Top Things We Love About Buenos Aires

In no particular order:



Tango in the Streets, Freddo's Chocolate & Banana Split flavored Ice Cream, Empanadas de Carne, Midnight Cravings for Parilla and Flan at El Desnivel.....



Mothers at the Square on Thursdays, Quilmes Beer, Modern Art Museums, Red Red Wine, Cooking in our closet sized kitchen in our apartment in Recoletta....



Daydreaming in the park, Murals in Palermo, Shopping at Abasto, the search for chillies at every grocer, prime steak and wine for $7, Watching "paseaperros" (professional dog walkers)with 15 dogs...



Tango Shows at Cafe Tortoni, The unique "zh" Argentinan accent, crisp 100 peso notes, the colors of La Boca, the natural high each morning from being in Bs As...



Disovering the city's secrets each day, Street Performers, Eating dinner at Midnight, Mate Straws, Sunrise on the Docks...



Sitting in the Park, San Telmo on Sundays, Live Music, Opera Bay, Cortados & Cafecitos in Old Cafes, The Bombonera Stadium, Life of the ever-fashionable Portenos, nearby Rosario....



Falling orange autumn maple leaves, The peace of strolling through the Recoletta cemetary, Puma stores, oil paintings and antiques, Watching futbol crazy fans, Parties that last till 8am...

Stuck In the Middle

21st/22nd March: Our 5:55pm flight from Ushuaia to Buenos Aires (our only flight in South America so far..) seemed simple enough. We would be in BA at 10:30 and made plans with the Belgian couple (Pieter & Karen), 2 pairs of Dutch couples (Pat & Esther and Tim & Alice), a Frenchman (David) and an Argentinean (Javier) to meet at midnight for parilla (grilled meats) and drinks. But whilst we are stuck in the middle of nowhere 700km from BA at 1am due to technical difficulties in the plane which resulted in having to land at the nearest airport (coincidentally on the same flight as Javier who got on at El Calafate), the rest of the group are probably wondering where we are.

The plane had a few celebrities on board… an actress and model decked out in their LV and Prada with fancy cellphones and full of DRAMA! People on the plane were speculating about what was wrong with the plane, some thought we were gonna die, others thought that the excuse of “bad weather conditions” was a conspiracy and actually one of the engines was shot (they were half right!) and the old lady next to Javier was on the very first flight of her life and was pale and speechless. It was fun to hear all the gossip (kindly translated by Javier) and all the drama and worry.

We got off the plane and into one of the most basic airports ever. No duty free shops, bars or 24-hr McDonalds. Thankfully, they opened the little cafeteria (capacity: 30 people) which is where we are now. Last we heard (again from our trusty CNN correspondent) they’ll be sending a plane from BA, which will arrive around 4am… or so they say!

So the long awaited Buenos Aires will have to wait. Which should make it all the more sweet.