Buenos Aires, Argentina, 0 miles
Buenos Aires is big, 13 million people big if you count the suburbs. The buildings are beautiful and European. The food is the best on the trip. We are eating better than we do at home for a fraction of the cost. The people are friendly, the weather is nice, the tango-culture is interesting, and the nightlife (so we hear) is insane. We are encouraged to have a nap after dinner, then hit the bars around 2am. We are yet to pull that one off.
On the agenda today was to find outfits for New Years Eve and to do the tourist thing at the northern neighborhood of Recoleta. Against my will, I got my haircut at a barbershop near our hotel--so much for growing my hair out ($3). We stopped at the same pizzeria as yesterday, which was packed again, so I could get my pizza/empanada fix. Argentina runs on pizza, pasta, empenadas, and steak. Literally, those are the staples. From there we walked until we were tired, then jumped on the subway for a few stops to take a break.
Recoleta is the ritzy neighborhood and you can tell right away. Everyone looks flash, the ice cream parlors look like modern art galleries, and the price tags are significantly higher. We found our way to the famous cemetery, one of the major tourist attractions in BA. It’s like a city for the dead with miniature mausoleum-buildings on both sides of tiny streets in a grid pattern. This is where the rich and influential families of BA are buried. The headstones are incredible; giant marble tombs, many with hand carved statues of angels or other figures. We stopped at Evita Peron’s grave, the only one we recognized.
Aside from eating more (lots more) and having another delicious steak, there wasn’t much more to the day.
On the agenda today was to find outfits for New Years Eve and to do the tourist thing at the northern neighborhood of Recoleta. Against my will, I got my haircut at a barbershop near our hotel--so much for growing my hair out ($3). We stopped at the same pizzeria as yesterday, which was packed again, so I could get my pizza/empanada fix. Argentina runs on pizza, pasta, empenadas, and steak. Literally, those are the staples. From there we walked until we were tired, then jumped on the subway for a few stops to take a break.
Recoleta is the ritzy neighborhood and you can tell right away. Everyone looks flash, the ice cream parlors look like modern art galleries, and the price tags are significantly higher. We found our way to the famous cemetery, one of the major tourist attractions in BA. It’s like a city for the dead with miniature mausoleum-buildings on both sides of tiny streets in a grid pattern. This is where the rich and influential families of BA are buried. The headstones are incredible; giant marble tombs, many with hand carved statues of angels or other figures. We stopped at Evita Peron’s grave, the only one we recognized.
Aside from eating more (lots more) and having another delicious steak, there wasn’t much more to the day.
Mike's favorite little pizza joint
Subway couldn't be more crowded!
Gelato! Yes! It is the best in South America...
Cerveza break
The entrace to the cemetary (new hair cut)
All lined up
Mike was being attacked by mosquitos (thus the look)
The Peron tomb
Beautiful statues
El Gato del Muerto
posted by Pedro and Maria at 7:29 AM
2 Comments:
hey haircut, what happened to growingit out,, rasta man vibration,,ª
amie! you look amazing - i think south america is treating you very well...your skin is glowing!
mike - grow the hair!! c'mon....you can't do it when you get home and start the job hunt!
miss you both!
gene
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