Round two of what happens here. I'm getting a little better with the language so it gets a little easier to get around. This isn't all of what happened but some of the highlights!
On a Wednesday, when the tickets were half-price, some members of the group headed over to El Teatro Presidente Alvear, not too far from where I lived for a two-hour live tango show. It was almost a cross between a musical and a ballet, with "tango" as the type of music and dance. People didn't speak (which meant I understood as much as the next person) but there was music, some with lyrics. Overall, I was entranced by most of it, and I think the intimacy and spurts of passion tango exemplified has a place in my heart.
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| Closing of Chantecler Tango |
One of the first weekends we were here, we went to an Estancia, a form of rural tourism that has developed in Argentina for tourists to get a taste of the traditional life. Tried asado for the first time (thought not the last time for sure!) here and spent a day riding horses. A restful and beautiful day!
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| View from the balcony |
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| yes, the horse is lying down but it's alive and safe... |
One of the mini-trips the group took was to El Tigre. We didn't have much luck with the weather but it was a cute little town an hour or so train ride away from the city. It was great just being able to drown out the noise in the city for a cute little boat ride down the river.
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| the crew |
On the long weekend, I took an 18 hour bus ride (it was so much better than it sounds) to Iguazu Falls to see this one of seven natural wonders of the world! Fortunately, we got to see a lot of it before it really started to pour the high water meant we couldn't so see the San Martin Islands. However, the rain and the overall water turbulence made the boat ride right into the mouth of the devil's mouth one of the most accelerating thing of my life! i swear to got the boat was going to tip over and/or crash at one point or another!
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| Catarata de Iguazu! |
last note. my friend brittney and I have become incredibly obsessed with a type of chocolate here called Coflers, especially the one with white chocolate outside and a mousse inside. we visited 9 kioscos, which are essentially convenience stores with only snacks and chocolates to find these the day we discovered how amazing they were. in case i every visit again, mental reminder to buy a whole box of these and oreo alfajores. life rocks.
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| i could marry these |
and maybe the next post i'll actually write about a book...
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