Buenos Aires T+3 - Saturday
Saturday morning rolled around a little too quickly. I was up around 8am having some tea and an apple then started the upload of photos. A few hours later the other guys started moving and we met a the corner cafe for croissant and cafe. we left that nice place and walked a few blocks for another cafe. This time, I had a decaf while the other guys went for full strength.
Walking home, we stopped by a larger grocery store – Saturday morning at the only reasonably sized store for blocks was busy. Fruit, nuts, eggs and we’re ready for the week.
Showers and we’re out again … to a chain establishment in the USA looking for t-shirts from the local place. They have none, but we eat shrimp, chicken wings and I have quesadillas. A few photos taken, the larger-than-normal bill paid and we’re walking on the riverway – near The Mother’s Bridge.
There’s a 100+ year old sckooner and with Rafe being el Capitan, a tour is necessary. We spent about an hour on that boat. A very interesting history with upgrades over multiple wars and trips around the world.
Home for a siesta so we can go out late into the evening.
I’m awoken around 9pm, we’re out the door quickly and headed to an italian restaurant 15 blocks away. Fantastic food all around – I’m not hungry and have the Al Salmone salad. Wine, pasta, people watching and we’re on our way to Recoleta for some night life.
We stop at the family’s cafe for coffee, then wander into a bar that seems to have a good mix of locals. A few of us are immediately approached as we are ordering drinks. The language barrier actually helps since we now recognize the type of place this is. We finish our drinks, enjoy the interactive dance between those inside and quickly leave. We walk around the area looking for the right bar, go into a few others, but find them lacking. Along the way, we picked up a man who seems interested in us for some other reason – as though we were tagged in some way. Rather than have any excitement, we get into a cab for the short ride back to the apartments and call it a night.
Gaucho tour tomorrow.
