If you read or even glanced at my last post you know I went to Bariloche a few weeks ago. What you might not know is that while there Sam and I hung out quite a bit with Lina and Lauren from England. They're doing a two month trip around South America before they begin their lives as lawyers back home. After Bariloche they ended up following us back to Buenos Aires. OK, well not actually "following" us, but since we all got a long so great in Bariloche, they changed their bus tickets so we could all go to Buenos Aires together. So now they're here and we're here so all hung out this weekend to continue this beautiful friendship!
Friday was a day of exploring the gardens and food of Palermo. We all met at the Plaza Italia subte stop then continued to the Japanese Garden. I got there a little early (the green line is so fast!) and had time to walk through the Palermo botanical garden. Opposite of the heat Wisconsin has been hit with lately, the leaves are changing here and it's starting to cool down. I do miss the hot summer weather i'm used to in June, but at least fall makes for a great day to explore parks!
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| Jardin Japones |
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| So many koi fish |
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| Lauren being oh so zen, ommm |
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| Yerba plants in the Botanical Garden |
After the gardens we moved on to the food part of our day. First we stopped at Mexican restaurant close to Plaza Italia. Sam and I both had fajitas, which were great. We were going to walk around a while more after lunch, but the cold got to us and we ended up stopping at the first café we saw for hot coffee and tea. The fact that this café had heavenly cakes in the window may have had something to do with it too :)
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| Carne Fajita Lunch |
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| Rainbow Cake: Vanilla cake, cream cheese frosting with a hint of coconut. Amazing. |
Saturday we met up with the girls again for some quality Recoleta Fería time. Sam and I introduced the girls to pan rellena, bread stuffed with cheese and other toppings of your choice. While we sat on the grass eating lunch, we got to laugh at some little boys palying around the area. It doesn't matter where you are, little kids will play by pretending to be supped-up flying robots or chasing each other with rocks and sticks. Afterwards, we went to a coffee shop nearby. I took this opportunity to order my first submarino! It's like hot chocolate, but made differently. It is hot milk with a melted chocolate bar stirred in. So yeah, delicious.
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| Submarino |
Through out the weekend Lauren, Lina, Sam, and I were noting the words we use and how they vary in the U.S from England. Here are some of the different words we use to describe the same thing:
U.S U.K
Chips Crisps
French Fries Chips
Fanny Pack Bum Bag
I know there are more, but will have to add them when the girls get back from Iguazu and can remind me. Until then, besos!
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