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HOSTEL COLONIAL – THE BUENOS AIRES CHINATOWN – A DIFFERENT XP, MARKETS, RESTAURANTS, GIFT SHOPS AND MORE

Abril 23, 2009 | Por hostel-colonial | Claves: Buenos Aires Blog, Buenos Aires Neighborhoods, Hostel Colonial, Hostel in Argentina, Hostel in Buenos Aires, Hostel in South America | # Enlace permanente

Within a radius of four blocks, with a focus on the Arribeños Street between 2100 and 2200, can be heard at least five languages, buy exotic fruits, see an acupuncturist to try and multi-ethnic dishes. Asiatown succeeds transportation to other different places of the planet. Some also believe that it should be named like; Eastern District of China, home to Taiwan.
Those who first disembark bring us back in the 80´ years when Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Thai add themselves too on the multicultural “Buenos Aires Asian District“, and while it is a minimal domain comparing to the Chinatowns of New York or San Francisco, it also doesn`t definitely lacks identity and there’s so much to see there that still someone with a curious spirit might take an entire afternoon wondering around or going for quiet walks during the week except Monday which is a rest day, although a Chinese program in essence represents a more populous, and these are Saturdays and Sundays, just behind the railway station. The first view: Gift stores are wearing Mao collar and fans make up a large and colorful repertoire to note some of glamour.

The Chinese markets, are a world within the world, where you can find what they are anywhere else in Buenos Aires. Casa China was a pioneer in imported products from the East with a variety and quality. Its shelves are popular with chefs, celebrities and tourists. What are the most searched Shiitake mushrooms, soy sauce, green tea, tofu, sushi rolls, sesame oil, Szechuan pepper, sweet potato noodles and shrimp snack. The largest branch of China House (Casa China) at 2257 Arribeños Street that has a good selection of fresh fish at reasonable prices.

Also discover the litchi, a fruit pulp candy thin red skin and rough, the top floor is dedicated to the oriental dishes, tea sets are of clay, a few specimens of old China and porcelain cast iron teapots as well as Japanese porcelain. Central Asia, in Mendoza Street here you will find an exciting mix of rice and electric woks, and bag of rice (30 kg), which the Orientals loaded to three accounts is $ 150 out …

Apart from two temples, one Buddhist Kuan Chong and other evangelical Sinheng, which offers courses in Chinese, a couple of herbalists and houses dedicated to the sale of soy products, dominated by beauty salons with a customer 100% East.

You already know, this is the Buenos Aires Chinatown. A few days on Sunday. I think if you stay or live in Buenos Aires is a great program.

HOSTEL COLONIAL BUENOS AIRES – A TRIP FROM PALERMO TO BELGRANO – PHOTOPOST # 2

Noviembre 25, 2008 | Por hostel-colonial | Claves: argentina, Buenos Aires Neighborhoods, Hostel Buenos Aires, Hostel Colonial | # Enlace permanente

A trip from Palermo to Belgrano, two beautiful Buenos Aires neighborhoods, the tour begins in a small square, ending in front of a church. Soler Street, Darregueira Street, Italy Square, Santa Fe Avenue, we passed under the rail bridge, the “porteños” known as the “Pacific Bridge“.
Come on course to Luis Maria Campos Avenue, turn right, go near Las Cañitas and walk up the Dorrego Avenue. We could have gone for the Carranza viaduct, but the scenery is not as picturesque. We continue a few blocks up the Jorge Newbery Street and so this tour. One more option to enjoy Buenos Aires a few minutes of Hostel Colonial.

HOSTEL COLONIAL – DEVOTO, NUÑEZ & BELGRANO – BUENOS AIRES NEIGHBORHOODS

Octubre 26, 2008 | Por hostel-colonial | Claves: argentina, Buenos Aires Neighborhoods, Hostel Buenos Aires, Hostel Colonial | # Enlace permanente

Buenos Aires is a city of many scenaries. There are lots of travelers that come to the capital and want to know some spots and areas that are not in the touristic “must sees” that hide great beauties of the big city anyway.

In Villa Devoto, “the city garden“, a century ago only occuped by farms, there are fine epoque mansions of english architecture and the famous Palacio Devoto, built in the beggining of the 20 th century by Antonio Devoto, who bought the first grounds of the area.

In Villa Devoto you are going to find the Monte Olivia ice cream, shows, good stores and restaurants.

In Nuñez, at the north of the capital, you can see the Monumental Stadium of River Plate soccer team and the University campus and enjoy great parks where the people go jogging and practisising some sport.

The laberinths of the General Paz Avenue, the species of trees at the Libertador Avenue and the famous Saavedra bridge are some actrattives of Nuñez.

Everything is near to the river and the Cabildo Avenue, that concentrates most of the best stores of Buenos Aires. It´s by Belgrano side, that counts with a Chinatown and the Larreta Museum, that has one of the biggest andalusian gardens of the country, besides of markets and beautiful churches.

The Hostel Colonial invites you to know these and many other places that depicts autentically the porteño spirit despite of not being mentioned in a tourist guide, are great options for enjoying our capital.