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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Days 15-17: Back to Buenos Aires

Now I got to take the ferry back to Buenos Aires, this time at night:





I was accompanied by the lovely Rocio, Naty, & Gaby, we had mate (of course), and I tried my first alfajores. They said that you're supposed to have a sweet snack before dinner, so of course I was happy to oblige, the alfajor was amazing, it is a layer of dulce de leche sandwiched by two cookies, and then the whole thing covered in chocolate. Delicious! Havanna is supposed to be the best brand.
The hand signal they are doing there is Argentinian for "copado," which means "cool."




Buenos Aires from the ferry at night:


There was a ridiculous musical act on the ship of one guy singing to pre-recorded background music. The passengers politely clapped and some children danced a little:


Next I would spend a couple days waiting to take the plane to Iguazu. I pretty much took it easy and took so time to do laundry etc.
On my first night back I was in San Telmo and went to a huge bar which was a lot of fun. It had just opened, and every night they highlighted the music of a 90's artist and played their music and videos all night. This night's highlights were Pearl Jam and Stone Temple Pilots, and it was fun to see all their old videos and music again, and also to see the Portenos rocking out to 90's music.
I also took some long walks and saw the Buenos Aires Museum of Fine Arts and the Buenos Aires Museum of Decorative arts:





Buenos Aires Botanical Garden:








Next day, off to Iguazu!


Saturday, March 10, 2012

The ferry to Uruguay



The ferry from Buenos Aires to Colonia, Uruguay, was very cool. The ferry crosses the Rio de la Plata. Boarding it felt like getting on an airplane since there was a border crossing involved. The ship is huge and is like a floating city with food, bars, shopping, mini-arcade, and other features. It takes a couple of hours to get to Colonia. I spent most of the trip with two Argentinians who at one point shared some ma-te with me. My guidebook says that you should feel honored if people share ma-te with you, but I think that statement is overblown because they drink it constantly. 
Pictures:



Pictures from the ride: