I just did like 5 million things!!
After celebrating the end of the program, and bidding farewell to my host family, Marcos drove Monica and I to a hostel in Palermo called SoHostel. We stayed there with Kirsten for 4 nights. It was a cute little place, even though the toilette didn't work very well and the kitchen area was always occupied by resident visitors who appeared to live there. they were nice people though, and we had a blast. Our first night there, Monica found this amazing Indian restaurant and we dined amidst a blanket of pillows for 4 hours. That's one cool thing here - you can hang out for as long as you want at almost any eatery. They tend to have small cubiertos, cover charges, but they never bring the check unless you as for it.
It's also very rare to find cafés that have coffee to go. People are expected to sit and sip their drinks, and it comes with water and usual a small treat - like crackers or cookies. Imagine how that would go over in a New York starbucks!!
San Telmo:
Home to several tango hotspots, San Telmo is a touristy part of town. We spent a day walking and shopping around the away and found some pretty cool vintage stores. I saw the skinniest house in the world! Best of all, we found this amazing restaurant called Burmana with gorgeous decor and an amazing gyro-like lunch special for 10 pesos. Yum!
Palermo Soho:
Trendy neighborhood nicknamed for its similarity to New York's Soho (not sure exactly how close it is though. I bought an amazing pair of crazy shoes from this shop called Puro. That night, Agustin and his friend, Lucas, picked us up and brought us out to a bar called Madagascar, but first we made a pit stop in Puerto Madero. It's where the boats dock in BA and was absolutely beautiful at night. I got a great pictures of the the Puente de la Mujer - the "woman bridge," - so named because it resembles a vagina. Nearby is the obelisk of plaza de mayo, which resembles a... : ) The bar turned into a raving dance party, which was pretty awesome.
Okay, I'm off to play, more later!
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