7thDecember 2006 - Wales, whales, wails!
(Storm over Puerto Piramides the other night)
Currently in Puerto Madryn, Argentina.
My shoulders are brown, quite amazingly so. It's nice to be a colour other than pasty white for once. David hasn't quite had the same luck, he's either white or pink.
So we got back to Buenos Aires and found an awesome little hostel in the San Telmo areas called Carlos Grandes. Our room was right at the top of this old building and had a lovely view over the city. We had a lovely few days just hanging out around the city, found a great little arthouse cinema which was showing "Little Miss Sunshine" (thorougly enjoyed by all) and "Hard Candy" (little messed up, but interesting). We saw the Casa Rosada, made famous by Eva but can't remember it from the film! I really love the city, when we first visited I wasn't a fan of the city, but love it now. So much to do and to see. And it's full of leafy green trees. I love BsAs.
Today we went out on a boat to do some whale watching, and my word - it was bloody brilliant! We saw so many whales, and two came right up to the boat, it as surreal. Amazing experience! Such elegant and playful creatures, and apparently we were lucky to see them so close. People had gone earlier today and only seen something from a long way off.
My shoulders are brown, quite amazingly so. It's nice to be a colour other than pasty white for once. David hasn't quite had the same luck, he's either white or pink.
So we got back to Buenos Aires and found an awesome little hostel in the San Telmo areas called Carlos Grandes. Our room was right at the top of this old building and had a lovely view over the city. We had a lovely few days just hanging out around the city, found a great little arthouse cinema which was showing "Little Miss Sunshine" (thorougly enjoyed by all) and "Hard Candy" (little messed up, but interesting). We saw the Casa Rosada, made famous by Eva but can't remember it from the film! I really love the city, when we first visited I wasn't a fan of the city, but love it now. So much to do and to see. And it's full of leafy green trees. I love BsAs.
And BsAs has the most classy Burger King we've ever been to (not that we make it a regular occurance...) Paintings of Henry VIII on the wall, leafed ceilings whilst eating your Big King, yes please!
Puerto Madryn (and the nearby city of Trelew) have Welsh connections, I keep on seeing Welsh flags, whic is a nice reminded of a place near-ish home. We got a bus tohere, Puerto Piramides and are now staying in a lovely little hostel, right near the beach. Beautiful weather, nice little, well not even a town!
Today we went out on a boat to do some whale watching, and my word - it was bloody brilliant! We saw so many whales, and two came right up to the boat, it as surreal. Amazing experience! Such elegant and playful creatures, and apparently we were lucky to see them so close. People had gone earlier today and only seen something from a long way off.So tomorrow we'll be hanging out at the beach, just doing not much and then it's further south to El Calafate via Rio Gallegos.
If only Fiji would sort out it's coup problem...
posted by Eleanor @ 5:22 pm
1 Comments:
Bring your ketchup to Fiji. It is the closest thing to blood you will see. The Coup has been totally bloodless and it is only in the capital that you might notice anything different and that is a few Army road blocks that don't seem to stop anyone
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