Cemetary in Recoleta, Buenos Aires.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Longest bus trip yet... still ahead...
So today we will be leaving La Serena and heading to San Pedro Atacama. If you look on a map, you will see that the two are not very close... this bus trip might be up to 16 hours... so we are going to try and do most of it overnight. San Pedro is a place we did not expect to go to, but we have been hearing from everybody that it is not to be missed... it is a beautiful desert town filled with crazy sights and fun activities... from there we will be heading back to Argentina for a few days and then to Bolivia....
We hope that you have been enjoying the pictures we have posted.... last night we were fortunate enough to go to an observatory and look through a very large telescope.... we saw so many beautiful stars, the milky way, and of course the very bright moon.... this picture was taken through the telescope and is a good idea of what we were able to observe... enjoy!
We hope that you have been enjoying the pictures we have posted.... last night we were fortunate enough to go to an observatory and look through a very large telescope.... we saw so many beautiful stars, the milky way, and of course the very bright moon.... this picture was taken through the telescope and is a good idea of what we were able to observe... enjoy!
Saturday, September 26, 2009
unexpected beautiful chile..
this post is dedicated to the andes and our host carlos moya...
the last two days have been more culturally rich than our entire trip... our couchsurfing host is a very proud chilean who knows the history of his city like the back of his hand... he has taken us to many great places and introduced us to the beauty that is chile...
we´d also like to take a moment to give the respect and reverence that is due to the earth that is "the andes..."
the last two days have been more culturally rich than our entire trip... our couchsurfing host is a very proud chilean who knows the history of his city like the back of his hand... he has taken us to many great places and introduced us to the beauty that is chile...
we´d also like to take a moment to give the respect and reverence that is due to the earth that is "the andes..."
Thursday, September 24, 2009
On the Calle (road)
Hello from Mendoza one last time... we will be crossing the Andes today heading into Chile for the weekend... We were able to go rappeling, rafting, and horseback riding yesterday... it was beautiful and cold... but nonethless amazing... we will be posting pictures from our trip soon... remember to send us love... we really enjoy getting messages from you all...
besos!
besos!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Argentinisms... things we have observed...
Although currently in Mendoza, we stayed 12 days in BA and have decided to write a blog on all of the cultural differences we have noticed...
1. We shall begin with monedas.... donde estan las monedas??
Monedas are argentinian coins. In America, we can't stand pocket change, but in Argentina, monedas are scarce... We learned that when you melt monedas, they are worth more... so apparently, that's where they all go... unfortunately, this makes taking the bus a bit tricky (you need exact change). we usually have to make a trip to the store and figure out what to buy that will give us the most change back...
2. Portenos (ppl who live in Buenos Aires) are generally very nice. They have all been very friendly and are always more than willing to give directions to bus stops, ect. Although we have heard that even if they DONT know where something is they will still try to give directions, which is why its good to ask twice.
3. In the 80's, people wore sweatpants with fitted ankles. Apparently that style is back here... its hard to even describe how terrible these pants are so we are not going to try, but take our advice, they are an eyesore.
4. Walking advertisements. You know how people drive around cars with slogans and advertisements on them? Well here people are paid to hold up big signs in the middle of the road during red lights. Just kind of a funny site to see at first.
5. HEY CHE!! People say it all the time. It's like saying "man" or "friend." If you've ever seen the movie motorcyle diaries they refer to it (CHE guevara).
6. Yerba mate is a way of life. EVERYONE, and we mean everyone, drinks it. Its a drink, kind of like green tea that tastes earthy and bitter. People pretty much dont leave the house without their gourd, bombilla *straw", and canteen filled with hot water. Here its a religon.
7. You can smoke in bars.. and we dont just mean cigarettes....
8. People sell little useless things everywhere. We will be sitting at a cafe and some guy will just walk in off the street, place something on the table (cookies, stickers, book lights, CD's, phone cards, flashlights, ect). If you aren't interested you just leave it and they will come back around a minute later, collect it, and leave.
9. Night life starts LATE. Dinner at 11. Bars are free to enter until 2. They get packed around 3. You can still here the club music when the sun comes up at 6.30 and you can ride the train home at 7. The train is half filled with people coming home from the club and people starting their work day.
Here are some of our favorite pictures so far...
1. We shall begin with monedas.... donde estan las monedas??
Monedas are argentinian coins. In America, we can't stand pocket change, but in Argentina, monedas are scarce... We learned that when you melt monedas, they are worth more... so apparently, that's where they all go... unfortunately, this makes taking the bus a bit tricky (you need exact change). we usually have to make a trip to the store and figure out what to buy that will give us the most change back...
2. Portenos (ppl who live in Buenos Aires) are generally very nice. They have all been very friendly and are always more than willing to give directions to bus stops, ect. Although we have heard that even if they DONT know where something is they will still try to give directions, which is why its good to ask twice.
3. In the 80's, people wore sweatpants with fitted ankles. Apparently that style is back here... its hard to even describe how terrible these pants are so we are not going to try, but take our advice, they are an eyesore.
4. Walking advertisements. You know how people drive around cars with slogans and advertisements on them? Well here people are paid to hold up big signs in the middle of the road during red lights. Just kind of a funny site to see at first.
5. HEY CHE!! People say it all the time. It's like saying "man" or "friend." If you've ever seen the movie motorcyle diaries they refer to it (CHE guevara).
6. Yerba mate is a way of life. EVERYONE, and we mean everyone, drinks it. Its a drink, kind of like green tea that tastes earthy and bitter. People pretty much dont leave the house without their gourd, bombilla *straw", and canteen filled with hot water. Here its a religon.
7. You can smoke in bars.. and we dont just mean cigarettes....
8. People sell little useless things everywhere. We will be sitting at a cafe and some guy will just walk in off the street, place something on the table (cookies, stickers, book lights, CD's, phone cards, flashlights, ect). If you aren't interested you just leave it and they will come back around a minute later, collect it, and leave.
9. Night life starts LATE. Dinner at 11. Bars are free to enter until 2. They get packed around 3. You can still here the club music when the sun comes up at 6.30 and you can ride the train home at 7. The train is half filled with people coming home from the club and people starting their work day.
Here are some of our favorite pictures so far...
Beautiful La Boca... one of the most colorful neighborhoods in BA...
A very large flower sculpture in a park in Recoleta. It opens during the day and closes at sundown just like a real flower...
A skyline view of the cemetary in Recoleta where the rich, the famous, and Eva Peron are all buried.
Eva Perons grave.
A grave in the famous cemetary at Recoleta.
A very large flower sculpture in a park in Recoleta. It opens during the day and closes at sundown just like a real flower...
A skyline view of the cemetary in Recoleta where the rich, the famous, and Eva Peron are all buried.
Eva Perons grave.
A grave in the famous cemetary at Recoleta.besos! xoxo
Friday, September 11, 2009
BUENOS DIAS FROM BUENOS AIRES!!!
hey guys! we arrived safely in the city of tango to fall upon a couch surfing house with anything but argentinians. Our host Tolga has been VERY hospitable. He is from turkey as well as one of the other surfers here (Altug... pronounced eyetwo). There is also a girl our age here, Jane, from Germany. Tolga has been keeping us well fed and has been making sure our wine glasses are never empty. We didnt get to tolgas until late on wednesday night (sorry mom for the scare) but were still able to enjoy empanadas and local tango at a milonga, a place where you can see REAL tango dancing.
Yesterday, on our first full day, we succumbed to being true american tourists (we had to do it). We visited all the main sites in the citys center. We saw el teatro colon which was unfortunately closed for renovation. We saw the obelisco which was extremely falic.... and had an uncanny resemblance to the washington monument in D.C...
We walked along avenido corrientes which is one of the main drags through the city and stumbled upon a cute little cafe where we drank cafe con leche and tried our first churros! The best way to describe churros are fried cinnamon sticks with no cinnamon, but sprinkled with sugar and filled with dulce de leche which is carmelized milk... yum. We have yet to try chocolate covered churros but im sure we will get around to it. very soon.
We later walked to la plaza de mayo and saw casa rosada, the pink house, which is very similar to our version of the white house. except it is pink (if you couldnt guess). We came accross peru and florida street which are both pedestrain streets filled with vendors from all over south america and were able to refrain from buying anything and everything we could get our hands on.
We headed home after watching some street tango to find Tolga cooking a traditional turkish meal, rice and beans with ham (yes we did it. we ate ham. and liked it). We spent the rest of the evening teaching Tolga a traditional american card game and drinking red wine, white wine, and smurf wine (aka blue carcao with tequila).
Today we are headed to Tigre, a town on the water front, with Tolga and our fellow surfers, to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air (by the way its COLD here so enjoy the end of summer back home).
We miss everyone and send our love. Feel free to send us emails letting US know how YOU are doing back in the states. We would love to hear from everyone.
Nos hablamos pronto!!!
xo
Yesterday, on our first full day, we succumbed to being true american tourists (we had to do it). We visited all the main sites in the citys center. We saw el teatro colon which was unfortunately closed for renovation. We saw the obelisco which was extremely falic.... and had an uncanny resemblance to the washington monument in D.C...
We walked along avenido corrientes which is one of the main drags through the city and stumbled upon a cute little cafe where we drank cafe con leche and tried our first churros! The best way to describe churros are fried cinnamon sticks with no cinnamon, but sprinkled with sugar and filled with dulce de leche which is carmelized milk... yum. We have yet to try chocolate covered churros but im sure we will get around to it. very soon.
We later walked to la plaza de mayo and saw casa rosada, the pink house, which is very similar to our version of the white house. except it is pink (if you couldnt guess). We came accross peru and florida street which are both pedestrain streets filled with vendors from all over south america and were able to refrain from buying anything and everything we could get our hands on.
We headed home after watching some street tango to find Tolga cooking a traditional turkish meal, rice and beans with ham (yes we did it. we ate ham. and liked it). We spent the rest of the evening teaching Tolga a traditional american card game and drinking red wine, white wine, and smurf wine (aka blue carcao with tequila).
Today we are headed to Tigre, a town on the water front, with Tolga and our fellow surfers, to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air (by the way its COLD here so enjoy the end of summer back home).
We miss everyone and send our love. Feel free to send us emails letting US know how YOU are doing back in the states. We would love to hear from everyone.
Nos hablamos pronto!!!
xo
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