Aside from nearly getting carjacked, I've been quite busy in Buenos Aires. Besides registering for classes three thousand miles away, I've ridden my first subway. Coming back from the city center felt like riding in a Cusqueño combi bus. I've visited the Casa Rosada. Basically the historical white house of Argentina, I was hoping to catch a glimpse of Madonna serenading her people. Inside was a presidential museum. While watching a video, Lenay's schedule caught up with her and she fell asleep, exhausted from traveling.
We visited the zoo yesterday. Inside the Polar Bear was absolutely frightened of its poolside reflection, twitching constantly. Snow leopards were restlessly pacing, and the resident indian elephant just stared at the wall of its cage. It made me a little sad. Zoos.
We walked to the San Telmo barrio. There are most likely fifty antique stores in the vicinity, witha as many tango dancers outside, doing their thing. Lenay found some clothes boutiques. Who doesn't like having their own Argentinian wardrobe, I suppose. The buildings there are beautiful, treelined, terraced apartment buildings, in the old style.
Aside forom the cat garden in Palermo, Manu took us to an empanada restaurant in Palermo. I recommend the choclo empanadas. They're pretty much the best thing that happened to South America. To hell with those caramel apple dopplegangers at taco bell...
We were walking in the Plaza de Mayo one night, and there was a protest. La Manifestación was fighting for workers' wages, and the Malvinas war of '82. It covered several´parts of the plaza. Additionally, Orange vested police officers lined the sidewalks, just waiting for...something. Manu tells me all of the cops here are corrupt, and will accept bribes for just about anything. It makes me feel lucky.
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