we headed over to la boca today on the number 29 bus. it´s a weird place as it has a lot going on in such a small area. it´s a touristy centre where they exploit the interest in tango with many restaurants featuring live music and tango right beside the tables outside where you eat. the buildings are painted very vibrant colours, so the place really comes alive when joined with the bustle of people and music.
boca is also famous for the local football club; boca juniors
we went on a tour of the stadium and museum. the museum is pants unless you are a local and have been folling boca juniors for 90 years, but the stadium was cool. they use a lot of psychological games for the visitors; for example the entrance doors into the stadium for the visiting team is so small that you have to bend down just to get in, where as the boca team entrance is MASSIVE! they also place the visiting team´s locker room below the rowdiest stand {like hill 16} so that they can feel the thumps and cheers from boca fans, and make them exit to the pitch just beside this so they get abused just as they are trying to psyche them selves up!
of course there was also posters all over the shop and talk of maradonna on the tour, as he played for this team back in the day, and is a chairperson now i think. he has his own personal box in the stadium and goes to EVERY GAME! needless to say, he is a god-hero here.
not looking forward to getting up @ 4am to go to the airport tomorrow. we´re heading to cusco tomorrow via lima, and will be expecting some aclimatising to the altitude, etc.
