My adventure in South America has started! Yes this baking goddess has changed continents for 3 weeks.
I started my adventure in Argentina... Buenos Aires to be more precise. And after three days here, I have come to the conclusion that porteños(that is how you refer to a Buenos Aires citizen) are obsessed with football, dulce de leche and dogs!! Who would've thought dogs? But yes, I have seen more dog walkers here than in any other city!!
It is such an immense city, huge buildings, streets and cars everywhere!!!
The traffic is crazy... If you thought New York was bad, then you clearly haven't tried to cross the road in Buenos Aires!!! Three days here and I still have no clue on how to do it without risking getting run over!
In such a big city, a girl like me can easily get lost! Luckily I had a very special tour guide who (as before, but in a different context) gave me the tools I required to survive my visit. And for that I thank her very much. It was so good to catch up!
A bus tour in a hop on hop off bus gave me the overview of the city. A city that draws you in with all of its grandness. A mix of Historic buildings that remind you of Europe with buildings that have a south american feel to them. Beautiful I might add.
My favourite thing about this city is that everywhere you go, you can feel the tango... You can see it, hear it, taste it and feel it. Porteños are extremely proud of their heritage and aren't afraid to show it!
Thanks to Martina and José I got the chance to go see a tango show. This show was called 'Rojo tango' and let me tell you it was amazing!!
It was located in an incredible hotel, hotel Faena, a very modern and without a doubt expensive hotel. You go in through an extensive corridor, full of dark glass windows and doors, and half way through you enter to your right a small red room that has the feel and look of a tango club! Straight away you are put into a tango mood(if you weren't already).
And the show begins... Tango orchestra dressed to the tee, beautiful music sets the scene. And there they are... Tango dancers dressed in amazing outfits, making you feel like you have gone back in time, back to the 20s! Extremely talented dancers and singers(I did not expect live singers!) give you the best tango experience ever!
I highly recommend a tango show if you ever visit Buenos Aires!
I didn't realise how big the city was until I got my map and as a tourist on a budget decided to walk everywhere.... In some cases it took me an hour to get from A to B!!! I think its fair to say that I will be keeping in shape if all this walking continues!
Being in Argentina and this being the country of amazing meat, it would be a crime not have some whilst out here! Just look for a 'Parrila', which is not hard to find, there is one in every corner of the city. With the recommendation of my dance teachers and my american express guide book, I made a reservation(you can only get a table if you make one) at La Cabrera. A restaurant located in the neighbourhood of Pallermo, away from the busyness of the microcentro. Once again I recommend it! An amazing succulent ribeye steak with delicious sides and salsas(not your typical fries).
And now the best for last... Dulce de Leche!!!! Sooo good!!! It is everywhere!! You can even have it for breakfast as a spread. Amazing...
A dulche de leche ice cream is also a must have. Buenos Aires has a lot of italian influences and as a result have some of the best ice creams in the world!
Freddo is the name you associate with ice cream here but Volta is also very very good! Since I'd tried Freddo before (you can find them in London under the name Freggo), I got to try Volta and it was yummy!!! Had dulce de leche and chocolate cone... Delicious!!!
But there is one thing you have to try that I couldn't stop thinking since I tried it during my internship in America... Alfajores!!! They are these delicious cornstarch cookies sandwiched together with dulce de leche in between and covered in chocolate... Amazing right?
Now its time to move to a different city... Onto Mendoza!!!
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