Una visita calorosa a Belgrano
Hoy, después de comprar nuestro pasaje a Uruguay para la semana que viene, fuimos a Belgrano y, por suerte, tomamos el colectivo misterioso 29 (fíjate en este vídeo sobre el habla argentino). Los colectivos recorren toda la ciudad desde la Boca hasta el borde de la provincia así que es una manera muy fácil y económica de viajar dentro de la ciudad. Ahora mismo, mucha gente esta de vacaciones así que no tuvimos problemas en llegar en pocos minutos a la parada. Buscábamos un museo donde pensábamos estaba en Belgrano para pasar la tarde calurosa pero, al final, nos equivocamos en el mapa (o mejor dicho, el googlemaps se equivoco). Menos mal que al lado del museo histórico de Sarmiento hay un pequeño café y allí nos paramos para tomar un Quilmes y una picada.
(Pasar por el barrio chino - pequeño y caluroso y lleno de boliches y tiendas de regalos - nos dio un hambre increíble…)
El café es hecho de vidrio y por eso el ambiente es muy agradable y el aire acondicionado nos hizo muy bien en poco tiempo. Una cerveza, dos tapas (una berenjena en escabeche y un plato de hummus) y un platito de papas fritas nos salió $170 pesos (dentro de veinte dólares). Estaba bien la comida pero después de la cena anoche de cordero, papas al horno con romero y arvejas con cebollas y jamón no era nada especial.
Volvimos en colectivo cansados como dos zombies. Así es el verano porteño. Después de ducharnos con agua fría nos tiramos al sofá para leer y tomar la siesta. Hoy estaba a 39 grados a las diez y pico de la mañana así que pueden imaginar el calor por la tarde. Aunque la siesta es un placer de los españoles, los Argentinos no siguen la tradición a pesar del calor. Porque somos turistas, y porque somos re vagos, intentamos a experimentar todas las riquezas del mundo hispano que hay… incluso la siesta.
Today, after buying our tickets to Uruguay for next week, we went to Belgrano and, thanks to a little luck took, the mysterious bus 29 (check out the link above to learn more about bus 29 and argentine speech). The buses zigzag the entire city and provide service from La Boca to the border of the province of Buenos Aires, making it an easy and economical way to travel within the city. Right now, most people are on vacation so we didn't have any problems (or delays) in arriving at our stop in a few short minutes. We were looking for a museum that we thought was in Belgrano where we hoped to spend the afternoon heat, but we misread the map (or better yet, Googlemaps mistook the address). At least there is a small cafe beside the museum we did find. So, that is where we stopped for a Quilmes (local beer) and a picada (savoury afternoon snack much like Spanish tapas).
Walking around Chinatown - small, hot and full of little restaurants and gift shops - made us very hungry….
The cafe is largely made of glass, giving it a very agreeable feeling, and the air-conditioning did us the world of good in no time. A beer, two small appetizers (pickled spicy eggplant and a dish of hummus) as well as a helping of french fries cost about $170 pesos (just under $20). The food was alright, but after our dinner of roast lamb, crispy baked potatoes with rosemary and a side of peas with caramelised onions and ham our luncheon was nothing to write home about - although I guess I just did.
We came back to Palermo tired and virtually zombies. That is summer for you around here. After showering with cold water we threw ourselves onto the sofa to read and take a nap. Today it was 39 degrees celsius at about ten in the morning so you can imagine the heat by afternoon. Although the "siesta", or afternoon nap, is a Spanish tradition the Argentines don't make it a habit despite the heat. Because we are tourists - and really lazy to boot - we are trying to experience all of the various delicacies the hispanic world has to offer us - including the siesta.
Hasta el 2014,
Sarita
Today, after buying our tickets to Uruguay for next week, we went to Belgrano and, thanks to a little luck took, the mysterious bus 29 (check out the link above to learn more about bus 29 and argentine speech). The buses zigzag the entire city and provide service from La Boca to the border of the province of Buenos Aires, making it an easy and economical way to travel within the city. Right now, most people are on vacation so we didn't have any problems (or delays) in arriving at our stop in a few short minutes. We were looking for a museum that we thought was in Belgrano where we hoped to spend the afternoon heat, but we misread the map (or better yet, Googlemaps mistook the address). At least there is a small cafe beside the museum we did find. So, that is where we stopped for a Quilmes (local beer) and a picada (savoury afternoon snack much like Spanish tapas).
Walking around Chinatown - small, hot and full of little restaurants and gift shops - made us very hungry….
The cafe is largely made of glass, giving it a very agreeable feeling, and the air-conditioning did us the world of good in no time. A beer, two small appetizers (pickled spicy eggplant and a dish of hummus) as well as a helping of french fries cost about $170 pesos (just under $20). The food was alright, but after our dinner of roast lamb, crispy baked potatoes with rosemary and a side of peas with caramelised onions and ham our luncheon was nothing to write home about - although I guess I just did.
We came back to Palermo tired and virtually zombies. That is summer for you around here. After showering with cold water we threw ourselves onto the sofa to read and take a nap. Today it was 39 degrees celsius at about ten in the morning so you can imagine the heat by afternoon. Although the "siesta", or afternoon nap, is a Spanish tradition the Argentines don't make it a habit despite the heat. Because we are tourists - and really lazy to boot - we are trying to experience all of the various delicacies the hispanic world has to offer us - including the siesta.
Hasta el 2014,
Sarita
