I couldn't wake up this morning. I think I finally dragged myself out of bed by 2PM. Head out for a cafe con leche y medialunas. However, everything is closed. I finially found this place, Cafe La Poesia. It is crowded, and I have to wait a while for a table. At this point I'm starving and needing to eat some meat, so I order a bife de chorizo (thinking that it would be a sausage). And a cafe con leche as well. Turns out a "bife de chorizo" is a cut of steak, and not sausage. Pictured above. It's a huge steak with bacon and an egg on top. A bit overwhelming, and definitely too oily. So what can I do, but to order a beer to wash it down? Total cost: AR$50 (~US$14), including tip.
I head back to my room for a nap, and and wait for my friend Emily. Once she arrives, we had to La Boca. La Boca is a neighborhood in southern Buenos Aires with very colorful buildings. She took pictures. I avoided being in them ;)
We sit at a cafe for cafe con leche y medialunas. Then the funniest thing happens. Across from us is a store that sells tango souvenirs. And hanging in the window are pictures of tango poses. She looks carefully, and then tells me to walk over there and look at them. Turns out, they are of her and her boyfriend Sergei.
Anyway, we finish up and head towards the bus. At this point, she explains the mentality of hoarding coins in Buenos Aires. And it's true. Now that it's been explained to me, so much makes sense.
That's it for the day... now onto the night.
2 comments:
you're making me hungry.
Next time, you should ask for the Jabalí Hecho Raro. I hear it's excellent.
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