Three days ago my dad and I arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina. After a long flight from Washington DC we awoke with cricks and cramps but safe on Argentine soil. A cab ride from the airport opened our eyes to the poverty that exist outside of the city. Once checked into our hotel we did not waste a minute and began exploring the city immediately. We walked to a park across from our hotel and down streets to memorials and monuments. Later we went on a bus tour and stopped in various regions around the city. Pictures will be posted as soon as possible :) Monday night we went to a tango show which we enjoyed over a glass of malbec, mi favorito! Tango dancers preformed a number of dances and a traditional folk band, complete with guitar, drums, flutes, y un guitarra pequeño, played as well. We fell asleep worn out by the days events and happy to be in a bed.
Day two in Buenos Aires was just as action packed. We woke up early to meet Ana, our bike guide, at La Plaza de San Martin. The three of us rode around San Telmo, stopped to see the casa Rosada (the President's house),took pictures at Puerto Madero, ate empeñadas en La Boca and saw the Silver River at Tigre Delta. On a side note...Ana, our guide, was a twenty something girl from Brazil who was studying journalism at a university. She had a quarter life crisis and moved to Argentina to study belly dancing. Hmmm...something sounds familiar about this story. Anyway, after our four hour bike tour a siesta was much needed. That afternoon we were able to navigate the city for ourselves and found an enormous mall as well as many street shops and street venders. We walked to Puerto Madero to catch the sunset and to have an authentic Argentine steak dinner. We arrived at the restaurant promptly at 7pm to find no customers and waiters walking in for work. Haha we decided to get a jump on the crowd I guess. Dinner was absolutely delightful and the company was even better. Everyone should spend time gaining wisdom from their parents over a great meal...being in Buenos Aires wad just a bonus :)
