Our first day we explored a section of the city called Palermo, small streets filled with great shopping and restaurants....not to mention great "beautiful" people watching. People definitely put an effort into their appearance here. You can imagine we fit right in with the shabby backpacker clothing we'd been wearing for 2 months! That night we had an impromtu rooftop barbeque with 12 of our hostel-mates....so fun, and the food was wonderful. The night ended with very animated and multi-cultural game of sherades.
The following day we had hopes of scoring tickets to a futbol match between two Argentinean teams that are considered the biggest rivals in the world (Bocca vs. River). We ran into a few deterrents however. Not only were the prices astronomical, but we were warned multiple times about the true passion of the fans.....when attending this match, one runs the risk of either getting stampeded, hit with a dead chicken, or drenched with a flying bottle of urine. Yep...all set.
We were fortunate enough however to be invited to a local guy's house to watch the game (a friend of one of our hostel mates), so in the end we got to experience the game in the company of true fans and in the safety of their home...win win! Capped off the afternoon with some frisbee in the park (the Aerobie we brought along has been a HUGE hit)!
The next day we explored the Central portion of the city. Saw the Obelisco, Casa Rosada (where Evita sang from the balcony), and the amazing Cementerio de la Recoleta (a gorgeous cemetary for Argentina's elite)-a walled cememtary with massive and ornate statues and tombs. That evening we attended a fabulous tango show at one of Buenos Aire's oldest tango clubs. Such a fun evening.
***Here in Argentina, the wine flows like water. We've found mediocre bottles of wine (at restaurants) for $2.....and decent bottles for $6. Needless to say you can get a good bottle for $10! The red meat is plentiful and the starches are in full abundance...veggies (at restaurants), not so much. As in Brazil, we've found that the continental-type breakfast offered at the hostels/hotels often consist of toast and about 10-15 different versions of sweet cakes...no joke. We receive a basket of bread at almost every meal, and when ordering fish or meat it most often comes accompanied by rice and potato. So, we've just been telling ourselves "moderation, moderation"....and purchase fruits and veggies to snack on in the meantime!
Can't wait - can't wait! lol
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