Well this last week in BA has been quite entertaining! Sometimes I forget I am in BA and think I am still in La Paz! As I havn´t written in a week I don´t really know where to start so to sum it up, here´s what I´ve been up to:
Watched movies and hung out in the hostal (I´ve seen Black Swan, Despicable Me, Charlie St Cloud and Due Date)
Evita Museum
Buenos Aires Zoo (was really nice, they have every animal you can think of! Seriously! Llamas, deers, rhinos, hippos, giraffes, elephants, crocodiles, hienas, tapirs, cows, zebras, insects, etc!)
Shopping ( I had to update my backpacker wardrobe!)
Hanging out in the hostal again (it´s just too easy when breakfast is served until midday and you can get rid of your hangover in front of the tele)
Hostal gossip (I won´t publish this on my blog!)
Ate amazing steak and drank good wine at Don Ernesto (Mmmh! I shared a bife de lomo (tenderloin steak) and a bife de chorizo (rump steak) with Simone and they were both really yummy! Perfectly red inside and tender! Papa, the wine we had was Cabernet Sauvignon Norton 2010 from Mendoza which was really good and Malbec Xero also from Mendoza which wasn´t as good! We then were given god knows how many Limoncello shots after dinner, on the house!)
Clubbing in Kika (Very fun although got a drink poored down me when some guys got into a fight!)
Visited the Congress Palace (Pretty, on a plaza with hundreds of pigeons, just like Trafalgar Square used to be. I took the Subte line A and this line uses really old trains, from the 50s, the inside was all wooden and very different from the other lines! I didn´t feel like I was in BA in 2011!)
Malma Art Museum (Very nice but a bit small! Nice building too, reminded me of being back at uni and looking at different architecture!)
Ate more amazing steak and drank more good wine at Don Ernesto (the waiter recognised use and came over to kiss and hug us which was really nice! I had steak with potatoes in a creamy sauce! Delicious!!! And the wine we had was Cabernet Sauvignon Alamos 2009, also very nice! And again more Limoncello!)
Drinking in Palermo
Clubbing in Kika again (even more fun than the first time)
More hostal gossip (...)
Cinema (went to see the Hangover 2, sooo funny!)
The hostal I´m staying at is quite small so everyone kind of knows each other which is really nice. I have 2 days left in BA, so tomorrow night we are going to La Bomba again and then probably out clubbing and on Tuesday we might go to a tango show. Oh yes that´s right, I have to visit things during the day.. hmm, well, we´ll see where that takes us!
...Backpacker wardrobe?? What's that? Shorts, tee shirts and throw away knickers...
ReplyDeleteHostel gossip!! Had a chat with your mate Simone, yes the one you shared a steak with...wait until I get you home!
I agree with you. I had a couple of bottles of Malbec in a mixed box I bought and it wasn't as nice as expected.
Make the most of your last 2 days in Evita's country and post some photos of Buenos Aires.
Lots of xxxxxxx
Is Argentinian backpacker fashion different to Chliean backpacker fashion then?? :-)
ReplyDeleteAll that steak and wine sounds delicious. Make the most of it.
And yes I agree with papa, we want to see more photos!! xx
Hi Angelique
ReplyDeleteI can only stop momentarily, back at work after bank holiday weekend. Ughh! I'm only here 2 days this week, away down to my Mom's place on Thursday. Don't know where you're heading for next but safe journey anyway. Noticed Emma-Jane's comment above in regard to her chat with Simone. I can't imagine what she means about seeing you when you get home!!! My goodness, the world is passing me by, women throw away their knickers now? Can't see why they wear them in the first place then. Although, I have to say I've never seen any lying around in my recent travels! Read of your visit to the zoo. No goats then?
Would love to scribe more but day lies ahead and tasks to surmount.
Will be in touch when I'm back on deck. Look forward to reading your next relation of events.
Samuel Pepys had nothing on you. Maybe not as liberated as your good self.
Anon dear heart, Be safe, be happy.
Brian xx
@ emma: Backpacker fashion in general is different from normal fashion! cant exactly go clubing in my sweat pants can i!
ReplyDelete@ brian: There were actually goats in the Zoo, forgot to mention them!! Name any animal and it was probably there!!
I am heading to Costa Rica after BA !