Sunday we had an early start so we could catch a bus to the
neighborhood of Recoleta. This area of
town is a little ritzier than downtown where we are staying. Ana led us to the National Library, but it
was closed for the holiday weekend. Her
mentor years ago designed the building so she was able to explain to us the
main design ideas. Nearby is a Sunday
market packed with handmade arts and souvenirs.
For the first time on the trip I did some souvenir shopping; I also
bought a cup of coffee at Starbucks. Well, Ana bought it for me. Coffee is happiness in a cup. I bought a painting for myself and gifts for
a few other people. It was so much fun
to walk around and see what they all had to offer.
After a few hours in Recoleta, we headed to a Sunday market
in San Telmo. We did not buy as much in
this market but it was just as impressive.
We bought lunch from the market and headed to Ana’s to meet back up with
the group.
Ana and Spodek had lunch with Ana’s brother while we were at the San Telmo market. We were supposed to meet them around 3 p.m. but they were late, so our group decided to head over to the neighborhood of Palermo without them. The bus ride to Palermo seemed like it took forever. We are told that traffic in the city is bad because of the holiday weekend. Once we finally got there our group walked around the Botanical gardens headed towards a street called Honduras. We were able to get a message from Ana over wifi to meet at a bar on Honduras, which was a total coincidence because we were already headed there.
I found myself on market overload because once we arrived at Honduras Street, we found another market. We quickly passed through and found Ana and Spodek at a bar close by. The neighborhood of Palermo reminds me a lot of a high end European city. There are several fashion and design stores. Palermo also is THE place to be for “young people”, as Ana would say. We wandered around for a bit to see the area, and then headed back to the hostel via subway.
Ana and Spodek had lunch with Ana’s brother while we were at the San Telmo market. We were supposed to meet them around 3 p.m. but they were late, so our group decided to head over to the neighborhood of Palermo without them. The bus ride to Palermo seemed like it took forever. We are told that traffic in the city is bad because of the holiday weekend. Once we finally got there our group walked around the Botanical gardens headed towards a street called Honduras. We were able to get a message from Ana over wifi to meet at a bar on Honduras, which was a total coincidence because we were already headed there.
I found myself on market overload because once we arrived at Honduras Street, we found another market. We quickly passed through and found Ana and Spodek at a bar close by. The neighborhood of Palermo reminds me a lot of a high end European city. There are several fashion and design stores. Palermo also is THE place to be for “young people”, as Ana would say. We wandered around for a bit to see the area, and then headed back to the hostel via subway.
This weekend was a great, but we walked sooooo much. My feet and knees are ready for a break. We walked about 10 miles on Saturaday and 11
miles on Sunday. If I don’t lose a little
weight by the end of this trip, there must be something wrong.
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