Late this morning, after learning the truck would not be ready until tomorrow morning, I convinced Peter to go out and about. Our first time navigating and interacting with folks in the city without a chaperone! We walked partway and decided to take a taxi the rest of the way to 'el centro'. Arriving downtown, we checked out the nearest bookstore for maps of the city (to find our way home) and of the country (to navigate to the Chaco). We spent most of our time wandering through the line of outdoor booths set up in the city park buying souvenirs and gift for friends and loved ones. We visited one of our favorites restaurants, Lido-Bar. They have the best fresh made jugo (manzana, durazno, tutti-frutti, pina, pera) and empanadas around! We indulged in an empanada de pescada (fish) and I had jugo de pina. At the Lido-Bar we determined how to get home, laying out our newly purchased map on the bar-top that curves irregularly around the entire room and encircles the area where the waitresses are. We walked a bit out of town, then hailed and cab and were dropped at our local supermercado Lambarde. A most enjoyable time.
Friday, October 06, 2006
The First Outing
Late this morning, after learning the truck would not be ready until tomorrow morning, I convinced Peter to go out and about. Our first time navigating and interacting with folks in the city without a chaperone! We walked partway and decided to take a taxi the rest of the way to 'el centro'. Arriving downtown, we checked out the nearest bookstore for maps of the city (to find our way home) and of the country (to navigate to the Chaco). We spent most of our time wandering through the line of outdoor booths set up in the city park buying souvenirs and gift for friends and loved ones. We visited one of our favorites restaurants, Lido-Bar. They have the best fresh made jugo (manzana, durazno, tutti-frutti, pina, pera) and empanadas around! We indulged in an empanada de pescada (fish) and I had jugo de pina. At the Lido-Bar we determined how to get home, laying out our newly purchased map on the bar-top that curves irregularly around the entire room and encircles the area where the waitresses are. We walked a bit out of town, then hailed and cab and were dropped at our local supermercado Lambarde. A most enjoyable time.
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Hey Khara! Sounds like you're having a great time down there and adjusting to life in South America; the boarding house sounds awesome and right up your alley! Sorry to hear about the lack of birds though and I hope you guys find some soon...Thanks for the posts!
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