Tango Dancing in Buenos Aires
Lolo approves of the motor bike
1) Argentina
Buenos Aires
Day 4
22 March 2006
Distance 0.00
Things have been going well in this corner of the world.
As I type this, I can look over the computer screen at one beautiful Red Honda XR 250cc Tornado, my newly acquired motor bike. I am soooo pleased to have it and am keen to get going but it probably won’t be before next week. Friday is a public holiday which will slow things down a bit but that is not necessarily a bad because things are a lot of fun at the moment.
Javier is helping to arrange side bags, tank bag, a back box, hand protectors on the handle bars, crash bars and few smaller items and then it will be ready.
Honda has been very supportive and made this whole process run very smoothly.
In between arrangements I have made time to get out and about. Last night was dinner amongst the vibrant night life of the city centre and today was a guided tour.
These are a few details which I jotted down during the tour.
The city of Buenos Aires which is home to over 12 million people, was established in about 1580. Its original site is now Plaza do Mayo (Central Plaza) which is the Tiananmen Square (China) of this city. It is a political hot spot where demonstrations take place and this Friday is a public holiday with just such a demonstration planned.
It seems that Argentina since its independence from Spain in 1816, has endured a long history of political and economic turmoil with the latest one having been the economic collapse in 2001. It certainly looks like things have turned around and are once again on the road to prosperity.
The Casa Rosa (Pink presidential palace) with the famous balcony where Eva Peron energized adoring crowds back in the 1940’s, over looks the Plaza Mayo with several boulevards spreading out from this point. Some named after relevant political dates in the countries history, like 25th May being the first successful coup against Spain and 9th of June being another significant date.
On the lighter side watching the Tango dancing on the cobbled streets of La Boca, (the revitalized old part of the city), to me certainly was a highlight.
A few of these facts may be questionable because when I wrote them, some got extremely sprawled across the page. The ladies of Buenos Aires are very distracting.
Adios
Ricky
1) Argentina
Buenos Aires
Day 4
22 March 2006
Distance 0.00
Things have been going well in this corner of the world.
As I type this, I can look over the computer screen at one beautiful Red Honda XR 250cc Tornado, my newly acquired motor bike. I am soooo pleased to have it and am keen to get going but it probably won’t be before next week. Friday is a public holiday which will slow things down a bit but that is not necessarily a bad because things are a lot of fun at the moment.
Javier is helping to arrange side bags, tank bag, a back box, hand protectors on the handle bars, crash bars and few smaller items and then it will be ready.
Honda has been very supportive and made this whole process run very smoothly.
In between arrangements I have made time to get out and about. Last night was dinner amongst the vibrant night life of the city centre and today was a guided tour.
These are a few details which I jotted down during the tour.
The city of Buenos Aires which is home to over 12 million people, was established in about 1580. Its original site is now Plaza do Mayo (Central Plaza) which is the Tiananmen Square (China) of this city. It is a political hot spot where demonstrations take place and this Friday is a public holiday with just such a demonstration planned.
It seems that Argentina since its independence from Spain in 1816, has endured a long history of political and economic turmoil with the latest one having been the economic collapse in 2001. It certainly looks like things have turned around and are once again on the road to prosperity.
The Casa Rosa (Pink presidential palace) with the famous balcony where Eva Peron energized adoring crowds back in the 1940’s, over looks the Plaza Mayo with several boulevards spreading out from this point. Some named after relevant political dates in the countries history, like 25th May being the first successful coup against Spain and 9th of June being another significant date.
On the lighter side watching the Tango dancing on the cobbled streets of La Boca, (the revitalized old part of the city), to me certainly was a highlight.
A few of these facts may be questionable because when I wrote them, some got extremely sprawled across the page. The ladies of Buenos Aires are very distracting.
Adios
Ricky
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