In the first 2 days of exploring we did A LOT of walking. On our 3rd day, we chose to take it easy and take more of an advantage of the transportation options, plus we were going to leave for Iguaza Falls the next morning at 9am, so that meant we needed to pack and get some rest.
Day 1 - Our first day completely on our own
Tre got up before me (no shock there) and walked up to the supermarket and got us some yogurt and granola for breakfast. This has become our typical breakfast. As I have mentioned before, the day is different here. You sleep late and stay up late and most of the time we go for a big lunch around 3:00 or so and eat dinner around 10:00, so it's nice to have something at the apartment before we head out.
We didn't know quite where we were going when we set out, but a guy had told us that a major street, called Santa Fe was "that way" (pointing), so we headed in that direction. It didn't take us long to find an empanada place. Empanadas are a staple here. Charlotte got us some to take on the train to Tigre and Tre was anxious to have some more. They are so yummy. Basically little pastries filled with meat and cheese or vegetables and cheese. Can't go wrong there, huh? After our tummies were full, we decided to take a look at the map and go towards the Obelisco. It's in the center of the city and is the largest intersection in the world.
After that, we wandered over to the Teatro Colon (opera house), we were discouraged to find out that it has been getting renovated for the past few years and won't be completed until May 2010. We were hoping we'd still be able to get a tour, but that wasn't available either, so we had to settle for a picture.
From there we walked and walked and walked. We had intended to go to the famous cemetery, Cemetario de la Recoleta, but it was closed for the day. We opted for some ice cream instead. In Tigre, when the ice cream boat came, we were introduced to Argentinian ice cream. They really do it right. Tre had Dulce de Leche with brownie and I had lemon. Buenos Aires has a square, plaza or park on almost every block. Here are a couple shots of some of the ones we saw.
Charlotte had told us about a restaurant, Estilo Criollo, that her mom really likes to eat at when she visits, so we headed over there. We had a pickled eggplant appetizer that was to die for and different cuts of steak (mine was covered in portabello mushrooms) with au gratin potatoes for dinner. It was SO good...definitely one of the best meals we had in BA.
The grill. He'd cut and cook the meat right there.
Pickled egg plant was really delicious??? Seems like food was a common thread, Tre' said it was very good.
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