony with the other, feel happy.
Mate: get the right angle, the right temperature, the right taste, meditate, reflect, calm down.
A bunch of Argentinian wishes to you all!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Costa Verde or Costa Gris?
Argentines can justly claim a bunch of South America's superlatives: the highest peak, the widest avenue, the most exciting capital and the prettiest ladies... but when it comes to exotic and award-winning beaches, they drew the short straw. To our ex-Mediterranean eyes, Costa Verde means, above all, endless grayish sandy beaches, cloudy sea water and zillions of construction works surrounded by a bunch of green pines and birds.
To our new-born Argentinian eyes, however, it seems like an absolute Mecca on a long weekend. For locals (like Tom), 4 days mean 40% of their annual holidays :) So thanks to Mary's immaculate conception and Cristina's invention of "days for tourism", we joint the 2-million mass (whole Slovenia!!!) that flocked to the South. Mind you, 1cm on the map means in Argentinian terms 450 km and 6 hours of bus that worms it way through traffic jams and fields (highways? dream on).
Lessons learnt:
1. a weekend + 2 days = prices x 3 & people x 4
2. beware of December sun! five days later, our noses still sulk
3. lower European cleanliness standards (even in **** hostelerias)
4. Argentinians are a hungry people so book the restaurants way in advance
5. don't look for adrenalin in places where you're meant to relax
Conclusion: a lot of fun yet not sure to return soon
Next chapter: Uruguay beaches
Some photo proofs:
relax baby relax
dvojina / dual
waiting for january tourists 1
waiting for january tourists 2
holidays that give you wings
... and restore your balance
when the world belonged only to Tom
Monday, December 5, 2011
Week end in the far far away Chivilcoy countryside
The old family mansion where we've been invited
Who is not eating ?
Our first "asado" en el "quincho". You can read the famous tradition "Un aplauso para el asador" which means Clap your hands for the BBQ man, so did we.
Very relax after the Asado...drinking Mate
Of course we rode horses as it is very popular and every argentinian seems to be a great rider
Easy jolly jumper
The Mate girl : "bombilla" in the right hand and hot water in the other one
Sure we're conquesting new world
Another kind of asado with an entire pork cooked in that way during 3hours , delicious. The pork is the smaller one.
The inside of the old mansion from 19th century which remains exactly the same
Thursday, December 1, 2011
First shots from Buenos Aires downtown...enjoy the feeling
Palacio aguas corrientes, amazing building which was in fact a huge water tank to prevent fires
El Congreso, copy paste from Washington DC
Edificio Bariolo whose headlight on 22th stage could be seen till Montevideo
Buiding where Eva Peron "Evita" pronounced her famous speech (look at the movie)
Avenida 9 de julio and the obelisc, the center of the city...their "champs elysees" or "Fifth avenue" where football celebrations take place
Catedral on Plaza Mayor
Cafe Tortoni, the oldest restaurant of BA, tourist place but really worth it
Cristina's office ! we've visited her presonnally
Plaza Mayor with the "Cabildo", the colonial spanish building
Argentinians are authentic protesters with always some good words!
What did i say ?
Is there some French influence ?
Avenida Diagonal, full of european-style buildings, links Plaza Mayor to the Obelisc.
Plaza Mayor with casa rosada : the pink color symbolized the alliance between the 2 opposites parties, red and white.
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