Arrival

Tuesday 19 January
Buenos Aires

Romanian guy I sat next to on the plane shares a taxi with me into town. He pays for it and I never see him again. He was strange, in a leather jacket in South American weather and only had hand luggage for a two week stay. Still, a free taxi ride.
Have shower, breakfast for the second time, chill out and relax in the hostel. Have lunch in a nearby cafe and wonder around the town centre. Lots of protests against treatment of Falklands Islands veterans in Plaza de Mayo. Pop over to the main hostel and see there is a Boca Juniors vs River Plate match on tomorrow. Get tickets, though they tell me it’s a 6.30 am start...

Go to the hostel in the evening for a drink and to make friends. Meet some posh English people and have a chat but they are doing their own thing. Meet some others and go and have dinner at a place I found in the guidebook. It’s pretty good. Go back to the hostel for another drink with the guys and go to bed to get up for the trip tomorrow.