Mar del Plata, a true beachside city, was a great place to spend a few days before heading up to Buenos Aires. The many beaches that ran up this strip of atlantic coast, where lined with tall apartment buildings and packed with people throughout the day. We stayed at small hotel in the city center, which meant that we could easily walk to the beach and the surounding shopping areas. We were all now starting to get a taste of the beach life in South America and now can`t wait until we hit up the other coastal hot spots in Uruguay and Brazil!
After spending the few days in Mar de Plata we had to take off to get upto Buenos Aires to meet Dave`s family who where arriving on the 22nd Dec. We rolled into Buenos Aires after riding 400km in the pouring rain. Yes the ride up from Mar de Plata was far less than ideal...wet, cold and oh yeah wet! On the brightside of things we where now in the one of the worlds most exciting cities. I think we were all ready for a bit of inner city hustle and bustle and of course some decent nights out on the town. Although would have to seriously get into the Argentinian siesta lifestyle to ensure that we could kick through until the early mornings!
The first night in BA was spent at the Tango Hostel. The hostel was in Parlemo which was great as this is the area in which we would have the house with Dave`s family for the next few weeks. Kobi, one of Kate`s good friend from back in Perth has been living and working here in BA for the past 3 months, so it has been great meeting up with her and getting some much needed advice on the spots to be in BA.
Shop, Eat, Drink...Shop, Eat, Drink! Palermo is the place to stay in BA, great resturants, fantastic shopping & nice houses. The house that Dave´s parents orgainsed was fantastic, a three storey town house with a big back yard and comfy beds. A great break from camping.
Kate needed a tight leash to curb her spending on clothes - unfortunately for her there was no extra room on the bike.
Kate needed a tight leash to curb her spending on clothes - unfortunately for her there was no extra room on the bike.
The food in BA was great too, and we managed to sample a number of different parillas (grill houses). Cabana Las Lilas had to top the list, perhaps it was the fact that the resturant breed their own cattle just for you dinner plate...seriously good meat! La Cabrea was another great feed. We had some great nights out with Kate´s friend from back home, Kobi and her room mate Tiffany.
Christmas and New Years Eve were great times spent at the house, with a huge spread of food and drink on offer on both occasions. Dave´s excellent choice in fireworks was a highlight as we saw in the new year joining in with all the locals as the sky errupted in colour!
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