We woke up around 11:00. Horacios gave us very specific directions to get downtown or the “center” of the city. Paul and I set out for our adventure. I was very nervous as usual, but we got on the train and took that for about 45 minutes. We then got onto a subway for another 15 minutes without any problems. It cost us about 1-1.50 dollars to get downtown altogether for an hour-long trip. The trains and subways were packed. We started our journey by looking for a place to eat, but now it was about 2 pm. We found a cute Italian restaurant called La Panadería de Pablo. I had an onion and pancetta pizza and Paul had a lomito (steak) sandwich. Both our meals were very good. I was shocked that the bill was so high—105 pesos—but really it was around 30 dollars. We went to the main city Plaza de Mayo and walked toward San Telmo down the street Defensa. We walked until we got to a flea market. Paul got a scarf and I didn´t get anything. I looked for some boots and warmer clothes…it is very cold here. We did not pack enough warm clothes. We checked out the cathedral on Plaza de Mayo where General San Martin is buried. As a general, he basically won independence for Argentina, Chile, and Peru—kind of a big deal down here. Then we took a bus home. We went with Horacio´s fam to have an asado (barbacue) at Gerardo’s house. The first course was sausage on buns, kind of like our hotdogs. Then Gerardo went to the grill and got some more meat. We had steak also. Some had it on buns. I had three small pieces of meat and was out-eaten for sure. Paul had 6 full pieces. Then we sat for a while and Gerardo ordered ice cream for dessert, which was very tasty. They are very generous and hospitable families. We got home at 12 am and went right to bed.
Kristin´s lunch
Paul´s lunch
Plaza de Mayo Cathedral
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