Tuesday Morning August 28, 2018
We arrived at 0800 AM in Buenos Aires after leaving Boise at 5:00 AM Monday morning flying through Denver and Toronto. Our guide met us with a driver and we checked into our Hotel right downtown! We were exhausted. We rested awhile and watched a little US Open. Later we walked around the City. We had a reservation for dinner and a Flamenco Dance presentation which was excellent. The building was an amazing structure. The next morning we met our guide, Andrea and took a 3 hour tour of the City, lots of history, amazing old structurally beautiful buildings, many statues and tons of people and traffic. She clearly loves her City and did a great job. That afternoon we toured the Opera House, but by the time we got there, there were no more English speaking tours. We went anyway but it was not so good. Beautiful place and apparently one of the premier places to perform in the world. The vehicles here are mostly Peugeots and Fiats. Few American models. Many many buses, vans and taxis. We felt safe walking around but were sternly cautions about pick pocketing. We left everything, money, passports and phones in the safe in the room. The constant motion, sirens, traffic and noise was tiring. We are ready to move on to Iguazu Falls tomorrow at 0300 am, it is an hour and a half flight.
Thursday/Friday, August 30, 31
Upon arrival, we were picked up by our guide, Gustavo. We headed for the Iguazu Falls National Park. We began an all day walking tour of the Park viewing hundreds of waterfalls. For me, it was incredible! I love waterfalls. The afternoon ended with a motorized boat ride to view from under the Falls, quite literally, we were soaked. The day was unseasonably warm, like 90 degrees so it felt
good. Fortunately, the next stop was out hotel, the Loi Suites. This is the most beautiful place I have ever been! In the middle of a rainforest and aesthetics designed to be so peaceful and calming. It is of French origin and apparently universal. As I compose this, it is raining and we are sitting on our veranda. Everything we have had here, drinks by the pool, dinner and a wonderful breakfast. Was so inexpensive we could not believe it. A few interesting observations, we have not met or seen other Americans or even heard much English. It is kind of a weird feeling not to be part of what is going on around you. Next, the coffee cups are tiny on a saucer with a handle only big enough for one finger, and the napkins are also very tiny! Food has been quite good, we have not been very adventurous though. Our same guide picks us up today at 1:30 and we spend a few hours viewing the Falls from the Brazil side. We fly out at 0830 pm on a 4/12 hour to land in Lima, Peru.
Ninth of July Avenue from our room. Claimed to be the widest avenue in the world at 16 lanes wide.
Main Square in Buenos Aires
Neighborhood in Buenos Aires
Iguazu Falls
From the balcony of our hotel
Swinging bridge to our room
We arrived at 0800 AM in Buenos Aires after leaving Boise at 5:00 AM Monday morning flying through Denver and Toronto. Our guide met us with a driver and we checked into our Hotel right downtown! We were exhausted. We rested awhile and watched a little US Open. Later we walked around the City. We had a reservation for dinner and a Flamenco Dance presentation which was excellent. The building was an amazing structure. The next morning we met our guide, Andrea and took a 3 hour tour of the City, lots of history, amazing old structurally beautiful buildings, many statues and tons of people and traffic. She clearly loves her City and did a great job. That afternoon we toured the Opera House, but by the time we got there, there were no more English speaking tours. We went anyway but it was not so good. Beautiful place and apparently one of the premier places to perform in the world. The vehicles here are mostly Peugeots and Fiats. Few American models. Many many buses, vans and taxis. We felt safe walking around but were sternly cautions about pick pocketing. We left everything, money, passports and phones in the safe in the room. The constant motion, sirens, traffic and noise was tiring. We are ready to move on to Iguazu Falls tomorrow at 0300 am, it is an hour and a half flight.
Thursday/Friday, August 30, 31
Upon arrival, we were picked up by our guide, Gustavo. We headed for the Iguazu Falls National Park. We began an all day walking tour of the Park viewing hundreds of waterfalls. For me, it was incredible! I love waterfalls. The afternoon ended with a motorized boat ride to view from under the Falls, quite literally, we were soaked. The day was unseasonably warm, like 90 degrees so it felt
good. Fortunately, the next stop was out hotel, the Loi Suites. This is the most beautiful place I have ever been! In the middle of a rainforest and aesthetics designed to be so peaceful and calming. It is of French origin and apparently universal. As I compose this, it is raining and we are sitting on our veranda. Everything we have had here, drinks by the pool, dinner and a wonderful breakfast. Was so inexpensive we could not believe it. A few interesting observations, we have not met or seen other Americans or even heard much English. It is kind of a weird feeling not to be part of what is going on around you. Next, the coffee cups are tiny on a saucer with a handle only big enough for one finger, and the napkins are also very tiny! Food has been quite good, we have not been very adventurous though. Our same guide picks us up today at 1:30 and we spend a few hours viewing the Falls from the Brazil side. We fly out at 0830 pm on a 4/12 hour to land in Lima, Peru.
Main Square in Buenos Aires
Neighborhood in Buenos Aires
Iguazu Falls
From the balcony of our hotel
Swinging bridge to our room
