Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Buenos Aires for the weekend

So I went to Buenos Aires for the first time this past Fri-Sun - the first thing you notice when you get off the bus there is how incredibly big the whole place is. When you get off at the station in Córdoba you can see about 3o platforms for the buses to park, but at the BA station you can't even see the end of the rows of spaces. I got to go see the Casa Rosada, the presidential residence, and the Cementerio de la Recoleta, which is comparable to Arlington National Cemetery; lots of military and political leaders are buried there. Also go to go to a soccer game of one of the most popular teams in Argentina at this huge stadium - those fans make SEC Football look like a tennis match. They come in to the stadium shooting off fireworks and banging on drums and chanting and they literally don't stop the singing and chanting until halftime, and then they pick it back up for the second period. On top of that most of the game they're jumping up and down and throwing stuff around the stadium and whatnot. Lots of fun. 

Thought y'all would enjoy this video - it's a tango demonstration I saw in this place called San Telmo, which has an enormous artisans/antiques market every Sunday. Hope everybody's doing well - take care and talk to y'all soon.