We stayed in Palermo, a part of the city reserved for the beautiful people. The area is set amongst lovely green trees, boutique shops and funky restaurants. With our faded, ratty travel chic, we fit right in!
The hours of the city are really strange to us. Restaurants only really begin to pick up in trade at about 10pm. If you are there at 8, the kitchen may not even be open! The weather was great and we did a huge, huge amount of walking. We saw colourful La Boca, where 'hand of god' Maradonna hails from. We wondered around the cemetery for beautiful/famous people - including Eva Perone. We checked out the antique market in San Telmo. The city is quite Parisian in parts, apparently, or so Tash tells me. 
Given Buenos Aires is the birthplace of tango and we were keen to experience it for ourselves. Most shows are geared for the tourists, and waaaay out of our budget. So we asked around for some local clubs, and were directed to a nearby club. We walked into a beautifully ornate room, with enormous romantic tango images lining the walls and a dance floor full of beautifully dressed dancers intimately dancing. Any vague notion of us giving it a crack, went straight out the window - there was no way we were getting on that floor!
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