...And The Hiatus Is Over

Hi!

Lo siento for the little hiatus there. I've unfortunately been a little under-the-weather and thus, have been inside staying warm rather than sightseeing. However, yesterday, for work, I was sent to Belgrano, another barrio in Buenos Aires in the opposite direction of downtown. Belgrano is a very residential area, although its main drag, Avenida Cabildo, is an extremely busy thoroughfare that reminded me of El Microcentro (downtown).

Off to the side of the main Avenue, the streets are tree-lined and you get into a more suburban neighborhood area. I walked by a few schools and I noticed that there were bars on every door and every window, but the kids looked happy playing soccer in the main dirt/sand area for recess.

Nearby my apartment I have found the most delicious little bakery, Il Panino. I think the owners might be Italians, but all of their pastries and facturas are Argentine and wonderful! There are these little breakfast pastries called "Medialunas" which are Argentine croissants, and Alfajores, which are basically cookies filled with dulce de leche. Breakfast here is like dessert, coffee, pastries, cookies (except they do often eat meat for breakfast too).

On Saturday, my friends and I went to a bar nearby owned by an expat called Sugar (the first picture) to watch the US play Ghana. It was wild! The bar was FILLED to the brim with Americans. They had set up a huge screen and everybody was packed in close. The food was exactly what you need when watching a sporting match - french fries, hamburgers, nachos, you name it? They had it.

I'm not sure what we're doing tonight, but I will make sure to keep you posted.

Love you all,

Ciao,

Sam