Friday morning we went on a city tour of BA that was
organized by the University of Belgrano (UB). It was great to see more of the
city, even if it was brief! My favorite part, by far, was La Boca. All of the houses
are painted bright colors, the streets are cobblestone, and there are tango
dancers everywhere! Que lindo!
La Boca!
After the tour we went to China town for lunch and then
walked down Avenida Santa Fe window shopping. That night we decided to check
out BA’s famous night life. We went to a bar at Plaza Serrano (a plaza in
Palermo that has many bars and restaurants) and then to a club named Ink. It’s
true that Porteños (people from BA) truly stay up all night; we took a taxi
home at 4:45 am!
On Saturday we met up with a friend of Eva’s for lunch.
Miguel, who is from Colombia, is living here because he’s an actor for the
Disney Channel!!! We went to a great local restaurant for lunch then headed to
MALBA (Museo de Arte Latinoamericano Buenos Aires). MALBA was phenomenal! There
was an exhibition of a Venezolano and the art was incredible. Afterwards we
went to the theatre and saw an independent film called El Estudiante. It was in
Spanish with English subtitles, which was perfect to test myself while still
understanding the movie. We went to dinner at La Cantina Guido, a delicious
Italian restaurant, after that. Miguel showed us more of BA in one day than I’d
seen so far!
That night we went to Franc’s Speakeasy. It was so cool! There
aren’t any signs advertising the bar, the door is hidden, and we had to have a
password to get in. The atmosphere was really elegant and the bar was
reminiscent of the 60’s! (Favorite bar so far!) Afterwards we met up with a
friend of Selina’s, who is from BA,, at a party at the Tennis Club for a famous
tennis player! Party included fireworks, DJ, and free champagne… nbd. Night
ended at 5:30 am!
Today (Sunday) we went to our first parilla, El Trapiche. Argentina
is famous for their meat and asados (barbeques). The meat was so flavorful, but
chewy. I read in my travel book that chewiness is desirable, but my jaw didn’t
appreciate it as much. I’ll have to try another place!
Plate full of steak!
Afterwards we went to Avenida Florida (a huge walking street with lots of shopping), got some ice cream, and walked around. We saw a tango street show that was really cute!
Tango street show!
I start classes tomorrow; I’m stoked to meet some more
people and keep improving my Spanish!
BESOS GRANDISIMOS! LIXO, Dutson
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