Oct 2006

spent the first week here walkin around the city centre drinking in the in a new country vibe. bad move. have probably breathed in a bit to much diesel and general polution and now feel ill . have a slight temp, sore head, aching stiff bones, drippy sinus and serious fatigue. feel like ive just run a marathon . real tired. have probably bit of a wee bit more than i can chew. the spirit is willin but the flesh is weak sort of thing.
will leave BA probably in about ten days from now and head north . clean air . ahh the god of small things . its worth pointing out that the air in BA is not manky (there is always a nice breeze) by any stretch of the imagination its just that i am very sensitive to air bourne pollutants because im asthmatic, got a manky sinus and alergies too . the walkin wounded . but walkin.

well f*** me gently with el rubber brick . awsome river 3-1 bocca

River Plate Vs Bocca Juniors . Sunday 8-10-06 . ticket secured . nuff said me thinks

when it rains argentina style it rains man. cats and dogs is an understatement, its been bouncing of the ground constant for 16 hrs . no worries im scottish so therfore have el waterproof head . the food here is fantastic - sausage , beef , black pudding , cheese and many many tasty pastries . mucho tastyo i
need to decide on a football team to support . its either river plate or bocca juniors. when i went to live in london i made an unwise choice in tottenham hotspur fc. i need to research the situation here before i choose as supporting a duff football team is not consistent with mucho celebration have been in the city centre every day walkin about and checkin the sites . excellent city. seen the eve peron tomb .the cemetary is awsome and the metropolitan cathedral second to none.

8 hrs to NY then 3 hr wait and then 11 hrs to Buenos Airies . completely fryed but glad to be here now. the city looks great. big wide streets and boulivards and an underground rail network that is soooo cheap . about 12p per journey .
stayin with juan (the man) carlos . a thoroughly decent bloke and very helpful too.
cant quite believe im in south america