Seeing My Hometown Through the Lense of a Tourist

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    I was on the bus on Av. Corrientes this morning, glued to my mobile phone. Then I lifted my head and we were passing by the theaters and I thought what a privilege it is to live in a touristic destination.

    I come from an uninteresting town and in Buenos Aires there is so much beauty and things going on!

    My sister's family stayed in Southport for many years. When visiting her we'd go into Liverpool the odd time. Must admit it was more for shopping than for sightseeing though.

    As for Chivilcoy.....it's not exactly on the tourist route. At least I've never seen anyone taking pictures The countryside is nowt to write home about either. This lake outside of the town is a popular place for the locals to go to. Been a few times with friends for a picnic and some fishing. That's about as good as it gets.

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    Some years ago, New Orleans’ visitors and tourism office started a program called “Be a Tourist in Your Own Home Town,” to encourage locals to do exactly what you’re doing, @Bombonera . It is so much fun to enjoy a “staycation,” visiting museums and places you can so easily take for granted. We recently spent two days in the National World War II Museum here, took a streetcar ride out to Audubon Park, and rode the ferry across the mighty Mississippi River to enjoy the city’s quaint skyline. It was all very delightful.

    I haven't been to The Adelphi Hotel since about 1988 when I was a regular visitor to Liverpool as a salesman. In fact the device I was selling was a traction splint for lower leg fractures which required physical demonstrations on human legs. I would always visit the A&E departments to see the consultant who would volunteer a nurse for me to demonstrate on...

    I seem to remember that the Adelphi had a nightclub in the basement and, I might add, I was just separated from my first wife so I was feeling somewhat carefree, shall we say.

    That's probably why Liverpool is so memorable for me, rather than any of the tourist places.

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    I was on the bus on Av. Corrientes this morning, glued to my mobile phone. Then I lifted my head and we were passing by the theaters and I thought what a privilege it is to live in a touristic destination.

    I come from an uninteresting town and in Buenos Aires there is so much beauty and things going on!

    Thank you for this eulogy of BA but i am not sure if Italy has uninteresting cities, with all her long history.

    I never find uninteresting cities in Italy.

    for uninteresting cities, just go to our conurbano districts, always ugly and depriment.

    Indeed and the further out from BA that I travel, the more gauchos I see.

    I remember many years ago when I stayed with families on their estancias in Sancti Spiritu, I was hauled in to jump on a horse and round up cattle.

    On one occasion we drove hundreds of steers into the cattle market in town, tied our horses up outside a bar and ordered beers all round.

    I'd seen John Wayne do it but never imagined that I would one day do the same :cheers:

    Even better was the horse taking me home afterwards. At least he knew where to go!

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    Blimey! You did that Splinter.

    Amazing.

    I’ve never been on a tourist day out to an Estancia but UK Man pictures reinforce the authenticity of it all out there in the country.

    I love it!

    The gauchos used to play tricks on me and when I wasn't looking they'd smack the horse's rump, he would bolt and off I'd go!

    That was a bit scary especially when I reached a fence.

    :oops:

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    Looks very traditional!

    the most traditional region of BA province is the east side from route 2 that who goes to mar del plata, it has remained very similar as 120 years ago perhaps for its isolation, Only beach and summer population. The partido or county name is General Madariaga,

    There you can see typical gauchos,

    Richard burton captures in just a few words what James Joyce once said, that every man was searching for the place that he belongs to. In Welsh it's called Hiraeth and I can well relate to what Mr Burton feels.

    Scroll down to his very few words in this BBC article.

    Film star Richard Burton honoured in Port Talbot and Pontrhydyfen
    A blue plaque has been unveiled to commemorate the actor Richard Burton, 100 years since his birth.
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    Quote from serafina

    I come from an uninteresting town

    Where would that be? Not visited many places in Italy. Found Venice far too touristy so got out asap and have never had any desire to go back. However I liked Merano and Bolzano. Very much quieter and far more relaxing. Would like to back sometime and show the missus.

    I was last in Italy way back in 74 when my parents drove us down through France, staying at Portofino overnight and another night in Genoa before boarding the ship, Eugenio 'C' to Buenos Aires.

    I don't remember a huge amount about Italy, but I do remember that we went by car, a brand new Ford Cortina, because my dad eventually sold the car in Argentina for a nice little profit. It was hoisted onto the deck of the ship!