We arrived in Buenos Aires in the afternoon of December 29th. After a quick cab ride in which Jeannie slept for most of the way, we met Lydia at our apartment for the next two weeks. She is a very friendly and informative (Spanish-only-speaking) maid. We got our bearings by walking around the neighborhood and stopped in at the local supermarket. Given the amount of steak we planned on eating over the course of our trip, we took a page out of Jamie Lee Curtis' book and picked up some Activia. We made our way home and with the effects of our red-eye flight taking its toll, napped until 9:30pm then openned our first bottle of wine -- a 2005 Los Leones Malbec/Cab Sauv blend. Flat out delish and only $8! We then hit up Don Julio for some mouth-watering steak (and another bottle of wine).
Our first full day in Argentina, December 30th, involved a great deal of walking. After sleeping until noon, we took a five-hour stroll through botanical gardens, Parque de Tres Febreros, a rose garden, a Japanese tea garden and a dozen plazas with an array of sculpture and architecture.
Chowing down on choripan (chorizo sausage sandwich with chimichurri) and churrascario (steak sandwich with egg and chimichurri) near the Planetarium, we fed some nearby geese. Our efforts were thwarted by young boys who would run up and swat at the poor birds.
After lunch we headed towards Recoleta Cemetary where Evita is buried. We arrived just after it closed, so we headed home as the sun dipped low... stopping for delicious ice cream sundaes along the way.
For dinner, we headed to THE hot spot in our neighborhood, La Cabrera, for more steak. We couldn't get reservations, so we waited for almost 2 hours before being seated. The complimentary glass of champagne did make the wait go a little quicker. We ate a huge slab of ojo de bife (ribeye) with french fries, grilled provolone and a delicious bottle of Septima Cabernet at 2am. Decadent.
Not surprisingly, we woke up feeling nauseous. After sleeping most of the cloudy morning away, we hit up a local cafe and spent the afternoon watching movies and starting this blog.
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