Age of Aquarius
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Last Days in Buenos Aires
We spent the last few days in BA visiting our favorite parks and plazas and gorging our already overstuffed belly's with empanadas and Quilmes cerveza. During that time we started reminiscing about all the good times, annnnnnnd bad times we had in good 'ol Argentina, and thanks to our efforts we established the Best/Worst Awards. As always we didn't quite agree on what should win the award for every category, but in my opinion I think these sparkling memories deserve their praise.
Annnnnd the BEST AWARDS go to...
BUS RIDE: From BA to Iguazu, the first taste of spinach and a ripped off version of the new Batman movie to lull us to sleep in our cushy almost-recline-all-the-way seats. Perfect!
HOSTEL: Hostel-inn Iguazu, five star swear to god!
ICE CREAM: Corner shop in San Telmo, Buenos Aires. It was so hot outside and they always give you two scoops of heaping wonderful cooling pre-diabetic treats.
BEER/DRINK: El Bolson con frambuesa beer, mmmmmmmmmmmm.
PARTY NIGHT: Cordoba with six guys who serenaded sappy love songs around a guitar, then took me out dancing to techno remixes until dawn... and of course one was an army guy :)
MUSEUM: Museo del Mar sea shell museum, over 30,000 glittering sea shells. So pretty.
OVERALL TOWN: Mar del Plata, gorgeous little ocean town with surprisingly completely intact sidewalks.
EMPANADA'S: TIE! J&B Son in Cordoba with over 60 different kinds of Emps, and San Marino in Mar del Plata, because they were almost gourmet, and they had wine.
ILLEGAL ACTIVITY: Chewing coco leaves on a tour bus through the Salta mountins (just to put everyone at ease it isn't entirely illegal as they sell the leaves in the store).
LOOK-A-LIKE: Gulian to Charlie in Cordoba. Swear to god its his long lost Argintinian birth twin.
VEGETARIAN MEAL: The Green Apple in Mendoza, wonderful veggie buffet and a bean casserole to die for!
CARNIVOROUS MEAL: Lamb ravioli in the Jauja restaurant in El Bolson.
HANGOVER BREAKFAST: Huevos fritos and papas fritas in the Mar del Plata bus station. Saved our lives.
DESSERT: Green Apple flan, AMAZING!
PURCHASE: My big yellow luggage purse. I love it!
TOUR: Salta Mountains and salt flats, absolutely breathtaking scenery
NATIONAL PRODUCT BRAND: Ser, makes everything from dairy to meat product. My favorite was the yogurt. Good firmness consistency.
MALE ROOMMATES: The mates from New Zealand who we roomed with in Salta. Eric wins this award hands down because he recounted for at least 4 hours the entire Rocky and Rambo series with accurate quotes, voices, and behind the scenes extras from the directors cut. Awesome!
FEMALE ROOMMATES: Charlotte and Kattie from the farm, rooming with them definitely saved my butt from going loco.
BEEFCAKE: oohhhhhhh, this one is another TIE! The very first beefcake we encountered from Millhouse in BA was a fabulous tight shirted security guard who winked at me every time I entered the hostel. Beefcake number 2 comes from Cordoba with his bulging biceps and euro mullet.
QUOTE: This one I think sums up the relentlessness of Argie men who I think live by the motto, resistance is key... "Pssssst, Julia... Tienes un novio?" from our hot doctor roommate, whispered in the dark from his bunk bed. Hilarious!
As I am running out of time on my internet card the WORST AWARDS will have to wait for the next post. Love you guys, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE reading your comments, so keep writing them!
XOXOXOXOX
Annnnnd the BEST AWARDS go to...
BUS RIDE: From BA to Iguazu, the first taste of spinach and a ripped off version of the new Batman movie to lull us to sleep in our cushy almost-recline-all-the-way seats. Perfect!
HOSTEL: Hostel-inn Iguazu, five star swear to god!
ICE CREAM: Corner shop in San Telmo, Buenos Aires. It was so hot outside and they always give you two scoops of heaping wonderful cooling pre-diabetic treats.
BEER/DRINK: El Bolson con frambuesa beer, mmmmmmmmmmmm.
PARTY NIGHT: Cordoba with six guys who serenaded sappy love songs around a guitar, then took me out dancing to techno remixes until dawn... and of course one was an army guy :)
MUSEUM: Museo del Mar sea shell museum, over 30,000 glittering sea shells. So pretty.
OVERALL TOWN: Mar del Plata, gorgeous little ocean town with surprisingly completely intact sidewalks.
EMPANADA'S: TIE! J&B Son in Cordoba with over 60 different kinds of Emps, and San Marino in Mar del Plata, because they were almost gourmet, and they had wine.
ILLEGAL ACTIVITY: Chewing coco leaves on a tour bus through the Salta mountins (just to put everyone at ease it isn't entirely illegal as they sell the leaves in the store).
LOOK-A-LIKE: Gulian to Charlie in Cordoba. Swear to god its his long lost Argintinian birth twin.
VEGETARIAN MEAL: The Green Apple in Mendoza, wonderful veggie buffet and a bean casserole to die for!
CARNIVOROUS MEAL: Lamb ravioli in the Jauja restaurant in El Bolson.
HANGOVER BREAKFAST: Huevos fritos and papas fritas in the Mar del Plata bus station. Saved our lives.
DESSERT: Green Apple flan, AMAZING!
PURCHASE: My big yellow luggage purse. I love it!
TOUR: Salta Mountains and salt flats, absolutely breathtaking scenery
NATIONAL PRODUCT BRAND: Ser, makes everything from dairy to meat product. My favorite was the yogurt. Good firmness consistency.
MALE ROOMMATES: The mates from New Zealand who we roomed with in Salta. Eric wins this award hands down because he recounted for at least 4 hours the entire Rocky and Rambo series with accurate quotes, voices, and behind the scenes extras from the directors cut. Awesome!
FEMALE ROOMMATES: Charlotte and Kattie from the farm, rooming with them definitely saved my butt from going loco.
BEEFCAKE: oohhhhhhh, this one is another TIE! The very first beefcake we encountered from Millhouse in BA was a fabulous tight shirted security guard who winked at me every time I entered the hostel. Beefcake number 2 comes from Cordoba with his bulging biceps and euro mullet.
QUOTE: This one I think sums up the relentlessness of Argie men who I think live by the motto, resistance is key... "Pssssst, Julia... Tienes un novio?" from our hot doctor roommate, whispered in the dark from his bunk bed. Hilarious!
As I am running out of time on my internet card the WORST AWARDS will have to wait for the next post. Love you guys, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE reading your comments, so keep writing them!
XOXOXOXOX
posted by Juli at 2:16 AM
3 Comments:
FANTASTICO....You've got me drooling for ice cream, apple flan and cerveza frambuesa! AND we've got our new President Obama...I'm pretty elated, jubilant, ecstatic, joyful, celebratory and downright giddy! Enjoy all of it, my dear. JM4
Your Best & Worst list is a great, and very interesting reading, way to sum up the Argentinan adventures. And I see there are already many, many wonderful memories from your, "just begun," year of travels.
Aunt Judy, anxiously awaiting the "worst list"
Hi Juli~
What a great time you've shared with us in Argentina! Summing it all up with a Best/Worst Awards list a terrific way to reminisce. I found myself smiling as I remembered some of the places and experiences that received a spot on your Best list. (We love cerveza con frambuesas, tambien).
Looking forward to your Worst of Argentina list and on to your next journey.
It's a wonderful thing. Thank you!
Love and hugs,
Annis xo
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