Sunshine and Street Fairs

Greetings Friends and Family!

Yesterday after posting, I retired to my themed boudoir -- every room is different, and mine features a famous Argentine crooner of Tango fame. A little cheezy, it's absolutely perfect, and wonderfully cozy.

I crashed hard for a few hours, but woke in time for a late dinner (though still early by Argentine standards). I slipped on some pretty sandals and wandered out in search of my evening meal. My footsteps led me back to the familiar square I'd visited earlier in the day. And using the old tourist wisdom of eating where the locals eat, I passed many fancy, dimly lit steak houses with English translated menus on their windows, until I found a big pizzaria, filled to bursting with chatter and laughter, and doing a brisk takeout business. My waiter was patient as I stumbled through the menu (thank Heaven pizza and mozzarella are the same in all languages). The pizza was fab! Stuffed, I retreated back to my Tango Singer digs, my compliments to the chef still ringing in my ears.

This morning, I slept wonderfully late but still hit the streets as the city was waking up. A simple breakfast of coffee and croissant took me to the La Boca district I'd failed to reach yesterday. It was choc-a-bloc with tourists like me; Though I didn't encounter any Americans, there were tons of Brits. We all reveled in the sunshine, and as the afternoon went on, it grew positively warm! Tons of pics later, I returned via the San Telmo Street Market which is easily a mile long, both sides of the street lined with artists, leather goods, trinkets, street performers, empanadas, tango dancers, and music, music everywhere. I lunched cheaply on a slice of specialty pizza -- flakey pastry dough with tomatoes, cheese, ham, and eggs, for only 7ARS (less than US$2) and invested my savings in tourist trinkets at the Market. A wonderful day.

I'm so excited for tomorrow and Murray's arrival which signals the beginning of our Grand Trek. I will set up my cell phone this afternoon (since I forgot all about it yesterday).

Love you all!

Tory