BEAUTIFUL BUENOS AIRES

When one thinks of Buenos Aires, two things usually spring to mind: polo and tango.
During our stay in this most European of South American cities, we were invited to the Hurlingham Club to find out what polo is all about. The Hurlingham Club is located in a part of Buenos Aires originally settled by British expats. You would be forgiven for thinking you were transported to the home counties when you entered the gates of the club. Set in beautiful parkland, the club offers an 18 hole golf course, cricket pitches, rugby field, polo grounds, grass and clay tennis courts, stables for children's ponies, swimming pools and a stately brick and stone built club house with oak panelled dining room!

Afterwards we were invited to return to Palermo to watch the semi final of the Argentina Polo Open, the Wimbeldon of the polo world. It was an exciting and close match and the sport now has 6 more fans and 5 exponents!

































David, Rory, Alice and James returned to the club the following day to try out the game. They all did really well and were fascinated by the process of having their own polo mallets made as a souvenir of day.













We also toured the Boca neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, birthplace of the Tango. This area is noted for the colourful tin houses and the street dancers performing the tango. Unfortunately David and I weren't in Buenos Aires long enough to become proficient dancers as that would require us to apply for immigration.

It is also the area of the famous Boca football team where Maradonna started his career.