Happy New Year!

Well, we were at a bit of a loss about what to do for New Year´s Eve. Thinking Buenos Aires was one of the party capitals of South America, it seems that NYE is family time and believe it or not, the bars close! Yes, you read that right. There are only two nights of the year that bars and many bistro type bars are closed - NYE and Christmas Eve. The Argies celebrate by eating late (as usual) with the family and then maybe wandering to a bar on the way home or perhaps a club - but the bars and clubs don´t open until 2am.

So where does that leave all the tourists? Mainly, stuck! You can´t get into a restaurant for love nor money, so a group of us from the hostel ended up down in the port on the waterfront. There was a small kiosk, which sold crappy wine and beer, so we chilled out and watched some fireworks. By 1.30am, we decided to go a club nearby - Opera Bay - which, I have to say is one of the coolest clubs I´ve ever been in. It´s kind of like a squashed Sydney Opera House and it looks over the port. There are five large rooms, stylish water features, a decked area outside and fabulous views over Puerto Madero. Great for summer, but I imagine it to be a little chilly in the winter!

Stu and I crawled home at about 5am - quite a strange night. Here´s us at the end of the night...