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preddy

Hey have 5 nights there in Sept any advice on stuff to do / must see?

quietobserver

go to the boca juniors football stadium and have a quilmes in one of the bars there, its slum area but the people are fabulous, also if possible go to the igazu falls, flight out of BA for this.

the markets are great for local foods and the brazil nuts coated in icing sugar, worth getting some sort of a tour map and check out eva perons grave, lots to do in BA a beautiful city people are so friendly so mingle.

preddy

Thanks for the reply ive so far dragged my GF to Man Utd's and Real Madrids stadiums, one more wont hurt

Yea we have 2 days in Iguazu planned already on way to BA form Rio, is the trip to Uruguay worth taking?

WithCheesePlease

preddy wrote: »

is the trip to Uruguay worth taking?

Well worth hopping the ferry to Uruguay for a night or 2. Get the slow ferry (still only about 3 hours) to Colonia, spend a day there, rent scooters or a golf buggy or something to get around. Then get a bus to Montevideo and spend a night or 2 there and you can get the fast ferry back to B.A. Good spot to go out in too. You'll be travelling with your gf, but man the women there are UNREAL. They put the Argentinian women to shame.

Definitely check out the graveyard where Evita is buried. Some place - all tombs. Like a mini city.

Also for something completely different in B.A. if you have the time head up to the River Plate Delta to a place called Tigre. It's the Venice of South America! Great spot - you can only get around by Kayak! Nothing at all there but worth it for a day or 2 to chill out and get away from it all if you're into that sort of thing.

But without a doubt get to a Boca Juniors game too if they're playing as quietobserver said - you'll never experience anything like that atmosphere anywhere else. Tip : find out who's playing first and wear neutral colours! Seriously!

Oh, and watch out for the bars - a lot of them are full of hookers! Especially the Kilkenny - the "Irish" bar. And be careful asking for a "nightclub" in a cab - they'll bring you to a brothel. Always ask for a discotheque.

Enjoy the cab rides by the way - the driving over there is NUTS! Lanes mean nothing.

preddy

gearoid_healy wrote: »

Well worth hopping the ferry to Uruguay for a night or 2. Get the slow ferry (still only about 3 hours) to Colonia, spend a day there, rent scooters or a golf buggy or something to get around. Then get a bus to Montevideo and spend a night or 2 there and you can get the fast ferry back to B.A. Good spot to go out in too. You'll be travelling with your gf, but man the women there are UNREAL. They put the Argentinian women to shame.

Definitely check out the graveyard where Evita is buried. Some place - all tombs. Like a mini city.

Also for something completely different in B.A. if you have the time head up to the River Plate Delta to a place called Tigre. It's the Venice of South America! Great spot - you can only get around by Kayak! Nothing at all there but worth it for a day or 2 to chill out and get away from it all if you're into that sort of thing.

But without a doubt get to a Boca Juniors game too if they're playing as quietobserver said - you'll never experience anything like that atmosphere anywhere else. Tip : find out who's playing first and wear neutral colours! Seriously!

Oh, and watch out for the bars - a lot of them are full of hookers! Especially the Kilkenny - the "Irish" bar. And be careful asking for a "nightclub" in a cab - they'll bring you to a brothel. Always ask for a discotheque.

Enjoy the cab rides by the way - the driving over there is NUTS! Lanes mean nothing.

Good stuff only have 5 days so not sure if we will get to do all of that but Uruguay here we come

Netural colours it is in the home end.

Thanks for that great stuff to get started.

WithCheesePlease

Yeah shur, even if you head off to Uruguay early, spend a few hours in Colonia, hop on to Montevideo for the night and some of the next of the day before going back to BA it's still worth the trip. There's an exit charge for leaving Argentina too so don't be surprised when you're hit with that at the ferry port! Can't remember how much but don't think it's much.

garrincha62

I've done the day in Montevideo from BA. I thought Montevideo was boring to be honest. I went there in January, mid Summer and it was dead. There is feck all to. Tried to see the Centenario Stadium, but it was closed. No sign of the famed Video Mountain after which the city is named either. Montevideo is my favourite city, due to its name. Not anymore.
Heard Colonia is nice but dull. If youre going to do the Uruguay thing you may as well go the whole hog.

WithCheesePlease

garrincha62 wrote: »

Heard Colonia is nice but dull

That does pretty much sum up Colonia to be honest. I think we (4 lads) enjoyed it so much because it was a such lovely day and we just burned around the place on golf buggies checking out the sights. You wouldn't need more than a few hours there though.

As for Montevideo though, again I'd say for us the night-life and talent was the biggest draw! We had initially only planned on staying the one night but stayed on for a second after the craic we had the first night. Nice enough city too to be fair, but that's pretty much it - just another city really.

Still though, I was happy to see another country!

quietobserver

But without a doubt get to a Boca Juniors game too if they're playing as quietobserver said - you'll never experience anything like that atmosphere anywhere else. Tip : find out who's playing first and wear neutral colours! Seriously!

Oh, and watch out for the bars - a lot of them are full of hookers! Especially the Kilkenny - the "Irish" bar. And be careful asking for a "nightclub" in a cab - they'll bring you to a brothel. Always ask for a discotheque.

Enjoy the cab rides by the way - the driving over there is NUTS! Lanes mean nothing.[/quote]

gearoid,
laughed so much reading this, must of had similar experiences to me, didnt know about the kilkenny bar being full of hookers, nice food though.

out in la plata East of BA lovely area, theres a great irish pub called HOOK if anyones passing that way, its a 20-35 year olds kinda place, great spot to meet real argentinians and watch the lads put you to shame with how easily they pick up women doing the tango moves.

Aurora Borealis

Go clubbing!!
Some deadly ass ones there.

How Strange

recommend the delta for a day trip. go to one of their all you can eat restaurants; for about $4 you'll have these huge buffets of food, the food isn't spectacular but it's a popular type of restaurant in BA and Arg. Drink some Argentinian wine. Eat some steak cooked on a bbq. Catch a tango show on the street. Just go for a walk around the streets.

The Kilkenny is a funny place, it looks like a blah boring pub in temple bar but the argentinians go mad for it.

Watch the people - like the italians of South America. They are very vain and proud and keep themselves very well. They are also very proud of any comparisons with Italy.

It's a great city; like a bit of Europe in SA. You'll see how it's fallen on hard times but it was once very wealthy.

Def recommend the water falls. Stay on the Arg side though, they are definitely more spectacular. You can do the Braz side in half a day but the Arg side takes up a full day of walking around and taking photos. Get a boat trip under the waterfalls - brilliant.