Buenos Aires is Kick-Ass

I love this place. I could see myself living here if given the opportunity, however small that chance may be...

Last night, we rang in New Years with a roof-top BBQ at the hostel and then headed off to the most AMAZING club I`ve ever seen in my life. It was called Opera House and it had just re-opened after some renovations. I`ll have to post the pictures later. This place was simply indescribable, but I`ll give it a shot. It`s this giant place, designed after the Sydney Opera House, complete with 5 different rooms and different music in each one. It has a retractable roof and sits on the water in a part of town called Puerto Madero. I went with these 3 guys I had met in the hostel who were really fun. One was from England, another from Australia, and the last from Nepal. We got there at about 2 AM, and I lasted until about 5. At about that time, the pizza craving kicked in and I was on a mission. I found a cab and headed back towards the hostel in search of some late-night grub. I don`t remember much, but I do recall the looks and laughs from the guys who worked there as I SLAMMED down about 4 or 5 slices. I woke up this morning, went down to the lobby, and slept on the couch for about 2 or 3 hours. It is hot as hell down here right now. Today, it was something like 115 degrees. I do have a wall unit AC in my room (that everyone is jealous about), but it kicks off at 10 AM. I tried to sleep it off there, but that was tough, given that I went to sleep at 6. I don`t know how the Argentinians do it...

Today was an unexpected adventure. I headed down to the Puerto Madero part of town for some sightseeing and decided to grab lunch at a local restaurant. Yes, it`s true, Argentinian steak is the best in the world, and I`m proving it to myself day after day. I haven`t had to use a knife yet. So anyway, I stepped into a restaurant and grabbed a loin steak covered in Roquefort cheese. I overheard a guy trying to ask a waiter what a certain word meant, so I decided to step in and help out. I casually talked with these three guys, who were all from the US, while eating and eventually moved over to their table. We ended up hanging out for a couple of hours and then went to the boat terminal and booked tickets to Uruguay for tomorrow. We will be sitting in first class, which means free booze for the 50 minute trip. We`ll have to work fast! We`re heading to Colonia, which is an old part of town. We`ll be there for about 8 hours before heading back. Should be fun.

After I left them, I started off towards the hostel but got enticed by a local bar. I went in for some drinks and met two guys from Ireland. We chatted it up for the last 2 hours, which was really fun. I finally left to go find some more steak, and ran into this internet cafe, so here I am.

I`m having a blast down here. It really is a cool city. I think you`ll notice by the lack of length and creativity on this blog that I don`t even want to put in the effort to entertain. I already want to get the hell out of here and go to my next gastronomical activity. I just wanted to drop a line and say hello.

I have some great pics that I`ll post when I get back to Medellin. In the meantime, I hope everyone is well and that you all had a great New Years!

Ciao,

BK