Sunday, December 14, 2008

Foz de Iguacu

What a buffet at Pousada de Laura in Foz de Iguacu! Luis runs the
place since 1 year very successfully! The crowd was a guy from
Austria, a guy from England, a couple from Netherlands and couple from
Germany

Foz de Iguacu

Great work in the kitchen!

Foz de Iguacu

Great crowd!

Foz de Iguacu

Barbeque at Pousada de Laura

Foz de Iguacu Pousada de Laura

Still raining

Foz de Iguazu

Rain! Hope our barbeque can still happen!

Foz de Iguacu

Daisy the dog at hostel Laura

Foz de Iguacu

The barbeque place at the hostel, where we had dinner at night

Foz de Iguacu

View inside our hostel

Foz de Iguacu

Bought food at the supermarket and had lunch at the hostel.
Restaurants were mostly closed because it's Sunday.

Foz de Iguacu

Calling our parents from the narrow telephone booth in Foz de Iguacu

Puerto Iguacu to Foz de Iguacu

Taking the public bus to the border of Brazil. After customs and
immigration we switched to a taxi for booking the connection to Sao
Paulo and heading to our hostel

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Buenos Aires to Iguacu

Andrea and Reto heading from Buenos Aires to Iguacu with bus company
"Crucero del Norte". We booked the cama suite, the best bus service so
far. We will arrive in 16 hrs at 11.30am Argentina time (15.30pm Swiss
time)

Buenos Aires

The buses are already lined up

Buenos Aires

Rushed to the omnibus terminal in Buenos Aires Retiro destrict

Buenos Aires

Shopping at Patio Bulrich

Buenos Aires

Andrea inside Cafe Tortoni

Buenos Aires

Friday was without pictures. On Saturday back on our feet, we went to
Cafe Tortoni which celebrates its 150 years existence and was the
first cafe in Argentina

Buenos Aires

These were the small (!) portions! Later Reto got sick :-(

Buenos Aires

For dinner on Thursday we went to Rio Alba

Buenos Aires

Thursday at the pier

Thursday, December 11, 2008

Buenos Aires

Andrea at Pier #2 at Juana Manuela Gorriti!

Buenos Aires

Tango dancers

Buenos Aires

Tango dancers at Plaza Dorrego

Buenos Aires

Streets of San Telmo

Buenos Aires

Antique shops sell tons of stuff

Buenos Aires

Heading to the San Telmo area of Buenos Aires, where old tiled streets
exist

Buenos Aires

There are huge mausoleums, Evita's is among the smaller ones

Buenos Aires

The cemetery

Buenos Aires

Reto at the grave of Eva Peron

Buenos Aires

The mausoleo of family Duartes, including the grave of Eva "Evita" Peron

Buenos Aires

Reto at the Cementerio de la Recoleta

Buenos Aires

Basilica Nuestra Senora del Pilar at Plaza Juan XXIII

Buenos Aires

The Palermo House hostel where we stayed in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Reto in front of the luxurious Polo Ralph Lauren store in Avenida
Alvear in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Exclusive mansions at Avenida Alvear

Buenos Aires

The IBM building near Plaza San Martin

Buenos Aires

Reto and Andrea inside the Pacifico shopping mall on Avenida Florida.
Strange to see a Christmas tree at 30 degrees Celsius :-)

Buenos Aires

Standing at the Plaza de Mayo

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Buenos Aires

Having dinner at "Lo de Jesus" at corner of Gurruchaga and Jose
Antonio Cabrera

Buenos Aires

If we get to see a Polo match on Saturday, this is what Andrea will
look like :-)

Buenos Aires

Handbag shopping paradise!

Buenos Aires

Exploring the shopping streets of Palermo Vieja in Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Finally arrived at the "Palermo Hostel" at Thames street nr 1754,
where we will stay Tuesday - Saturday

Buenos Aires

The train took us to the Palermo area of Buenos Aires. The doors of
the train does not close during the ride, Andrea held on me to make
sure I don't fall off

Buenos Aires

We arrived safely at the bus terminal in Buenos Aires, and headed to
the train station

Monday, December 8, 2008

Puerto Madryn to Buenos Aires

Sleeping in Seattle... uhm... Andesmar bus :-)

Puerto Madryn bus terminal

After 3 great days in Puerto Madryn, we catched the bus to Buenos
Aires where we will arrive Tuesday at 2.35pm local time (6.35pm Swiss
time)

Puerto Madryn Ecocenter

The Ecocenter of Puerto Madryn

Puerto Madryn

Reto having Rabas Fritas (fried calamares) for the second day in a row