The beaver walk in Tierra del Fuego

Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego… Landing there has something, since the end of the airstrip ends literally in the sea. An applicable situation at the so-called end of the world town. It is indeed the last city of Argentine, but in Chile there are some more ‘last towns’. They even try to steal the title from each other.

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Tango in Buenos Aires

Maandag, 20 januari 2014

Buenos Aires…het Parijs van Zuid-Amerika en de stad van de tango.
In de namiddag gaan we de omgeving van Plaza de Mayo verkennen: La Casa Rosada, La Moneda en la Cathedral met het graf van San Martín. We springen ook even binnen in “Tortoni”, een 120-jarig oude tangobar.

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Meeting our parents in Berlin

After one year and a half of travelling, we decide to meet our parents in Berlin. Instead of starting with an overloaded scheme, we have some time to spend together before we arrive back in Belgium… An overnight at the airport asks its toll. We have some trouble to find our hotel and above that we miss our alarm and arrive too late at the airport to pick up everyone. Shame on us, but working with fixed appointments is not our speciality anymore. Better later than not, we’re finally reunited. A smile and a tear, but the tone is set.

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Moscow and the Georgian hospitality

In Moscow we receive a great welcome from Eka. She accompanies us to the hotel for some refreshment before she leads us in the city…
That evening we taste some typical Georgian food, with our experienced guide and we enjoy a performance in the Bolshoi theatre. A children’s play, but nonetheless very amusing. The costumes and act are great.

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