Back in Buenos Aires

Krista and I took a looong overnight bus ride from Iguazu Falls to Buenos Aires. We wanted to change up our neighborhood from our previous hostel what was located in the Microcenter to the trendy hood known as Palermo. Our first night we stayed in Palermo house... who ever wrote the positive, glowing review we read about the place was clearly blind because everything was covered in mold, ehh nasty... nice staff though. She and I spent the next several days wondering around Buenos Aires, sampling delicious vegetarian restaurants and chatting. We found the cutest and cleanest hostel in Palermo called the EcoPalermo, thus far Palermo was one of our favorite areas in BsAs, it is more artsy and clean than the Microcenter where we stayed for our first few days in the city. The shopping, restaurants and night life are awesome here! Though we have seen a few odd sights... for example, the other day we were just walking along the street, minding our own business when a man walked around the corner with precisely one-half of one cow draped over his shoulders. So, I guess it is normal to deliver meat by hand here... Now, I am not a meat expert by any means but how sanitary is it to carry around a carcass on one´s back? Check out pics from post entitled ¨Frist Days in Buenos Aires,¨ for a visual of cow-man.



I have only been in Argentina a short time but it feels good. The city of Buenos Aires has a comfortable vibe, peaceful despite the 3.3 million people who live in the Capital Federal (and the nearly 13 million live in the province of Buenos Aires). Perhaps it is just my love of big cities that draws me to this place but perhaps there is more. From the little that I know of the area, the Latin culture is strong though it has been thoroughly integrated with many European cultures. The resulting amalgam is truly unique and has helped Buenos Aires earn its nickname of the Paris of Latin America.