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Buenos Aires

Redevelopment

[ Jan.2016 ] The redevelopment of waterfront areas are found all around the world. We saw one in Buenos Aires, Argentina, too. This area is called Puerto Madero. A port was built at the end…

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Colourful

[ Jan.2016 ] We had a short walk in the area of La Boca in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is a lovely touristy place with many colourful houses. But to be honest, colours were rather…

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Blue and yellow

[ Jan.2016 ] I continue talking about our sightseeing tour in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I am not a football fan, so I do not know about it very well, but we passed by a stadium called…

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Cathedral where the Pope used to be

[ Jan.2016 ] The current Pope is from Argentina. Before he became the Pope in 2013, he was the archbishop of the cathedral in Buenos Aires. We visited this cathedral. The outside was like a…

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‘just in case’

[ Jan.2016 ] The official residence of the president of Argentina is the Pink House, which faces the Plaza de Mayo in Buenos Aires which means May Square. This name came from the May Revolution of 1810 which led…

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Pink House

[ Jan.2016 ] In Buenos Aires there is a Pink House and it is literally pink. In Spanish it is called Casa Rosada and it is the official residence of the President of Argentina. The…

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See the tango

[ Jan.2016 ] We went to see the Piazzolla Tango Show in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The theatre was not very big, but had a very nice art deco style. It was possible to have a…

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Meat, again

[ Jan.2016 ] On the first evening in Buenos Aires, Argentina, we all went to a restaurant called Gran Parrilla del Plata, which was recommended by our tour leader. I think it was located on…

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National stone of Argentina

The things I was looking forward to in Argentina was not only meat, but also the pink gemstone called Rhodochrosite.