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Thursday morning and we are met by Jim’s relatives (Leo and Matt) who drive us to the apartment we have reserved for our stay – Google Map Link. It is rush hour and the traffic follows different rules than we in the USA are used to. If there is room and you can fit your car there, then it is fine. The motorcyclists are crazy. They swerve in and out of traffic, appearing between cars where I wouldn’t expect them. Leo doesn’t seem to mind and we get to the apartment very quickly to meet the manager.

The list of items already in the apartment is very extensive. Jim goes of the list with the cute leasing agent while I connect the laptop/wifi router to the internet to ensure it works. This home has almost everything already in it including sugar, but no potable water or food. My little router hasn’t been plugged in since before Hong Kong. All the settings are gone, so I just plug the laptop directly in – working.

Somehow my name is on all the contracts, so I get to sign them. Leave everything as we found it. Simple enough. We schedule maid service for each Tuesday morning.

First, a walk around the block to get a feel and some eggs, water, fruit. A man walks up to us in the little grocer and starts talking. I look stupid and Jim asks if he speaks English. That gets him to walk away and we check out. $6-ish.

Nap time.

After the siesta, we took a walk around the barrio and saw Louis Vitton and other famous stores. We visited the huge cemetery in Recoleta When it was time for dinner, we headed towards our apartment and made a wrong turn on a major road – Santa Fe – then walked 15+ blocks in the wrong direction. My left knee began to hurt and I became extremely hungry, so we compromised on a place to eat. Jim was able to order a Calzone that we shared. It was huge, very rich and delicious. However, I don’t need any more cheese for a few days. As we were walking home, me with a limp, we hit a few shops and an ice cream store. None for me, thanks. Finally around 10pm, we were home.