Justen and Aaron had been talking about coming to visit us for a long time, and they finally made the trip from August 20-27th! Unfortunately, Jill was in the states visiting her family during that time so she wasn't able to spend time with the boys. But it was really nice to have them visit, and I had a great time hanging out with them. Amazingly, the boys were able to take the bus from the airport to our apartment without any trouble, but since I had forgotten to tell them what our apartment number was, they had a bit of difficulty getting in! Once we connected, we ate beef empanadas and drank Malbec wine, and that night, we headed to a parilla so the boys could try Argentine steak! Afterward, we hung out at Jill B. and Elana's apartment in Palermo.
The following day, we walked through San Telmo up to Plaza de Mayo and toured Casa Rosada (the pink house, which was made famous in Evita starring Madonna). From there, we walked north along Florida street, famous for it's shopping, until we reached plaza San Martin. Then we walked east to Puerto Madero, from which we walked south back to our apartment in San Telmo. It was a lot of walking, but it's one of the best ways to see the city and the best way to pack a lot in! On Sunday, we spent time at both the Feria de Mataderos and the Feria in San Telmo. Artisans sell handmade goods and foods at these ferias, and in Mataderos there are some fun shows with dancers and gauchos to watch as well. On different days, we spent time in Recoleta, the boys learned how to tango dance at the annual Tango festival, we had hot chocolate and churros at a bar notable, the boys went to Uruguay, we went to Chinatown and we went hung out north of the city in Tigre.
We packed a lot of fun activities in, but I also enjoyed spending time just relaxing and hanging out with Justen and Aaron. We also ate a lot of delicious foods, and to top off the whole week, the boys took me to their favorite buffet to celebrate. It was really nice having them here, and I hope they can visit another time in another place!
We're Traveling!
Hey, we haven't really had time to keep our blog updated lately! We've been pretty busy leaving Buenos Aires, and it's really difficult to find time to write blog entries since we're both writing about 20-30 articles for our jobs while we're traveling continuously this month! We left Buenos Aires on Nov. 14th, we're headed to Chile, then up to Peru, and then back home in time for the holidays! So we may not add any words anytime soon, but they will come eventually. For now, we'll continue posting some pictures of what we've been up to lately!
Welcome to our Blog!
This blog is a way for us to keep in touch with family and friends and a place to write about our experiences here in South America. We've already learned in our first few days here that it's going to take a lot to make our time here what we want it to be. We have the will and we're finding our way...
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