Warning: out of order post š. I have been trying to get this to publish for almost 36 hours. Definitely still getting use to this whole blog thing. But here it is now (hopefully):
We spent our Saturday in Buenos Aires doing ānormal thingsā. One of the reasons that we are taking this trip is that we needed to get away from normal. A reminder of what ānormalā looked like before leaving Chicago: Monday through Friday was up at 5 to head into work until 6 or 7 or 8 at night. Two or three times a week, Michael would have work events in the evenings, and we had soccer on Monday nights and I had Spanish class on Tuesdays. The weekends were then either spent recovering from the week or traveling to visit family/friends. We did a lot of things that we really loved and got to spend a lot of time with people who we love, but it was exhausting.
So to say that we are going to have a normal Saturday, what Iām really saying is that I wanted to have a normal Saturday as Iād like to believe other 30 somethings who donāt have kids spend their Saturdays. So we did that. We woke up and went for runs. Michael did 13.1 miles and I ran and walked for about 2.5 hours through a beautiful nature reserve right in downtown BA. A lot of other people were out and about, running, biking, walking and bird watching. Lots of bird watchers.
After our leisurely morning, we decided to go out and explore the city. We spent the majority of our day in the neighborhood of Recoleta. There, we went to Cementerio de la Recolata. Michael and I took a tour of St. Louis cemetery in New Orleans and they are really incredible. But this put that cemetery to shame. Elaborate mausoleums are lined up ā some with beautiful statues, some with detailed stained glass windows, and most with altars inside.
Conveniently, Buller Brewery was across the street from the cemetery, so we popped over there for a few beers and lunch. After this, we hung out in an expat bar for a few hours watching the Georgia/Auburn football game and the Ireland/Denmark World Cup qualifier.
We ended our normal Saturday. with an incredible meal at La Carniceria, a parrilla that is delicious but casual and popular with locals. Thanks to Idania for help making reservations!
Just a nice little Saturday.