The Visit

So Liz and Christy arrived 11 hours later than expected, but we get down to business in no time flat. We dropped off the bags, changed and headed out around 2 AM Saturday night (Sunday morning!) for a few drinks in Palermo. We stopped first at a bar in Palermo Hollywood, just a few blocks from our new place, then headed over the tracks to another bar in Plaza Serrano where we were approached by a guy wanting to be in Liz's photo with us, then to have us email it to him, telling us all this while still holding the squeegee he was using to wash car windows at the red lights... So we sat down to people watch, because it was like insanely busy at now three in the morning, and met another guy who chatted us up for a bit then went off to find his friends. Around 5, after a long day of travel etc. we headed home.

The next day we went to the fairs at Recoleta and Palermo, where they bought a few things to bring home, had some mate in the park with my friend Davin, and at night went out to dinner and met up with friends at Manolo's, our favorite parilla, for steak. It was great. Next day was a shopping day. We went to Cumana for lunch, where they met my friends Nic and Julieta, then we wandered down Santa Fe street to 9 de Julio, then down Lavalle to Calle Florida where we finally stopped for cod drinks before heading to Plaza de Mayo to see the Casa Rosada and catch the subte back home. On the way we stopped at the Jumbo, which is our new closest sumpermarket, picked up the makings of tacos and headed home. We walked in and Levi was just finishing making the meat for tacos. Without talking all day we had separately gone and bought the exact same things for dinner. Isn't that weird? Total ESP.

Yesterday we went to a tour of the Recoleta Cemetery where we took a free english tour. Our tourguide was a really funny girl who is a psychologist but wants to be an actress. Or, Liz thinks, maybe an underwear model, as her skirt was too big and falling down, and her underwear were way up on her stomach sticking way out and giving us all quite a show! Anyhow she was a real character, called everyone by the place they were from, and when the three of us slowed down for a minute to rest on a bench she stopped the tour and came and got us so that we wouldn't miss anything!

Then we headed to La Boca where we walked down the Caminito, saw the colorful buildings, looked in every tchotchky shop then headed back to Palermo on a 64 bus. Liz and Christy had a really good time, they were amazed by the recklessness of the drivers and wondered out loud what people who get carsick do in this city! Then we went home to rest before heading to Xapala, our favorite Mexican restaurant, where we proceeded to laugh hysterically and have one of the best nights yet, making quite a scene for our fellow restaurant-goers! Then we went to Confiteria Ideal where we watched a tango show, listened to a tango band and coveted some glittery shoes one of the dancers wore before crashing out for the night.

Today we have been taking it easy, slept in and had a late lunch and are about to head to a pool for a little swim and laying out. Tomorrow we are going to Uruguay for a day trip to Colonia, which should be really fun. It is crazy to me that I live somewhere where I could take a day trip to Uruguay, but there you go. Another stamp in the passport and adventure for the four of us. I can't believe it's already almost Thursday and the girls leave Friday night, this week has flown by! Still, it's not over yet and I will have pics to put up very soon! In the meantime we are just trying to stay cool (it has been unbelievable hot here), relaxing and catching up on the last six months. Will update again later this week, in my Centennial Blog, the 100th posting of Alexis in Argentina!!!