Buenos Aires

I returned to one of the most amazing cities exactly three months after my first visit here: Buenos Aires!
About BsAs I wrote already before, so this time it is just a quick minuta:

Thursday, 10. February

I ordered wake-me-up service at the reception of hotel Viru Viru in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. They should call me at 8 so that I can have a breakfast and go to the airport at 9 to catch the fly at 12:00 to Tango City BsAs. I was sleeping like a baby when the phone rang. 07:00. They told me that there are street blocades, most probably I cannot reach the airport anymore, but if - I have to leave now. NOW. Now! Great, just pity I did not packed my mozillas the dayt before... In 22 minutes I had a shower (electric shower... however cold to wake up), packed my stuff, did a bit makeup (mascara plus eyeliner, sorry, I am a lady, if I did not catch the flight it wont be because of my mascara, hmh?) and got into a taxi. It was such a crazy ride, on very bumpy roads, we passed with the light velocity some villages, visited a half of Bolivia by the way. The taxi driver was not 100% sure which way he should go, so he asked sometimes some people. Unfortunatelly I did not know it, too... Somewhow his insecurity level was proportional to adrenaline level in my blood. Dont worry, be happy, its holidays!!! We finally reached the airport od dupy strony, from lats us call it the back part of the body, and I had enought time to get on plane. Uff, Buenos Aires, Argentina, I am coming!!! Tango, 30 degrees, cafès in San Telmo, Puerto Madero, Mercado Recoleta, te quiero!

In the late afternoon I met Mayke, the dutch girl with whom I did the W-trek in Torres del Paine, in Chile and than had a reunion with Wayne in valparaíso, in Chile, too. We landed in the same room... How nice to exchange new experiences and ideas which came to our minds ion the last few weeks. Rico!

I took a very artistic hostel Art Factory in San Telmo

I feel here like fish in water

Friday, 11. February

Hmm, I started my day easy, piano, tranquillo and cosy... (like nearly always in the last four months...) with a lunch in San Telmo in the sun, writing my diary, watching street tango shows and generally thinking how beautiful the life is...

My lunch in Plaza Dorrego in San Telmo.

Saturday, 12. February

Museo Bellas Artes, next to Cementario Recoleta

Second reunion with Mayke! Here during a "coffee break"after we visited Mercado Recoleta for buying some souvenires

In the evening we went to Parilla. I took my favourite bife de chorizo. Now I eat such a steak twice a day. That depicted here was the best in my life.

Sunday, 13. February

Sunday, lazy sunday... Not so lazy - I went with my new dutch friend Maraya to tango school to watch her privat lessons and decided to hire a privat tango teacher. Afterwards we had a walk and luch in Puerto Madero.

In my fauvourite (since 3 months) café la Poesía in san Telmo

My favourite bife de chorizo in quasi alive form.

Puerto Madero, hello again!

Casa Rosada (was painted with blood of cows before and Eva Peron= Evita hold here her speaches), hello again!

In the evening I met some argentinian friends whom I had met on my way before. And with other dutch friends we went to two milongas this evening: one open air and one with a great orchestra in a well known among porteños place Perú 571. 

Open air milonga in Plaza Dorrego in San Telmo

Orquestra Andariwega, hermosa

Monday, 14. February

In the very morning I run to my first privat tango lesson in Escuela Argentina de Tango. Pablo is a very good teacher and a very nice guy, too. He makes everything possible. The only thing I need urgently is/are: tango shoes, with flip flops you can almost forget it. Even principiantes should work with professional shoes. Ok, I had nothing against ;) And where I should buy the best tango shoes in the world? Of course in Buenos!

First lesson - before...

Here they are. I you cannot decide which to take - nimm zwei! Black leather- for lessons, more freaky in my favourite colours - for milongas.

... and after. A bit better!

Where could we go for a dinner when not a parilla DesNivel with the best steaks ever?

The meat made us so happy...

Despite of filled with bife de chorizo bellies we were still able to dance tango...

Tuesday, 15. February

I cannot believe it, but this is my last day in Buenos Aires. The last time this time because I have to come back here again, at least for more tango lessons...

Again some privat lessons with Pablo

and with proper shoes.

¡Buenos Aires, hasta luego!

Tonight I am leaving to my next destination...