’18 Oct-Nov: Buenos Aires, Argentina

On Saturday many businesses were closed, their gates were down, and we get to see their paintings.

I walked down two blocks of the musical district where every shop and restaurant had a musical theme.

Playing the guitar across two storefronts.

Another demonstration! but I’m too lazy to go downstairs. I’m standing on my balcony on the 5th floor. The really old elevator holds three people, four max if you really squish, and sometimes in the evening there can be a pretty long line to get upstairs.

October 14

This is my last day in Buenos Aires for three weeks while I visit Uruguay, and then I’m going to return to Buenos Aires for my last two weeks.

I have a reservation at the same place I’ve been staying. It’s a large and rather gracious old building with a different hostel on every floor.

Problem: my upcoming reservation is in a room that is more expensive, has it’s own bathroom, BUT…

…does not have the fabulous street view of my current room, and as I’ve learned, windows and views is my favorite thing in an accommodation.

I am looking for another place but nothing better has come along considering location and price.

Standing in front of the hostel. It’s lovely. Notice the very large trash collection boxes on the left. Every street seems to have them, they are easy to collect, and the streets stay clean. It’s a good system with one downside being that you give up parking spots.

Latin America is into politics for sure.

That’s my seat at the Teatro Colón, on the rail with an excellent view of the proceedings.

See the lights at the boxes…

…here they are close-up, like large and gracious fairy lights.

Remember the Museo de Jamón? The Museum of Ham? As it turns out, it is not a museum of ham. They say their whole restaurant is a museum because it’s so old.

I passed by on the way home from the concert and they were just opening, perfect for me.

I’ve left it here to talk about the food situation in general and now I have to get going for school. I’ll finish this afternoon!

Lunch with Nina, feijoada and cachaca
Cocktail hour at the Secret Garden
Cocktail hour at iguazu in brazil
Steak in Paraguay
Grappamiel in Uruguay
Homestay fish
Surprise chicken in the pizza place
Museo de jamon
Chori
Cheese and bread san antonio