o we arrive in Buenos Aires after a long 22 hour drive from Mendoza which turned out to be a luxurious ride with a stewardess at our service. We got some tasty hot meals and a choice between red or white wine to wash it down with and had some movies to keep us entertained.

We get to Buenos Aires at about 7am and check into the party hostel called Milhouse. We didn’t mess about when we got there and booked ourselves on city tour with the hostel which took us around the tango area called Caminito street where Argentine tango was born from the sailors and hookers that hung around that area. The streets were brightly coloured due to the many nationalities that moved into the area and decorating buildings with their national colours.

We got our first taste of Argentine tango with many people dancing outside on the streets. We stopped for a beer and a photo opportunity with some tango dancers.

The tour also took us to the famous Boca Juniors football stadium. It was much smaller than I thought it be. It was a shame that we there was not a game being played here during our stay in Buenos Aires as the atmosphere is renowned to be absolutely electric. The tour lasted quite a few hours and we were dying for a beer to relax for a bit. We ended up going for a Bife de Chorizo steak and a beer with Jane who was an english lass and her daughter who we met on the tour. We pretty much drunk for most of the night and moved on to the new Milhouse bar for a few more.

The following day, after a lay in until about 1pm, we planned to go to the River Plate football stadium to buy some tickets to see a match between River Plate and Argentine Juniors as the hostel was offering this trip for 150 Reails whereas the ticket themselves are only 50 Reails. We pretty much wasted the rest of the afternoon trying to find the place and eventually completed our mission at about 4:30pm. We had just enough time to go visit the Recoleta which is where the fancy tombs of famous families and individuals are laid to rest. Many of the tombs were very big like houses and elaborately decorated.

We also stumbled across one of Argentina’s famous icon, Evita. We soon had enough of the cemetery and headed off for another steak dinner. We ended up getting a mixed grill platter for 4 people which was huge. After the meat fest we had a few drinks at the hostel before we headed off to the Sunset bar which was a huge club just outside of the city centre.The club had 2 main dance floors where one was playing dance infused Argentine music and the other played drum and bass. The only problem with this club was that it was full of kids who seemed like they still went to school. It wasn’t the best of nights and I had wished I went to club 60 the previous night now.

Following our new routine, we get up fairly late again and have just enough time to visit Palermo to have a look at the many boutique-ish markets. Palermo seemed to have a very trendy feel to it. It contained lots of independent shops, some quirky looking cafes and some crazy street performers. After a bustling time at Palermo, we managed to get our selves some tickets with Jane to see a tango show at Tortoni’s Cafe.

We entered this very old but grand building and were taken to downstairs to a small room where the tango show was to take place. Anywhere you sat in that room you seemed to be close to the action on the stage. The show was a fantastic mix of tango dancing, acting and some man who likes to make  melodic and rhythmic beats with some string and rocks.

The live band glued together the whole show with their contemporary tango music. After a fantastic show, we feeling good continued to have a few beers in the hostel. Before we knew it, it as 6am when we made it to bed.

We wake up late again the next day and leave for the River Plate vs Argentine Juniors which wasn’t a great game in the end. The River Plate fans certainly sang their hearts out for their team which was heard constantly throughout the game.

The stadium was about half full but surprisingly there was quite a atmosphere. The game ends with River Plate winning 2-1 over their opponents. After a long walk back to the hostel from the stadium, we make it back in time to enjoy the open mic and jamming session going on in the hostel. As usual this kept us up until the wee hours of the morning.

We had a great time in Buenos Aires and would love to come back again. It’s a huge city where you could easily spend a days just walking around and explore without getting bored. We didn’t think we would go out as much as we did but it was so easy to meet people here. The sad thing about leaving this lovely city is that it will be our last time we’ll be tucking into a nice Argentine Steak.