I admit: I'm a soon-to-be college graudate who is not as involved or interested in politics as she should be. Imagine my surprise when I decided to tag along to a tour of La Casa Rosada, the office of the President of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner-, and liked it. I have never been to the White House, so I kind of feel this makes up for it. My camera took awful pictures from inside, so I had to steal some from Rachel, my generous roommate. 
Salón de Eva Perón, the First Lady of Argentina until her death in 1952.
Me, Tucker Hyde, Rachel Schmidlin.
Plaza de Mayo
La Casa Rosada
The tour was pretty interesting, and the tour guide would speak in English, then in Spanish so it was nice to be able to pick out the things she was saying in both languages. After the tour was finished, Alexis, Tucker, Rachel and I journeyed to San Telmo, a nearby neighborhood (barrio). We went to eat at the Pride Café where we enjoyed delicious food and had a hilarious waiter.
* Highlight * Tucker almost fell out of his chair.
A few feet away from where we were eating there was a market only open on Sundays, so obviously we had to partake. This was my absolute favorite. I have been dying to check out hand-made, authentic crafts and up until now I had come up empty handed. The cobble stoned streets were lined with people selling everything from clothes to empanadas. After getting separated, the group found our way to a community tango show. At first, we thought that we where going to witness a pair of professionals tearing it up on the makeshift dance floor, but as it turned out it was a free-for-all. Even the lovely old couple sitting in front of us went out to show off their moves.
Afterwards we made our way to Puerto Madero, a neighborhood very close to San Telmo. When we arrived it was nighttime and we got to see the beautiful city lights reflecting on the water. My cell phone camera is sub-par apparently so my pictures definitely did not do it justice, but it at least gives you an idea:
Just a big boat we stumbled upon.
This white pointy thing is called El Puente de la Mujer (the bridge of the woman) which we went on seeings how it was international woman's day!
Everything was absolutely breathtaking, and it was a perfect end to a Sunday night. Well, the four of us went our separate ways but of course Rachel and I decided we needed some food in our lives. So the REAL end to our Sunday night comes in the form of pizza, beer, and ice cream.
It was a perfect day in my book. I am thankful to have made such amazing friends, who I can continue to make memories with. My new friend Alexis suggested that we make a list of awesome (free) things that we can do in the city, so I hope that is soon to come. Chau! -xox
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