Our morning began with the usual migration from the bed to the breakfast table. After breakfast the usual hustle and bustle of departing from one country to another took place as we all had to fill out forms about our passport information and other information. We had a short taxi ride to get to the port to board our boat to Buenos Aires. It was a weird feeling knowing that our tour would be coming to an end in two days. We passed the one hour boat journey playing cards games like “Bullshit” and “The Scabby Queen”. When we disembarked the boat we arrived before we even set sail as the time had changed on our crossing.
It was a hot day in Buenos Aires and after been inspected by local authorities we made our way to our next hotel which was aptly named Hotel Splendid. After dropping off the bags in our rooms we were all starving so we decided to take a walk through the city and look for a nice restaurant to fill our bellies. Afterwards we all spilt up as we had different things on our agendas (shopping, haircuts, sleep, McFlurry’s) and decided to meet up at half six for some tango.
Before the tango lesson we agreed that we all should buy new shirts for the tango lesson. Conor chose the most outrageous colour in bright orange and thought it would be a good idea to shape his hair like Patrick Swayze before he started his Dirty Dancing routine. We all gathered in the reception before the bus arrived with everyone looking very sharp and we made our way to the tango house. We were all very curious about how hard this would be but as the lesson started we took to it like ducks to water. I mean we were unbelievable! The only problem with the lesson was that we were in the hall with another group and things became very crowded with multiple couples crashing into each other. At the end of the lesson we each received a certificate that we have the basics of tango. We were very proud of ourselves to say the least!
After the lesson we were treated to a three course meal including steak and free wine all night before the show! None of us thought it would be this good. I had the best seat in the house and was the group’s photographer for the night. I was on fire snapping perfect photos time after time. The dancers were out of this world. Some were even lucky enough to receive private dances with the dancers and pose for specially made photos. They blew the crowd away!
After the show we were whisked away to a private bar for a party with another group that were ending there tour that night. Some of our group took an immediate disliking to the other group for their crazily loud antics on the bus and constant screaming but their renditions of “The Field Of Athenry” and “Dirty Old Town“ brought a secret smile to our faces. :-)
The bar itself was in the middle of nowhere and had no signage above the door. Inside there was a very relaxed atmosphere until the other group started breaking glasses. As the alcohol flowed we shared stories with each other and a good time was had by all. We knew there was not many nights like this left! We even joined in with the other group and found out a few of them were from Mayo. With these revelations brought a bit of banter about GAA results and the rivalry between the two counties! We made our way back to the hotel knowing a good night was had by all and that things couldn’t get much better for the group.
Mike
It was a hot day in Buenos Aires and after been inspected by local authorities we made our way to our next hotel which was aptly named Hotel Splendid. After dropping off the bags in our rooms we were all starving so we decided to take a walk through the city and look for a nice restaurant to fill our bellies. Afterwards we all spilt up as we had different things on our agendas (shopping, haircuts, sleep, McFlurry’s) and decided to meet up at half six for some tango.
Before the tango lesson we agreed that we all should buy new shirts for the tango lesson. Conor chose the most outrageous colour in bright orange and thought it would be a good idea to shape his hair like Patrick Swayze before he started his Dirty Dancing routine. We all gathered in the reception before the bus arrived with everyone looking very sharp and we made our way to the tango house. We were all very curious about how hard this would be but as the lesson started we took to it like ducks to water. I mean we were unbelievable! The only problem with the lesson was that we were in the hall with another group and things became very crowded with multiple couples crashing into each other. At the end of the lesson we each received a certificate that we have the basics of tango. We were very proud of ourselves to say the least!
After the lesson we were treated to a three course meal including steak and free wine all night before the show! None of us thought it would be this good. I had the best seat in the house and was the group’s photographer for the night. I was on fire snapping perfect photos time after time. The dancers were out of this world. Some were even lucky enough to receive private dances with the dancers and pose for specially made photos. They blew the crowd away!
After the show we were whisked away to a private bar for a party with another group that were ending there tour that night. Some of our group took an immediate disliking to the other group for their crazily loud antics on the bus and constant screaming but their renditions of “The Field Of Athenry” and “Dirty Old Town“ brought a secret smile to our faces. :-)
The bar itself was in the middle of nowhere and had no signage above the door. Inside there was a very relaxed atmosphere until the other group started breaking glasses. As the alcohol flowed we shared stories with each other and a good time was had by all. We knew there was not many nights like this left! We even joined in with the other group and found out a few of them were from Mayo. With these revelations brought a bit of banter about GAA results and the rivalry between the two counties! We made our way back to the hotel knowing a good night was had by all and that things couldn’t get much better for the group.
Mike
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I notice ye changed the picture! I bet Gary had a hand in that...
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