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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Lewis at the Buenos Aires Street Car Race
Lewis the Lion seemed to have struck gold when he was in Buenos Aires as for the first time in 60 years there was a street car race along its wide avenues! He certainly is one lucky, little lion! Furthermore, … Continue reading
Lewis the Lion and the Post-Office Palava
Sometimes as Lewis the Lion travelled around South America, he realised just how British he was, particularly in terms of his expectations for customer service. Everything in South America seemed to be much more laid-back, so for example, no-one would … Continue reading
Lewis and the Argentine Currency
When Lewis the Lion arrived in Argentina, this was the third currency he had to contend with – the Argentine Peso. However, after getting used to Brazilian Reais it was almost double that amount to get the conversion back to … Continue reading
Lewis the Lion visits a spectacular bookshop
Buenos Aires is a very rich cultural city. Education plays an important part of Argentine culture with university being free for its inhabitants. Due to this, Buenos Aires has many bookstores. However, perhaps the most impressive of them all is … Continue reading
Lewis the Lion learns the etiquette of Maté drinking
One of the things that had struck Lewis the Lion from the moment he had crossed the Brazilian border into Uruguay and then onto Argentina was the number of people he saw carrying thermal flasks, maté pots and silver, metal … Continue reading
Lewis the Lion learns about Tango
As Lewis the Lion discovered more about the city of Buenos Aires, the word “tango” seemed to permeate the air around him. From street signs to tango clubs, from music shops blaring out tango music to newspaper stands with tango … Continue reading
Lewis the Lion explores the neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires
After a couple of days, Lewis the Lion went to stay in some new accommodation. He could forget the fancy four-star hotel in the centre: it was time to live like a proper back-backer again and stay in a dormitory … Continue reading
Lewis the Lion sails into Buenos Aires, Argentina
Across the Rio de la Plata from Colonia Del Sacrimento in Uruguay lay Argentina’s capital city, Buenos Aires and Lewis the Lion was very excited the morning he prepared to sail there as he’d heard so many wonderful stories about … Continue reading
Lewis the Lion visits the pretty town of Colonia del Sacramento
Lewis the Lion caught another coach, this time from Montevideo to Colonia del Sacramento. It was funny as he waited for the coach as it was clear that there was a famous musician on the same coach as there was … Continue reading
Uruguayan Food and Drink
When Lewis the Lion first crossed the border into Uruguay, he was greeted by a picture of a cow. This was an indication of what lay in store for him in Uruguay! In Uruguay they are big meat eaters and … Continue reading
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