"Lets start from the very beginning, a very good place to start, when you read you begin with
A B C, when you blog you begin with
yo decir si...the first three words just happen to be
yo decir si..."
Obviously at this point we need muchos spanish lessons so please bare with us/bear with us? (this one always confuses me), but it´s the effort that counts we think.
First of all we´d just like to highlight a funny happening (not so much for Ian I might add) In Buenos Aires we attempted to be brave and hit the streets with confidence and winning smiles (to charm the locals socks off of course) However, a positively serene evening quickly turned into a farce as Ian was parted from his Mcdonalds (you can take the couple out of England etc etc) soft drink. We had heard that the streets of BA could be a little rough around the edges, however we had no idea that the children were so resourceful. Long story short Ian was mugged by a 5 year old...
We used to believe life was like Pride and Prejudice and in the words of Rebecca Christou it still is...
“Dear reader...Today I came upon a most disagreeable character. It is true that the locals here are most benign but this maleficent disregarded the norms of good society. Indeed, he attempted to relieve my travelling companion of his deeply regarded Shake of Macdonalds. It is my dearest wish to impart to you the wonder of my travels but my aforementioned companion much maligns my gramophone recordings of the music in this colourful place. He’s a bit of an arse.”
Rebecca Christou (2012, p2)
Comedy and farce aside we are safe, well and feliz! (for the parents and family) So here come the first batch of photos from Argentina, Beunos Aires and Mar del Plata...peruse away chicos y chicas!!
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| The ghost of Christmas present... |
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| With a Botanist at my side we have to get one tree in there... |
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| Plaza San Martin |
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| Our hostel, twin bed ensuite... |
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| "I love to watch him mince away..." |
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| Recoleta Cemetery |
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| Sorry many pictures of buildings but they´re so beautiful, lindo! |
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| Botanical garden, Palermo |
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| HOT.....(house) |
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| Boozin int tarn! Pint 1... |
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| Pint 2... |
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| Pint 3... |
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| Plaza del Congresso |
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| Floralis generica - 18 ton solar powered flower, Ian struggled to key it out... |
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| Stalker... |
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| He likes to look at the pictures... |
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| Reserva Ecologica Costanera |
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| San Telmo market |
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| System of a Down in San Telmo market |
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| Playa del Mayo |
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| Casa Rosada (Madonna´s casa) |
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| We found Mr Darcy to be most agreeable. One for Claire bear... |
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| We were told by a friend in Spanish class that we are the most similar, symmertrical looking couple she´d ever seen. Conclusion - gingers with(out) fringes. Daniel Spiers is also one of these... |
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| Ian after a day in the sun...just kidding, this is our lovely buddy Coen from Spanish class. .. |
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| Our first Parilla...exciting! "Close to the meat" |
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| Palermo |
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| Anne Wragg? Look just like my mother here...Ian´s distraught... |
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| Jardin Japonesa, Palermo |
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| Jokers... |
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| Mar del Plata, Ian caught me off guard, was stuffing my chops... |
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| My manic and I... |
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| Best...hat...ever... |
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| Spoke too soon... |
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| Hats of the year award goes to... |
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| Wraggy and Hunter! |
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| Really don´t know what to say about this...apart from when I took it I was crying so hard I couldn´t breathe. . |
So fun and frolics all around up to now we´ve met some fantastic people (including the locals and friends from Spanish class) and we´ll keep the blog updated when we can (hopefully a little more regularly) You can also click on the link below for all photos. Speak soon...
Ian and Emma
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