MONDAY
We made it to Buenos Aires this morning. Rough journey - 20 hours on a bus, with two babies in the seats in front of us throwing temper tantrums the whole time. Not fun for us, or their mothers! We got here and got all settled into our apartment where we´ll stay for the next week. We´re in the Las Canitas neighborhood, which is so far really nice. Quiet, residential, tree lined, stray dogs, etc. We´re walking distance to the ¨subte¨(subway) and are planning to head to el Centro now to visit a tourist kiosk and make a plan for the rest of the week... but on the agenda are to walk around La Boca, try to go to a show at the Theater, check out the docks, maybe take a ferry to Uruguay, go to the museum of modern art, and more!
FRIDAY
It´s been a fun week. Lots and lots of walking around the city. Lots of plazas. Couple of museums. Went to the picturesque La Boca and San Telmo neighborhoods. And visited the docks by the river. Our neighborhood where we are staying has a nice trendy little strip of bars and restaurants, so we spend our evenings close to home. I´ve been getting my fill of empanadas and am determined to figure out how to make them when I get back! Today, we visted an estancia outside of the city - sort of a dude ranch experience. Rode horses, ate barbecue, watched some awesome tango, heard a great folk singer, and watched cowboy competitions. Lots of fun. We´re trying to go on a street art walking tour tomorrow. I head home Sunday night, so just a couple more days to soak it all in!
SUNDAY
Last day in Buenos Aires. Had a nice day. On the third try (after visiting two other museums by mistake), we finally made it to the MALBA (Museum of Latin American Art in Buenos Aires) this morning. One of my favorite art museums, now. We continued our many walks and strolled around the streets of Buenos Aires, did a little plaza and park hopping, and are now headed back to our apartment to wrap things up. I leave for the airport this evening, and should be back in Denver by 10 AM tomorrow!
