Doc in Argentina

21-30 August, 2006 - Buenos Aires 48 hour life cycle

Cycle begins: Get up do something interesting, cultural, exciting. Like visiting Recoletta cemetary where Eva Peron is buried and where you can see the coffins in thier tombs, visiting La Boca the working class area of BA and home of the famous Boca Jnr soccer team where Diego Maradonna spawned his career, or checking out the marching mothers and the pink palace in San Telmo, pink because it's painted in a mixture of animal blood and a white powder because they couldn't afford the paint.

Sometime during the day eat some steak. The best place was Seguir le Vaca (Follow the Cow) where for 34 Pesos (about $15 AU) you get all the meat you can eat, all cooked to perfection. You also get all the salad you can eat, which is practically none, because it's wasting good meat space, and a bottle of wine... each!

After dinner it's into one of the many pubs around BA, followed by one of the many clubs, or maybe to a random party at the BA vet school! A massive night probably comes to an end sometime between 7 and 8am.

The next day starts in the afternoon with some jamon y queso (ham and cheese) empanadas and a fresh OJ from the bakery on the corner, an hour or two on the internet, another feed of steak and then an early night. End of cycle.

The 48 hour life cycle restarts the following morning.

HIGHLIGHT: San Lorenzo v Boca Jnr football match, chants, flares, fights, goals. First time Boca has beaten San Lorenzo at San Lorenzo in the history of the game, and they did it 7-1. The away team always leaves the stadium first so the home team fans, who always outnumber the away team fans, can't wait outside and literally beat the opposition to death. Steak was also a highlight.