BUENOS AIRES PT III

Last days already. Time flies.

Trip Advisor told me: When in Buenos Aires, you need to have Argentinian Steak and Intestines. I told myself I should at least try things, and thats what I did.

So we went to this very traditional Argentinian restaurant and the atmosphere was great. It was loud, full of life and everyone is interacting with others. 

I was not disappointed, the food was truly amazing, and the wine - incredibly good as well!

BUENOS AIRES PT II

Lots of walking involved. I loaded googlemaps to Teatro Colón and discovered the Obelisk on the way, walked through Cementerio de La Recoleta, stopped infront of Congreso Nacional and strolled back after a coffee break. Now, that was more like it. I was more myself after this exhausting day of discovering and having my eyes and brain filled with new impressions. 

BUENOS AIRES PT I

My first 2 days in Buenos Aires it was raining cats and dogs, the rain would not stop falling down for the entire time. So I didn't do anything besides sleeping a lot (13h of sleep the first night I arrived, to be exact), cooking dinners and just relaxing. Normally I probably would freak out and get really anxious because I'm in Buenos Aires and I am not doing anything. But it was actually fine, I enjoyed not doing anything and not having time pressure.

The 3. day was a proper day of spring though, the sun was out, it was warm and I was very excited to take a stroll and just discover the neighborhood by foot. My mind was not completely free and calm, but I was relieved I can do what I usually do when coming to a new city and it made me happy.

El Rosedal

 Streets with beautiful jacarandas.

Jardín Japonés - man-made beautiful but was not really my cup of tea.

NEW YORK - TORONTO - SANTIAGO AND BUENOS AIRES AT LAST.

Had i known the new flight meant that I would have a 12h lay over in Toronto (why would I first fly further away from my destination and then fly back?), 2h lay over in Santiago (the city I will visit in 6 days) and it would take me 30h to get to Buenos Aires, I might have booked my flight back to Germany. Nah, just kidding. I was so relieved I made it to Buenos Aires.

I arrived at Maria's place which is absolutely stunning and was warmly welcomed by her. I guess to have friend's friends taking care of you while you are on the road is a privilege and I absolutely don't take it for granted.

I have had a long journey so I knew nothing big is happening on this rainy Sunday anymore. We decided to cook dinner and have a few of Maria's friends coming over. Maria made spectacular salmon sashimi and a little delicious side dish, its name and recipe I still have yet to google. I made Vietnamese rips and water spinach with garlic, 2 of my favorite dishes. We had ice cream as dessert, one of the best ice creams I have had so far. It was a nice and easy going evening and once again, I was so glad I made it to Buenos Aires.