Buenos Aires - Argentina

It´s a huge city of 13 million people, and loads to do. We really enjoyed our 11 days there. We did 5 days of Spanish lessons, and after 2 days we were both frustrated enough to ask for separate teachers, as we are at different levels. I find it quite frustrating, but finally some things are starting to sink in. Stayed in a great, really friendly hostel - called Pangea. We went with them to a Boca Juniors Soccer match and stood in the stands with the hooligans! Apparently this was one of the safer places to be, as if someone stole something from us, they would beat them up. Hadn´t realised that they sang and jumped up and down the whole time! Most of the time couldn´t see much due to all the huge flags they had flying around. Maradonna (huge country icon) was at the match for his birthday. Experienced the local late nights out - the go out extremely late thing, at 2am and partying for a couple of hours until 4pm. And it wrecked us for days! My time clock is managing later nights now though, and we are having dinner mostly around 10pm. Loads of steak and wine. Will need cholesteral checks! There is loads of Tango and dancing on the street which is interesting to watch, although I don´t think that the rigid back and surprisingly bendy legs that seem to go everywhere, is really my thing (as lessons are a big thing here). We did go to the Evita Museum which was extremely interesting. She and her husband did an amazing amount for the country, and she died so young at the age of 34. We also visited her tomb, where the cemetry has ridiculously HUGE monuments, usually with numerous family members. Some really old and not kept ones, we could count at least 15 coffins in some. Bumped into Richard in the street (as we seem to do), although we knew he was around. Remember we previously spent 11 days with him around Oktoberfest time. Tigre: Only an hour from BA, Tigre is a favourite weekend destination. It is popular for its markets, river cruises, lazing on the grass of the river banks, and the fun fare. We took the 4 hour ferry from here to Uruguay. I assume its not as popular as the route from BA.