So yesterday I got back from a four day trip to buenos aires and it was so much fun! Even though it rained 3 out of the 4 days, our first hostel was a disaster, my blackberry was stolen, i was accused of trying to smuggle an orange into chile and got a citation, and this one show we wanted to go to was cancelled last minute we had an AMAZING time! We arrived on Friday and took a taxi to our hostel but when we got there we were told that because we didn't pay in advance they couldn't guarantee us rooms so we needed to find a new hostel. The guy was very helpful and after calling about 5 different hostels he finally found us one that was really close by so we took our luggage and hauled it about 5 blocks until we got to our new hostel. This hostel was a little bit of a nightmare because the hallways had no ceilings and it was pouring so everything was flooded, our room smelled awful and the blankets they gave us smelled even worse, the showers were gross so we chose to wear our sneakers in the shower rather than be barefoot oh and also they decided to throw a party that night which went until 6am and throughout the night they chose to blast the strangest electronic music. Oh and also the sketchiest part was that it may or may not have been across the street from a crack house.
potential crack house, we'd see people walking in and out all day and there were definitely people living in there.
Roof of our first hostel and my friends, Molly and Ali
That night we went out to dinner and the meat here is amazing and everything in Argentina isn't too expensive which is nice because sometimes Chile can get a little ridiculous. The next day we woke up and it was sunny so we went around Palermo Soho and shopped and ate at this amazing breakfast place. The shopping here is amazing and the area is so cool. It felt a little like paris and the streets were filled with small boutiques. Also the leather is really cheap so we got some fun leather bracelets and a small bag for only 50 american dollars!
After our day of shopping we went with some other people from our program that also were in Buenos Aires to a pub crawl so we basically payed the equivalent of $15 for free drinks and pizza and then went to three bars where we got a free drink and then went to this crazy electronic club afterwards around 3am. Craziest part of the whole night was that i ran into 2 kenyon people! Like what are the odds!!!! I don't really know them that well but we were all just so amazed that in a city this big/continent this big we would end up at the same bar. Very random.
The next day we changed hostels finally and went to this area called San Telmo because every sunday they close down a bunch of streets and have an enormous street fair. It was really cool and lots of antiques and jewelry and clothes and you could barter your way down so everything was really cheap.
Considered buying one of these for david but it was expensive/not sure how to transport it back to the US
After the street fair we went back to our hostel and got ready for dinner. We went to La Carumba which was AMAZING. We met up with my friend Molly's friend from home that was studying in BA and for dinner we had 2 appetizers, salmon ceviche and cheese ham tomato thing and then for dinner we split a bottle of wine, 4 steaks and the steaks came with a bunch of different sides and it was the best steak everrrr! Then for dessert we got chocolate volcano, these caramelized strawberries and this lemon sherbet champagne smoothie thing and then they waiter came and brought us free champagne and lollipops! In total the bill was $500 aregentian pesos but in american dollars its a little over $100 and that was for 5 people! Best meal ever.
The next day it was pouring but we walked around Recoleta and went to this historical cemetery which was beautiful and where Evita Perón was buried. We also went to this incredible bookstore called El Ateneo and it was once an old theater so the ceilings were all painted and it was so beautiful. That night we were so excited because we were planning to go to this drum show that some of my friends had recommended and said that it was so important that we went but when we got there it was mysteriously cancelled because something about the city and rain but not sure. So pretty disappointed, we took a cab back to the hostel and went out for our last Argentinean dinner.
Recoleta cemetery
El Ateneo- old theater turned bookstore
The next morning we flew home and traveling was super easy until we arrived in chile and got to customs, the last step, and i totally forgot that i had an orange in my backpack that I had in there the day I left for Argentina for a snack, so technically it was a chilean orange, but that didn't help my case. Because I didn't declare this orange I had to fill out this form and sit for an hour until it was finally my turn to go to the office and I had to explain why I chose not to declare my orange, which I explained in spanish that I just forgot it was there so finally they let me go but I still got a citation. I don't think I will ever eat an orange again. They cause way too many problems. After that we took a bus back to Vina del mar and now we're all home safe and sound.
Tomorrow starts Fiestas Patrias which is Chile's Independence day and there is no school on Friday or Monday and its just madness and there's lots of dancing and going to horse races and partying all day long. Can't wait! Hope all is well in the States!
Te amoooo! Chauuu!
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