Tuesday 13 July 2010

The pictures shows boys being taught to celebrate a goal "Boca Juniors" style and posing with General San Martin! James Tozer writes:
"The Hotel Zentra experience began at 0815 hours, with an interesting array of yoghurts / cereals served in the basement / gym area. After Mr Lambert's extensive investigation into the case of the phantom passport, we headed out into the wide avenues of Buenos Aires for the traditional "bus & commentary" tour of the city. Despite dog-piling on the statue of Argentine hero General San Martin, introducing our mascot "Amber the Dog" to the ornate grave of Evita Peron, and purchasing a somewhat questionable array of Argentinian football shirts, we managed to make it to lunch without offending the locals with too much irreverence / acts of public desecration. Enter Felix Hartley-Russell, clad brazenly in the colours of FC River Plate, shamelessly dancing on the hallowed ground of arch-rivals Boca Juniors: the Bombonera. Led abruptly away by security guards - presumably for his own safety from the bloodthirsty throngs of Boca die-hards - Felix was quickly awarded the "Doughnut of the Day" hat, a none-too-classy golden-shining trucker's cap - to be worn at all times. An intensive training session in one of the area's many leafy parks followed, before a glamorous pre-match meal at the local pizzeria - approved by local connoisseur "Big Ballo" - and an early night before the first fixture."

3 comments:

  1. Glad to see the boys in excellent spirits, good luck for the game today

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  2. A 32-19 win, I hear! Great start lads!!!

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  3. San Martin... he was rescued by soldier Cabral in the heat of battle. M's horse had fallen upon him and he was stuck. Cabral rode to the rescue (literally) and entered the anals of Argentine history. I know this because we had to frequently sing two national songs at school: the Anthem and this one (yep, cannot remember the name of it - though I can remember - most of - the words; the benefits of drip feed...!)

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