we hung out in buenos aires until monday morning. we caught a football (aka soccer) match on sunday between 2 local teams, Racing + Arsenal (not the british arsenal). It was cool. the stadium shook a few times when the home team, Racing, scored. i really want to start my own crazy fan section for the SF Giants when I get home. It will be at the top of my to do list, for sure!
on monday, we took a 3 hour ferry to uruguay, then picked up our rental car in montevideo to head to punta del este. punta del este is considered the french riviera of south america. the problem, though, is that we decided to come in the start of their winter and on weekdays. the place is like a ghost town! the beaches are incredible though - and we did get in the water. even if it was cold to the locals, it was hot compared to sf and ocean beach! it's just eerie around here. it reminds us of Maui, but without anyone around. spoooookkkky. . . .
the saving grace of this trip is our cool hotel, L'Auberge. It's a 5 star hotel that we would not be able to afford had this been the high season. our room was on the top floor of their tower. i felt even more like a princess! also, we ordered room service (sooooo nice!) and the food was delicious!! we are getting tired of all of the meat and cheese that argentine people love around here, so it was nice to get some fresh veggies.
Today, we are heading back to buenos aires. being in a beach town makes us really want to be in the sun. we are thinking of heading to costa rica a few days earlier to get started on our sun bathing. the weather in BA is suppossed to be in the 70's, yet it is in the 80's in CR. . . ahhhhh. ..
cheers, m + k
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