¨Oh dear God. What were we thinking.¨
During the first week of our stay in Buenos Aires, this was the common phrase that Jeni and I found ourselves expressing. They say that expectations are synonomous with disappointment. Nothing horrible happened mind you, but the overall reality of bitter cold temperatures, rain, a room in a hostel that was on the roof (we had to go outside and climb down 2 flights of stairs just to pee), and to top it all off - hardly anyone spoke English.
During our 2 weeks together, we managed to see the sights, enjoy the food (lots of red meat), and settle into our daily routine of ¨tourist.¨ Really, there has been nothing about the BA culture to complain about. Weather and our inability to speak Spanish is definitely no fault of this urban city. After 6 nights in our roof room, we moved to a different hostel in the Palermo barrio (which has three interchangeable names: Palermo Viejo, Palermo Hollywood, and Palermo Soho). This is where I will be for the rest of my time here, located on Cabrera at Malabia.
Things seen so far:
All of the weekend street markets
Recoleta Cemetary (where Evita is buried, I took a ton of pictures)
Tango dinner show in the San Telmo barrio (it was fantastic, will try to get pictures from Jeni´s camera)
Iguazu Falls (16 hour bus ride each way. Totally worth it. See pictures)
Downtown area
Botanical gardens, Japanese gardens, and Zoo
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Hey Carrie--great to hear from you! I was thinking about you and wondering how things have been going. Sounds like mixed on weather and accommodations, good on sights and meeting people. Keep going. The highs and lows tend to balance out--or tip to high.
ReplyDeleteWhat you're missing in SF: fog and sun--even some real rain, last Sunday; somewhat quieter GG Park, with fewer tourists; Opera in the Park was great; my adventures on the GG Bridge--being there on my bike when it was closed to traffic at 8 am Sunday morning so a helicopter could lift off the old communications dish on top of the S. tower and lower down a new one--doesn't sound like much, but it was a kick to watch the whole 20-minute operation.
I couldn't access the photos (maybe I need a Flickr account--but I'll keep trying.
Linda