As most of you know, or at least can deduce, my parents were in Argentina for the past 10 days! They got here last Thursday and they just left this morning! It really was a wonderful visit!
The Friday after they arrived, we took a nice bike tour of parts of Buenos Aires. It was a good way for my parents to be introduced to the city and a great way for Bot and I to see some of the barrios (neighborhoods) that we hadn't yet visited! It was a beautiful day and our tour guide was fantastic!
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Our stop in La Boca on our bike tour |
My dad even got a flat tire on our trip. No problem, our guide used her spare to repair it (much to the frustration of my dad, who LOVES to fix things on his own). About 10 minutes later, another girl on our tour got a flat...unfortunately our tour guide didn't have anything to replace it with, so the adventure commenced as we went 'off route' to find someplace to fix the flat! It ended up being very entertaining!
Friday, my mom and I headed out of the city to do some horseback riding! Our taxi driver took us about 30 minutes outside of the city and we met a woman from Holland who came to Argentina about 2 years ago and started her horseback riding company. It was fantastic, the three of us rode for about 5 hours all around a gorgeous park/forest! Unlike in the US, we were able to canter at our own leisure. For those of you not horse-savvy, cantering is when the horse gains some speed and sort of jogs. Almost everywhere that my mom and I have been horseback riding in the past, they never quite let us canter the way we want to. So we thoroughly enjoyed it!
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| My mom tried her first maté . . . don't think she LOVED it |
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| Cantering |
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| Even though I can't stand these ridiculous hats/helmets, I added this pictures! |
Sunday was, of course, Easter! We spent the day doing some walking around the city. Unfortunately, I wasn't feeling too well so I spent some time resting. But my parents experience San Telmo, a wonderful fair every Sunday with hundreds of vendors. After some adventures, we made it to church! Not so sure my parents got too much out of the service, since it was all in Spanish. But they got to experience a Spanish church service!
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| Easter Sunday! As the Greeks say: "Cristos anesti. Alithos anesti" (Christ is risen. He is risen indeed) |
Monday-Wednesday, while I had classes, they took a trip to Iguazu Falls which is North of Buenos Aires. They said it was incredible. It's a trip I'll be making with Bot and her parents once they get here! So I won't say much more about it, since I'm sure I'll have a blog entry about it in a few weeks :)
The recounting of the week cannot be complete without me mentioning the MANY fantastic meals we enjoyed! My parents tried their first 'asado' (barbecued meat) here in Buenos Aires! Even I must say, it was delicious! Among other things, we had milanesa, hamburguesas, chivito, empanadas and so much more!
Along with all the food we ate, my parents got to experience riding the subte (subway) in Buenos Aires. The first few times, they got lucky, but one night, we had to take the subway when it was especially crowded. Much to their dismay, we packed ourselves onto the subway! At one point, my dad even experienced a pickpocket attempt on him! Always an adventure in Argentina!
Yesterday (Friday) we boarded a ferry and headed to Uruguay!! Colonia is a colonial town in Uruguay that has a lot of history to it. Again, it was a beautiful day and we enjoyed the weather while taking lots and lots of pictures (as always)
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| Bot and I trying to spice up our pictures a little a bit, so I tried a new pose! |
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| Scaling the side of an old convent in Uruguay |
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| FAMILY in Uruguay |
Last night, we headed to Cafe Tortoni. A famous cafe here in BsAs. We went to see a Tango show. To our surprise, the food was quite horrible! BUT the show was great. My parents got to experience a bit of the Tango culture here in Argentina. And we had a good last night together, enjoying ourselves!
It was such a speical treat for my parents to visit me. I know how blessed I am for them to be able to make this trip. I know that neither of them ever thought they'd be visiting ARGENTINA. But, another place to check off of the list of places visited! I miss them already! But I'm so happy we got to spend time together.
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| Waiting for the Tango show to start! |
Thanks for coming, Mom & Dad! Love you!
Well, signing out. Muchas gracias for following my Argentine life!
Cariños,
-C
Ahh sounds so exciting! I wish I could come visit too!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you had a good Easter with the family