Why are we really in Buenos Aires? Should not we be in Cartagena de Indias? Yes, it was planned. But planning can be in South America so much that perform is another matter. First, the horn line us a line made by the bill and set times just the freight traffic with Cartagena. Venezuela then was to risk, since Mr Chavez is at odds with Mr. Uribe, something rattled their sabers and made temporarily close the borders with Colombia. In addition, we were other passengers reported that they were exposed by uniformed arbitrary reprisals. All we wanted to do to us and we have not Venezuela is the only country in South America (if one disregards the Guyana and Suriname) not traveled, and thus the beautiful Columbia not seen again, for the one Einreisetag does not count really. For this, we were allowed to stay longer in Brazil and so were surprised by the beauty and diversity of the country and its friendly and very helpful people. Just the stay on the plantation of Mercil and Jeronymo was a special experience.
Several times we are just barely imaginable to escape floods and landslides and the calculated long after a period of drought. El Niño is raging in this time is particularly hard. Earthquake (Chile) and volcanic activities (Ecuador) bags the continent Moreover, even in large scale. So we have decided reluctantly to leave
South America final. Burro we could have sold here, but we did not divide us. Was our camper us for 18 months home, even though the vehicle suffered on the roads very bad. So we needed a cargo port, and therefore we are in Buenos Aires. About the progress in the last blog I have already reported. It is strange to be back in Buenos Aires, since last year, almost at the same time, we have once before final adoption by the city. We have now 12 days and can be found here take things calmly. It waits for no touristic program more on us. So we can drive us more and see many new things and turn once well-known through different eyes.Our small hotel is centrally and we can conquer the city more or less on foot.
Sunday, however, the flea market in the district of San Telmo a must, no matter how many times we have ever visited him. We realize that we are in the same Café Dorrego at the Plazza has returned before. Yet it is both outside
than inner worth seeing. Many of the innumerable Guests have immortalized themselves on the walls.
from passers-by, we are made aware of the narrowest house in Buenos Aires.
the outside looking more like a Greek temple cathedral is open so we can visit the grave of General José de San Martín . Here we notice one thing in common with Che on (but of course, apart from the fact that both Argentines were that only common), even the General was taken only 30 years after his death from the foreigners and buried with honor. has not designated a city in Argentina, not a street or a square after the national hero.
The first Protestant Methodist Church is almost crushed a little between all the skyscrapers.
one in three Argentines living in Greater Buenos Aires that are at least 12 million people. In the city itself living 2, 8 million, half of whom are below the poverty line.
Who is on the sunny side of life living in neighborhoods like Recoleta or Palermo . Even in death, we show here that it was rich in life. First we see the Basilica de Nuestra Señora de Pilar at the entrance to cemetery of Recoleta. It will be one of the most beautiful churches in the city.
With monumental mausoleums unrestrained wealth is on display.
angels all around. In height hovering,
or on the ground crying.
Add to that the burial place of the angel of the poor
Eva (Evita) Peron. She died at the age of 33 years with leukemia.
But Recoleta has to offer than old houses and cemeteries also different. Here the Floralis Genérica . A metal flower, the blossoms open hydraulically, depending on time of day, or close.
Yes and we are still there.
We are always drives back into the harbor, even though we not approach because of the barriers around the cargo area. At last we can see our ship, the Grande Buenos Aires from afar. Although only visible through the big G on the chimney, the rest is covered containers. But at least it's already there, because the exit is already 3 days overdue. We hope to be safe even after our departure from Quito that Burro was really loaded.
the first time we go to the left Seite des alten Hafens, dem Puerto Madero (Übrigens haben wir wieder etwas Neues gelernt, bisher waren wir der Meinung, dass das Holzhafen heißt. Puerto Madero kommt jedoch nicht von Madera, also Holz sondern vom Familiennamen Madero des Architekten des Hafens), spazieren und haben von dort eine wunderschöne Aussicht auf die renovierten Speicherhäuser, mit ihren teuren, immer gut besuchten Lokalen und den noch teureren Wohnungen, auf das moderne Buenos Aires.
Auf der Fußgängerbrücke, der Puente de la Mujer (Brücke der Frau) überqueren wir das Hafenbecken Nr. 3 und kommen auf diese Weise schon wenig später in the district of San Telmo on. Until we are back at the hotel, we were four hours on the road without noticed it at all to have sheer and stare.
In Buenos Aires Tango is lived. Once the dance of the people in the poor suburbs. The music with lyrics and full of crude sexual innuendo. Mainly danced and played in the harbor bars and brothels of La Boca . Over the years he has been socially acceptable and meets today to tango on every corner and in every form.
on the antiques market in wood and presented for sale.
danced
The squares and nothing (just a small tip is appreciated) and apparently with no limit.
only the smoothness of the boys is a little better there. But the ancients had more viewers.
In San Telmo see or hear us one night in the Centro Cultural Torquato Tasso a tango performance just with music and song and to our surprise, no dance. But among so many locals, cheap entry and apparently knowledgeable audience, sing the songs that can. Unfortunately, it was in the room so obscure that no photo become something.
Even a larger number is the idea in the venerable Café Tortoni from 1858. Here the people are at the peak hours patiently waiting queue at the door and that a table inside free for them. Since so many can dream house only.
the evening they offer a nice tango show and this time with dance. We sit at a table in the front row and I must always help the fun of the other spectators, the elderly singer in his four appearances on the stage.
We have still not enough and Now comes the final. We go to Piazzolla. Here is a review of its finest and is also offered by the most expensive. However, the price includes also an excellent dinner.
But before we can sit back to enjoy the show, dancing we have to own (Believe it or not!).
After so much fun for a few snapshots of the city. In the most beautiful buildings are strangely accessible databases housed.
are demonstrations and strikes are not only in Peru and Bolivia. Today times by the hospital staff.
very near our hotel is a real oasis of calm. The Plaza San Martín Ombú with imposing trees.
The honor guard had just changing of the guard at the monument to the fallen of the war over the Islas Malvinas (Falkland Islands). At our request they took for a photo again to attention.
The dog walkers with dogs of the rich is a full-time job, we knew already,
but that in the parks are fenced areas, where the dogs run around freely and enjoy themselves to us now is noticed first. This should be introduced in our times.
View from the park to the memorial across the Torre Monumental .
course, by a monument to José de San Martín .
We are not in the Sistine Chapel but niches in a temple of consumption. We know of no city in America where so good can shop in Buenos Aires. The wealthy Porteños live by the motto: What good is money if it can not spend and the less affluent do not spend what they have. They can do all this in the most expensive and most exclusive department store in the city of Galería Pacífico .
If we're on the temples. Food temple, there are plenty here. The Argentine daily newspaper, we read that the Argentines have a per capita consumption of 73 kg of beef a year. This is by far the highest consumption. A little bit, we were also involved in it, for still there is no better than beef in the barbecue restaurants City. Identified here are the steaks 450g and fill out an entire plate. Vegetables and salad are absolute side issue and serve more of the clothing as a meal.
Am 23.03. to un-Christian time clock at 3:30, it was called then go to the international airport and our flight to Lima, Peru, and from there to connect to Quito, Ecuador. There, we went to the one of the very nice German Gerd guided Hostal center. Here we were housed in a super big room like a dance hall and an open fireplace. As we know only now, the hotel also has a camper parking with private shower and toilet, but only up to a clearance of 2.62 meters and thus not suitable for us.
Like us to the already serious departure from South America even more severe, showed Quito is at its best. It seemed clear not only the sun, but at last was the view of the surrounding mountains. The luck we had in all our stay in Quito before. So Bernd use the same advantage of the situation and drove in the morning bright and early with the Teleférico (Here the highest cable car in the world, it overcomes a height difference of 3,000 to 4,000 meters.) On the top station of the local mountain of Quito, the Pichincha . But
before he was allowed a panoramic view of the surrounding mountains Cotopaxi (5897 m), Antizana (5704 m) and enjoy Cayambe (5.790 m), he once hung a half hour with the gondola in the air because of the upper station a plant was loaded.
However, the views of the city and mountains, then compensated him again.
Whoever still had air and height-adjusted, was who could take from the top station or a two-hour hike to the summit of Pichincha.
Later in the morning we left we still get a taxi to the Panecillo . It is a volcanic cone in the middle of the historic center, which houses the landmark of Quito, the Virgen de Quito . A somewhat unusual Marie representation with wings and standing on a dragon.
From there you have a good view of the old town, which in its entirety UNESCO World Heritage Site.
We strolled through the streets and enjoyed the views of the old houses.
Another Joy we have received, for the Jesuit Church La Compañia de Jesús , one of the most beautiful churches of the English-Portuguese architecture was
finally opened and we could visit it from within. Alone, seven tons of gold were used for interior decoration. So, here everything shines from the main altar
on organ
up to Rundtympanon.
On the main square, Plaza de la Independencia we let ourselves again to clean the shoes.
products that this building is a hotel.
would run for hours, we can still continue to be fascinated again by the magnificent buildings, but unfortunately our time was over.
We also adopted by Rei and his family, then we were back in the hostel. There we met by chance, the two travel book writer Daniel A. Kemp and Volker Feser . We have the book highlights Ecuador purchase and so we had an entertaining read on the long flight home. Where I really wanted to bring the waiting times during the blog to end. But as always it turned out differently, Bernd was declared and had to go to the airfield to examine one of our suitcases on drugs (you have understood correctly. Bernd had to investigate the case that would be in the worst case would probably rather a joke, because who would because the heart's own drugs from his own suitcase?). That took a while, more precisely until just before our departure and I was too nervous to concentrate myself on writing text. The time span of stopovers in Bonaire and interchanges in Amsterdam were too short and we can provide the blog for the first 3 days after our arrival completed.
We hope that you made us a little joy to our 18 months of South America to accompany. For us, at least it was an unforgettable experience in a beautiful continent and its so lovely people, of which we are sure to consume a long time.
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