Meat, Tango and Trains

This country, just like Uruguay, is crazy for meat. We got a ´parrilla´for dinner last night and it was literally a pile of meat. Sirloin, sausage, chicken, liver, intestine, and other stuff that I am not sure about, graced the giant mound o meat. We have since been trying to balance it out with empanadas containing a variety of veggies.

Tango is huge here. Many bars and restaurants feature tango shows, which is where a couple dances on a stage as a dinner entertainment. Our was OK and the tango is certainly captivating to watch.

Yesterday we got a special treat. A friend from North Carolina has family here in Buenos Aires. Yesterday we connected with her brother and sister in law. We got an excellent tour of the city with explanation of various parts and historic sights. We also got to see some of the urban barrios that arent acessible by subway or foot and it was a lot of fun to see and a lot of fun to meet and hang out with locals. We also got to eat a fantastic lunch at a really unique little cafe. (Thanks Laura and Danny!) We also learned from them, as they were preparing to go to a wedding at night, that typical weddings last from 9pm until about 6am. That is a serious party.

We tried yesterday to take another form of transportation in taking a train. Different from the subway, this is actually what you think of when you think of Amtrak or the likes. Unfortunately, the train broke about 15 minutes in and after waiting about a half hour, we decided to hop off and make our way back into town.

We plan to lounge around in a cafe or two today and relax until time to head back across the city to our bus to the north. For those trying to follow on a map, we will be at the top northeast corner of Argentina, on the border with Brazil and very close to the border with Paraguay.

Apparently USB ports were more popular in the rural area we were previously in, as we havent come across any here (though we havent sent any time looking). This means no pictures for a while.