Bank holiday Monday in BA and not a lot to do; fortunately, the market only runs at weekends, so there was no shopping to distract us today. After a rather long lunch in the local cafe, keeping one eye on the laundrette (we were all wearing the same cleanish clothes from yesterday), we managed to miss the 4 hour window that it is open for on bank holidays (no-one noticed the opening hours hidden behind the curtain), so headed to La Boca barrio to see the coloure...

We arrived in Buenos Aires on Saturday morning after a rather snuggly night aboard the coach. Lucy and Cherise have been here about a million times (ok, this was their third) so they were our official guides for the whole time here in BA. We stayed in the San Telmo barrio, where they do lots of tango (Argentina being the home of tango; see, we're learning things!) After checking in, we had a well-deserved siesta before heading to our 1st cultural experience in...