I know, I know I am lazy. I should have had this posted, along with the following two, way before now but I have been kind of busy now that school has officially started.So, Kate's return to BsAs was short lived but a lot of fun. She arrived on a Friday morning, March, 6th, and left the following tuesday night. The first day was spent wondering around my barrio showing Kate the sites, taking her to a very nice, cheap, cafe where we split a nice pizza and a liter of Quilmes. That night my friends accompanied us to a very nice, recommended, italian restaurant very close to my home in Monserrat. The meal was great, Kate wins the prize (as well as Ron?) for best recommendation. After dinner we all walked to a widely known secret bar called ¨La puerta roja,due to the only characteristic, the presence of a red door as an enterence, no sign, no way of telling that it's a bar without knowing beforehand.
Saturday Kate and I met up with my friends Kelsey, Sarah and Will to peruse the botanical gardens and explore the Palermo area of BsAs. We all had lunch at Kelsey and Sarah's restuarant in which they are infatuated with, called Cumaná. Kate and I, afterword meandered down the market street called Florida, which is more like an alley than a street due to the absence of cars. That night Kate took me to a well researched and well respected restaurant called La Cabrera which is known for having some of the best steak in the city. It did not disapoint, the restaurant pulled out all the stops, offering champaign while waiting for tables to cheap bottles of great wine and a mountain of french fries with scrambled eggs mixed in.
Sunday Kate and I wondered through the market of San Telmo which consists of local people setting up stands of goods ranging from maté cups to leather purses. The market is on Defensa street and runs for almost 2 miles (más o menos) and is only there on Sundays. During our search for the perfect maté cup we discovered something very unique, a bar that sold Duff beer, yes, the fictional beer created for the Simpsons. For dinner, Kate came to my house to eat with the motley crew that I call my host family. Kate got to taste some real home-cooked empanadas and witness three people struggling to converse in a foreign language.
Monday we walked down to La Boca, which is a very colorful neighborhood, so Kate could see the famous street, Caminito. It is a street where all the houses are painted in very brazen colors and tango shows are prevelant. We were coaxed into having a beer at one of the many eateries and we took in a tango show while we sipped on our brew. After La Boca we took the bus back to my neighborhood and had lunch in one of the many famous Ugi's throughout the city. It is famous for its 12 peso pizza (3.50 US) which is actually pretty delicious. I had to bid Kate fairwell for a few hours while I attended school and went to my first basketball tryout.
Long story short, I sprained my ankle pretty badly during the tryouts and when I met with Kate we had to search for a farmacy to get me an ankle brace. We walked around the city for a good hour before giving up and settling into a nice cafe on the widest street in the world, 9 de julio, and enjoyed a nice cold beverage.
The final day of Kate's visit was pretty short because I had class all day so we could only meet for lunch and some ice cream during my break.
The following weekend I traveled to the Iguazu Falls in Misiones, Argentina. That trip's synopsis will be up very shortly.
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