It is late and almost time to leave this town for a while.
I awoke today, my last full day in Buenos Aires for a bit, to some rain. By late morning, there was heaps and heaps of rain. I ventured out to my CitiBank ATM (not too close) and got drenched along the way. I wore my Tevas, which was a good thing as i had to do some long jumping over flooded areas. I am not sure how much rain they had, but the 12:00 news spoke of chaos on the roads and had pictures to prove it - kayaks in the streets and cars in gridlock. I do not know what part of town experienced that but i believe it.
On my way back from salsa tonight, i stopped by a bar near the hostel. As I passed by, I looked in the window and noticed 4 people playing guitar and one guy with a big drum. They were not the bar´s entertainment; rather, they were patrons who brought their guitars. I watched them for a while as they played and sang. (I have no idea what song tghey were signing. It could have been an old pop song or a nationalistic song.)
They played and sang quite loudly. Although they were loud, it appeared that no one outside their circle was paying any attention. It may be that they had been playing for quite some time. i am not sure.
When there was a bit of a lull between songs, I heard other music. It did not sound as if it was coming from speakers. As I looked around, I noticed at the other end of the bar that two guys with guitars were sitting at a table of 5 or so and playing and singing.
I am sure the same thing happens in some bars in the US but i have never seen it.
I am off to Uruguay tomorrow but I will return to BA, at some point, to fly north.
I look forward to it.
bjm 02.29.08
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Come home soon! Your sister and her dog need you!
Sounds wet!
How about some snow... we'll likely near our alltime record here.
I'll post a pic later - after snowblowing!
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ps - did you post the 'tres amigos' link...? what's up w/that?
Yes, I echo the first comment: Your sister needs you! And Cece needs a stern lecture about black ice.
The weather is crazy all over the world; Bow, New Hampshire may end up with more snow than Syracuse.
Are u really flying home (USA) without seeing macchu picchu?
I didn't get the tres amigos link but got a virus when I sent my last comment. Fortunately the guardians of the internet were quick to annihilate it. And then the anti-spy spies found 240 "spy-cookies." Now I'm all clean again. mom
I think I'd rather have snow. At least that's what I would have said an hour ago; I just got caught on the turn near the top of the drive. Trying to back down got me in worse problems. Finally got away from the trees and over on the grass where there was no traction. Some luch and Blessed Martin and I was able to back down.
All this to get the NY Times. It better be good.
I thought Chile was your last destination? What about Monkey Face? ... or is that the last phase of the trip?
SU just lost a heartbreaker to Pitt. I think we were up ten points with 1.30 to go. A number of fouls later and a T for Jim and we probably lost by 4 or 5.
I have so enjoyed reading about your trip. Keep it coming. Dad
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