Weekend Wanderings through BsAs

I was determined to make the most of the long Easter weekend since I hadn’t planned a trip outside of the city.  Luckily, I have some friends who are very knowledgeable about Buenos Aires and the different events going on in it.  So I tagged along with them and saw many different places through out the weekend!

1. Club Niceto

The clubs here change their names and venues depending on the day.  We went to Club Niceto on Wednesday night solely because it was free and conveniently close to our friend’s house.  When we got there we were greeted with a congo line of boliche-goers and members of the band Babel Orkesta who was playing that night.  It was really fun dancing to their music since it isn’t typical boliche music. It is hard to describe though, so here’s the link for you to hear for yourself.

Babel Orkestra at Club Niceto

2. Saverio

Mmm yup!

After a long night on Wednesday we decided for something a little calmer and went for ice cream at Saverio.  Little did I know that the sundae I ordered, complete with chocolate and vanilla ice cream, apples, oranges, cherries, mangos, kiwis, and chocolate sauce, would be a portion big enough for two. Still too good to not finish though..

3. Plaza Serrano…during the day!?

Plaza Serrano, a very happening Boliche scene at night, is also packed with people during the day too it turns out.  On Friday we walked through the fería in the Plaza and saw they turn the boliches into clothing stores in the daylight. In one of them I even found the perfect fall jacket (yeah it’s fall here, weird right?)

4. Buenos Aires Capital Mundo del Libro 2011

Following our shopping adventure we walked towards what has to be one of the biggest book fairs EVER. I don’t really have much to compare it to, but really the line went on for blocks, finally turning around a corner and it’s held in multiple convention centers.  We spent the most time exploring books specific to different areas of Argentina and looking at very cool body art.

Merritt, Me, Laura, Sammi

5.  Borges Cultural Center

We didn’t explore here too much, but we did get to see two cool exhibits. I also found Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone en español in the bookstore J I will definitely have to go back too see all that the center has to offer.

6. Recoleta Fería

This is a market I have been to twice before, but it has so many stands to visit that it never gets old. We were all hungry at this point so we bought pan relleno or stuffed bread (mine had mozzarella, green olives, basil, and tomatoes) and then ate them while drinking mate. After we watched Coperistas perform.  My knowledgeable friend Laura informed us that this type of a performance is a combination of dance and martial arts moves and originated in Brazil. Also they can flip over really high ropes!

Coperistas in Recoleta

7. Rose Garden of Palermo

First off, Happy Easter! Easter in Buenos Aires away from my family wasn’t quite the same, but it ended up being a fun day. After lunch with some friends we all went to the Rose Garden of Palermo, El Rosedal.  The park around the garden is huge and packed with people using the biking/running/rollerblading lanes, cruising the artificial lake in paddleboats, or joining in on free aerobics.  We walked through the park as it was closing, taking pictures of the different colored roses and ducks swimming by on the lake.  You can’t actually sit on the grass in the garden without having someone blow a whistle at you and many of the benches were full, so just walking through is fine. Just find a grassy spot in surrounding park for some mate.