We took a more direct road back to BA, stopping over in Villa Mercedes
en route. Villa Mercedes is a provincial farming town with no tourists.
The only decent hotel in town was a business hotel with casino attached.
We enjoyed ourselves at a street cafe watching all the locals out
strolling or joy riding up and down main street. Hours of driving
through the pampas we finally saw the big scale beef farming Argentina
is known for. We were surprised how much water there is and saw plenty
of birds along the route. In fact, we enjoyed quite a bit of bird
watching all over Argentina and next time we will go to a few places
just for the birds. Back in Buenos Aires we spent our last 3 nights in
St. Telmo at the highly recommended St. Tehlmo Boutique Hotel. On
Sundays a huge street market takes over Avenida Defensa and the
surrounding area with antiques, crafts, clothes and food. It's a must do
if you are ever in BA. And of course we continued enjoying the Parillas
and the Bares Notables for a few more days.
We had a
week back in the UK to enjoy London and a fit in a quick trip to Cardiff
to see the Springboks get beaten by the Welsh. At least from December
we have had the rugby sevens Blitzbokke and the cricket Proteas to cheer
on in victory!
Sunday market
Crocheted cactus anyone?
Mate cups and straws(bombillas)
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