11th February

We woke on our final morning in Iguazu a little heavy headed. Having had a meal the previous evening we decided to visit the hostel across from our hotel as the loud music had been keeping us awake for the previous 2 evenings. A totally different crowd (young travellers) sat outside nursing their drinks so we finished our stay listening to reggie music until 2am. With it being a hostel the wine list was limited so Charlie accepted a free pint of red served from a box (classy girl), free because the bar man decided it was too nasty (and was possibly too drunk on the stuff himself) to charge for it!

So leaving Iguazu and having enough of long bus journeys we took a flight to Buenos Aires (BA) arriving in disappointingly rainy weather, immediately putting paid to our plans to spend an afternoon enjoying park life. This time it was just a short stopover in the Palermo ‘Hollywood’ district of the city, so called because of the number of media companies in the area. In this respect, and with the maze of (somewhat dirty) streets, it was similar to London’s Soho area with lots of media types eating in the cafés and bars (rather than being at work – yes exactly the same as London). So with time to spare and under the steer of the excellent and informative Eddy at the Be Hollywood hotel where we stayed the night, we spent a few hours exploring the area before settling into a bar for happy hour of 2-for-1 G&Ts and cuba libras.

Now the food bit…

Keen for a change from red wine and steak we asked Eddy where was good to eat nearby as we were spoilt for choice. Eddy had the answer straight away and booked us a table at Osaka restaurant nearby informing us it was the best place for Sushi where we ate a eclectic mix of a spicy Ceviche, Two-Salmon rolls and ‘Evil scollops’ washed down with a surprisingly nice Argentinian Sauvignon Blanc.

All in all, a short taster of BA before we headed to Uruguay for a couple days.