Ahhh, beautiful Buenos Aires.

Parrilla ...for....3?

     As we are about to land in Argentina, Nate looks out the airplane window and says..."It looks like Pennsylvania."  He couldn't have been referring to the flat landscape so I had to probe deeper.  It was the houses, perfectly placed along orderly paved streets by highways with signs and traffic that seemed to stay in their respective lanes.  So different than what we'd gotten use to in Peru. 
     Buenos Aires reminds me of so many different cities rolled into one.  Beautiful architecture, lots of shopping and cafes, quaint neighborhoods, fantastic food and wine, subways and bars that never seem to close and amazingly affordable.  I wouldn't say it's the polar opposite of Peru, but more like the prince and the pauper, brothers separated at birth, even speaking differently.
     We've had some great meals...with vegetables...green ones...hard to find in Peru or dangerous to actually eat.  Here we took a picture of the grilled meat from our neighbors table.  This was after they'd finished a good portion of it.  They eat a lot of meat here!  And it's tasty!  The wine has been great and sometimes the same price as a bottle of water con gas.  For breakfast we have croissants with butter and dulce de leche which is a creamy, thick caramel that I can't stop myself from licking off the plate. 
     We will most likely leave here tomorrow for Cordoba and then, if there's time, down to Patagonia.   Another 10 hour bus ride that will show us the interior of the country.   I love to see the city but quickly want to get out into more open spaces and see life in the small towns.  Buenos Aires doesn't have many green spaces, in fact according to the tourista map, they call either side of the train tracks a green space.  We will look for a park today and let Nate run off some excess energy. 
     There's been no decision yet about returning mid-June, we'll see how things progress here.  I hope you are all well and eating your seaweed.  I miss you all.
Jenny