Bienvenidos a Buenos Aires

Patagonia

Hello Friends,

My dad and I have had an exciting few days here in Buenos Aires! The day we arrived we explored our neighborhood a little bit, had a late dinner and ended up drinking Quilmes beer until 2 in the morning! It just seemed right. We find our days typically starting around 11 a.m. as the schedule of life is just different here. The warmest part of the day we usually hide out in museums or cathedrals, then back out in the evening to explore the city. Dinner ends up lasting four hours no matter where we go and every bottle of wine has been a gem so far. I don't think you would like it here at all.

Clearly this city is the hub of the country. Much of the culture and ideas associated with Argentina flow through this Port. Highlights of our tour include a trip to the Recoleta Cemetery, where the mausoleums are amazing, a small city of the dead. The bulk of the country's historic dignitaries are buried here including many presidents, generals, revolutionaries, and Eva Peron as well. Last night we went to a Tango show, a tourist event no doubt, but it was amazing! The dancers were true athletes and put on a great show. Unfortunately we couldn't take pictures during the program, guess you'll have to come see for yourself.

This post is brief just to let everyone know we have arrived and are having a great time so far. People here are friendly and helpful when it comes to our pathetic Spanish. English resources are much more limited in the city than we had imagined, but many things are universal and language is a minor barrier when it comes to getting coffee!

Love to you all

James