Buenos Aires

Before Buenos Aires, I was in Salta for about a day. I headed to a place called San Lorenzo for a nature area, and walked around town. It was a nice place, and for those who were curious about what I looked like without a beard, here is a pic. The sunrise pic is from the bus ride to BA.

I arrived in Buenos Aires on Thursday morning. As I have become accustomed to living cheap, I refused to pay 20 pesos ($7) for a cab to Jose Garcia´s apartment. I took a bus, and a lady told me to get off way too early. I ended up walking about 40 blocks before I got there. He was out, so I sat down, had some chicken, and then went to find a hostel. When I returned, we went for a bit of a walk, and tried to meet Argentinians, as he said he mainly hung out with students. It was an interesting experiment, which found us in a bar having a drink, and me pretending to be lost asking strangers for directions, and in one case, going on a very long walk.

After that, we ended up going to a place for some pizza and darts. Conveniently, I won´t mention who won. Then, we headed to a nice restaurant where we met more internationals and had drinks (see pic soon) Then we headed to a new place Jose had never been, which was fun because nobody knew anyone. After a while, we took a random bus for a morning city tour (unofficial and random), and ended up a at a place that was open extrememly late, and in which it was difficult to tell what gender the dancers were. Quite fun, and with going to bed at 8ish, was a good start.

The following day started in the late afternoon, and involved another informal walking tour. I had steak with Gruyere for breakfast around 4p.m., ended up at a Casino, and Jose and I once again had an excellent steak and a bottle of wine. Later that night we went to a birthday party that night. That was also quite fun, and didn´t end until after 9a.m. and breakfast.

The following day, Saturday, we went to the Mariscal to look at a cemetary, and I ended up having my fortune told. Guess what,I have money in my future, a spontaneous wife, and a son. That night we had drinks with a brazilian for a German part of Brazil, we went out for Steak again, but the meal ended near 2a.m. after a long wait, 3 bottles of wine, and a lot of meat.

On Sunday, I woke up early 1pm, and we went to a soccer game. River vs. San Lorenzo. Jose and I, being men, did not buy panchos and had a great time. It was 5-0, and there were excellent goals. After that, I ate several empanadas and caught a bus randomly to mendoza.

Anyway, I have to go now, but am currently in Mendoza, and all is well. will write more later. i will be on an organic farm for the next few days.