Buenos Aires, Argentina

Thomas (my new gay best friend) mentioned that he was going to try and get tickets for the ballet tonight. This is not my first choice for entertainment but this production is in the Teatro Colon. This is one of the top sights to see and you can do a tour but the guides say a performance is a better way to see inside. It is ranked the third best opera house in the world by National Geographic and is acoustically considered to be amongst the five best concert venues in the world according to experts. It was built in 1908 and has a horse shoe shaped auditorium that wraps around the stalls. We arrive separately and have underestimated how many people will be outside, so after struggling to find each other we only have 10minutes to grab any ticket and get inside. We bought the cheapest seats at 160pesos only £8, and whilst we knew we would be in the gods it was pretty high. We had to get a lift up through 6 floors and then climb a staircase, on a positive note we got a great view of the ceiling mural! The ballet actually was a great choice, no Spanish to understand just a great orchestra and lovely dancers. The story was based on love and Greek mythology, featuring Eros and Diana. I really enjoyed it and so did Thomas. We took the long way out so we could take pictures of the grand theatre. Headed to El Caurtito for pizza after, itself an institution and a bustling joint with a healthy queue for their pizza. I had a white sauce based pizza with onion and cheese. Tasty but I was pleased I didn’t order a whole one. I genuinely don’t understand why the Argentinians don’t have more health issues with the red meat, cheese and sugar in their diet but it doesn’t seem to affect them.