The Land of the metal Argentum...
Arrived in the beautiful city of Buenos Aires. It is a city rich in European architecture. I have not heard so much of praises for the architects in all of my life as I have done in the last couple of weeks.
Argentina is a land of
Football - It is the land of Mario Kempes, Diego Maradonna, Batistuta, Messi. It has a great rivalry with neighbours Brazil on that subject. Boca Juniors (CABJ) and the River Plate are the arch rivals.
"Mate" - It is a drink just similar to green tea, but very bitter in taste. It is typically offered in small hollow cups made up of Calabash and a typical leather cover. Nowadays it is made from metal, porcelain, bamboo, wood, plastic...
Leche - In plain English it is milk. Argentina has
Spanish - An amazing land of Spanish speaking people. English is hardly heard from the local people. From an Indians viewpoint, it is easier to have Hindi in Chennai than English in Argentina.
Subway is okay, buses are good, but the trains are not good at all.
Arrived in the beautiful city of Buenos Aires. It is a city rich in European architecture. I have not heard so much of praises for the architects in all of my life as I have done in the last couple of weeks.
Argentina is a land of
Football - It is the land of Mario Kempes, Diego Maradonna, Batistuta, Messi. It has a great rivalry with neighbours Brazil on that subject. Boca Juniors (CABJ) and the River Plate are the arch rivals.
"Mate" - It is a drink just similar to green tea, but very bitter in taste. It is typically offered in small hollow cups made up of Calabash and a typical leather cover. Nowadays it is made from metal, porcelain, bamboo, wood, plastic...
Leche - In plain English it is milk. Argentina has
Dulce de Leche (Caramalised milk) - It is used as as spread, in ice creams, cookies. Alfajores is a speciality.
Beef - Carne. Almost 99% people eat and love beef. This is part of the Argentians staple food. God Save vegetarians (Vegetariano's) in this country. There is a huge dearth of Verdura (Vegetables).
Leather - Cattle is not spared even after death. People utilize it almost 100%.
Wine - Produces a lot of wine and people do like the wine. Typically the red wine is more popular, but White wine (Blanco) is also widely consumed.Spanish - An amazing land of Spanish speaking people. English is hardly heard from the local people. From an Indians viewpoint, it is easier to have Hindi in Chennai than English in Argentina.
Went on a trip of Teatro Colon, Boca Juniors Club (CABJ), Port Madero, Casa Rosada (The Pink House - President's office), Tigre, Obelisk.....
Subway is okay, buses are good, but the trains are not good at all.
