Friday 7th - Sunday 9th February The Long-Haul Home

This will be the final entry for the blog. I finally had time to read through all that I had written and found a few mistakes especially with some of the dates! Sorry. I blame tiredness or maybe a few too many wines or it’s just senility setting in. I fixed some of the mistakes and have asked Rob to re-post the blog so at least the dates are correct.  We had a fabulous time last night at the Tango Show. Rob had booked the dinner and theatre show from Adelaide and had chosen well. We enjoyed a lovely 3-course dinner, followed by the show. During our Hop-on Hop-off bus tour and when our driver, Pablo took us on a tour, we had been told about this very old small building (dating back to the 1780’s) had been various establishments over the years. It was also the place where Tango was first performed and had been a Tango venue since it was first performed here in Buenos Aries. This just happened to be the one that Rob had chosen, and it was very entertaining. We didn’t get back to our hotel until well after mid-night and so enjoyed a later start to the day. We had a late checkout of 12 midday and so after organising our luggage etc. we decided to visit a nearby shopping centre, Galerias Pacifico. The building which housed this shopping centre, is quite spectacular. Large murals fill a huge dome, and this grand old building has been beautifully renovated. We spent a couple of hours wandering around the shops, spread over 3 levels. Following this we returned to our hotel for a rest and break before leaving for the Buenos Aries Airport for the long trip home. We left Buenos Aries around 3.30pm on Friday 7^th.  A long but uneventful trip home saw us enjoying a “real” coffee in Sydney at 8.30am on Sunday the 9^th not sure where Saturday went! We arrived safely back in Adelaide around 1pm. This trip has by far exceeded our expectations and we feel very lucky and privileged to have been able to experience it.