Viva Buenos Aires!

All went as planned, so this entry is, in fact, being written in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The bus journey here took about 20 hours, but, you know what? It wasn't bad at all. Greyhound and National Express need to take a few pages out of the South American handbook to bus travel; we were served food and drinks and had movies to watch, and the seats were more comfortable than any airline seats we've experienced. It was very cool to go through immigration at the top of the Andes. The views were spectacular.

We got a hotel deal on Expedia and are right smack in the middle of it all for a very good price... the hotel is "4 stars" but aging... not so well... was probably very glam in the 60's, but it is nice enough and the location is brilliant.

We arrived this morning and spent most the day wandering around; highlights include: balcony of Casa Rosada (Evita balcony), Palicio del Congreso, and coffee at Cafe Tortoni (most famous and historic cafe in the city).

We gatecrashed an art gallery showing tonight and helped ourselves to free glasses of cava and red wine... nice, though were a bit nervous we'd be approached for an interview by the tv reporter; were practicing what we'd say: "Si, muy bueno, muy bueno" was the extent of it.

It really is a fantastic city.. very comparable to London or Barcelona.
Quite got into the whole Evita thing, so tomorow we are going to the Evita Museum and to find her grave. Plan to go to a tango show in the evening.

Hasta luego.