The final Domo Domingo. We fly back to Washington tomorrow night. We're sad to leave South America.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Our Final Week in BS.AS
Well we only have one full day here before we head back to Montevideo on Thursday morning. We met up with some of our friends from Valpo and explored the city a bit more. Unfortunately, this past weekend most places were closed due to El Gripe. Even my favorite Chinese restaurant has been closed for over 4 days. We didn't realize that El Gripe was a big deal until we googled it. Argentina is the second highest country, behind Mexico, in the number of cases and the number of deaths! So people are getting pretty paranoid about it. We've been doing our part to help create a super virus by using lots of hand sanitizers.
Anyway, when we did have a chance to visit the Jardin Botanico in Palermo last week. It was pretty nice, though since it is winter there weren't any flowers in bloom. There were however a ton of cats that lived in the garden. Most of them were really friendly and ran over to be petted. We even found an Artemis look a like sunbathing in the grass!
Here are some pics from the garden:
From the garden we walked to Recoleta where we stopped to see the flower statue. I thought it was going to be a glass statue, but it's actually metal. It opens and closes every day.
We also stopped into the MALBA museum; the art museum of Buenos Aires. It wasn't as large as I thought it would be, but it was very nice inside. They had a lot more modern art than I thought they would. I'm not a fan of modern art but since it was a Wednesday the entrance was only $5 pesos so I didn't feel like I wasted my money.
Since we've been here we have been trying to find some good, cheap places to eat. We have also been trying to find some decent beer. We found a delicious brewery in Recoleta called Bullers. They are pricey but if you go during happy hour their pints are half off. I had a sampler and found most of their beers to be quite good, especially their honey beer.
We also found some good food stands in Puerto Madero that serve delicious chorasquitos and bondiolas. They're sandwiches with either churasco or pork and man are they delicious! One of the places has a huge table full of condiments and the other puts tomato, lettuce, egg, and grilled onion and pepper on the sandwich. The sandwiches are only $8 pesos! Just a little more than $2usd and they fill you up for the whole day!
The first pic is of Que Parrillon, which has the long table full of fresh condiments. The second is of me with a bondiola completo from our second favorite stand.
We are going to a jazz club called Thelonious tonight. I'm really excited to watch some live jazz. The band playing tonight seems pretty cool. Tomorrow we're meeting with our friend for the last time before we leave BS.AS for good. It's crazy to think that we'll be back in Seattle in one week!
Anyway, when we did have a chance to visit the Jardin Botanico in Palermo last week. It was pretty nice, though since it is winter there weren't any flowers in bloom. There were however a ton of cats that lived in the garden. Most of them were really friendly and ran over to be petted. We even found an Artemis look a like sunbathing in the grass!
Here are some pics from the garden:
From the garden we walked to Recoleta where we stopped to see the flower statue. I thought it was going to be a glass statue, but it's actually metal. It opens and closes every day.
We also stopped into the MALBA museum; the art museum of Buenos Aires. It wasn't as large as I thought it would be, but it was very nice inside. They had a lot more modern art than I thought they would. I'm not a fan of modern art but since it was a Wednesday the entrance was only $5 pesos so I didn't feel like I wasted my money.
Since we've been here we have been trying to find some good, cheap places to eat. We have also been trying to find some decent beer. We found a delicious brewery in Recoleta called Bullers. They are pricey but if you go during happy hour their pints are half off. I had a sampler and found most of their beers to be quite good, especially their honey beer.
We also found some good food stands in Puerto Madero that serve delicious chorasquitos and bondiolas. They're sandwiches with either churasco or pork and man are they delicious! One of the places has a huge table full of condiments and the other puts tomato, lettuce, egg, and grilled onion and pepper on the sandwich. The sandwiches are only $8 pesos! Just a little more than $2usd and they fill you up for the whole day!
The first pic is of Que Parrillon, which has the long table full of fresh condiments. The second is of me with a bondiola completo from our second favorite stand.
We are going to a jazz club called Thelonious tonight. I'm really excited to watch some live jazz. The band playing tonight seems pretty cool. Tomorrow we're meeting with our friend for the last time before we leave BS.AS for good. It's crazy to think that we'll be back in Seattle in one week!
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Buenos Aires-Our first couple weeks
Well we've been in Buenos Aires for a little over two weeks now, with a little less than two more weeks to go. We've been enjoying the city and exploring all the neighborhoods. It's a huge city with many different areas. We spend our days wandering around, discovering new plazas, cafes, mercados, and pizzerias. I already like Buenos Aires better than Santiago because 1) it's a lot cheaper since the ARS is low and 2) they have real Chinese food here! I can get delicious fried rice for only $3.40!
We also visited a town called Tigre this week, which was a 50 minute train ride away, to go to the Mate museum. A couple days ago we visited Chinatown in the Belgrano neighborhood. They had a couple Asian markets but the food was a bit expensive. Today we walked around the Sunday market in Recoleta. It's an artesanel market with a lot of crafts and paintings. We also go to see some people dancing Tango. This week we plan on visiting the Japanese Garden, Botanical Garden, a jazz club, and explore more of Palermo and Recoleta. We'll post more pics up before we leave Buenos Aires.
Here are a few of the many pictures we've taken so far:
Some pics from the downtown area. They have an Obelisk in the center of their main road. It was built in 1936 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Buenos Aires. There's also the congress building and Casa Rosada. Casa Rosada is where the president conducts business, the equivalent of the White House. On the balcony is where Eva Peron rallied her people (and in Evita sings Don't Cry For Me Argentina).
Here are a couple pics from San Telmo. It's right across the street from our neighborhood. We like walking around there. The first picture is of the Sunday Antiques Market. You can see how crowded it gets! The second pic was on an antiques store window in San Telmo. I just thought mom would like it. FYI: it translates into I Have The Best Father In The World.
We went to the Tortoni Cafe, which is the oldest cafe in Buenos Aires. It was founded in 1858 by a French immigrant. We ate there a couple of times. It's very fancy inside and the waiters all wear suits.
This picture is of the newest part of Buenos Aires, Puerto Madero. It's also one of the most expensive areas to live. It's a nice place to go walk around and they have an ecological reserve and a huge plaza. The white bridge is called Puente de la Mujer.
We visited the Recoleta cemetery where all of Argentina's famous politicians, war heroes, artists, scientists and other rich people are buried. The cemetery was huge at 14,000 acres! It was packed with mausoleums decorated with beautiful statues and stained glass. The last picture is of Eva Peron's grave site.
Some pics from the downtown area. They have an Obelisk in the center of their main road. It was built in 1936 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Buenos Aires. There's also the congress building and Casa Rosada. Casa Rosada is where the president conducts business, the equivalent of the White House. On the balcony is where Eva Peron rallied her people (and in Evita sings Don't Cry For Me Argentina).
Here are a couple pics from San Telmo. It's right across the street from our neighborhood. We like walking around there. The first picture is of the Sunday Antiques Market. You can see how crowded it gets! The second pic was on an antiques store window in San Telmo. I just thought mom would like it. FYI: it translates into I Have The Best Father In The World.
We went to the Tortoni Cafe, which is the oldest cafe in Buenos Aires. It was founded in 1858 by a French immigrant. We ate there a couple of times. It's very fancy inside and the waiters all wear suits.
This picture is of the newest part of Buenos Aires, Puerto Madero. It's also one of the most expensive areas to live. It's a nice place to go walk around and they have an ecological reserve and a huge plaza. The white bridge is called Puente de la Mujer.
We visited the Recoleta cemetery where all of Argentina's famous politicians, war heroes, artists, scientists and other rich people are buried. The cemetery was huge at 14,000 acres! It was packed with mausoleums decorated with beautiful statues and stained glass. The last picture is of Eva Peron's grave site.
Jeff and I put up an ad on Craigslist about walking dogs for free. We had one person respond to the ad and that's how we met Asha, the one year old mini schnauzer. Her owner was actually from Seattle but has been living in Argentina for the past 3 years. She took Asha back to Seattle for a couple months this weekend so we won't be seeing Asha again. She was extremely friendly, very soft, and absolutely adorable! I want a mini schnauzer now!
We also visited a town called Tigre this week, which was a 50 minute train ride away, to go to the Mate museum. A couple days ago we visited Chinatown in the Belgrano neighborhood. They had a couple Asian markets but the food was a bit expensive. Today we walked around the Sunday market in Recoleta. It's an artesanel market with a lot of crafts and paintings. We also go to see some people dancing Tango. This week we plan on visiting the Japanese Garden, Botanical Garden, a jazz club, and explore more of Palermo and Recoleta. We'll post more pics up before we leave Buenos Aires.
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