After several more days of rain and clouds, the sun appeared on Thursday and Don and I jumped at the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors. We went to the Botanical Garden and had a leisurely walk around the area. The garden has hundreds of cats living there and they like to come up to you, probably hoping that you have some food. There were tons of people laying around on the grass and relaxing.
After the garden we went over to the Park Hyatt in Recoleta, which was even more beautiful than the one we visited while in Mendoza. We had afternoon tea and scones and listened to a harpist. It was a very peaceful way to enjoy our late afternoon merienda (snack) during the downtime. Whereas at home bars and restaurants are jumping around happy hour (5-7pm), nothing really happens here in Buenos Aires. People are at home having family time and dinner doesn't get going at most places until after 9:30pm.
I can't say enough about the fabulous Vietnamese dinner we ate at Green Bamboo. A new version of chicken satay that, instead of just wooden sticks, the chicken was skewered on sugar cane sticks. Add pork rolls and duck confit to the mix and YUM...
We also successfully booked our next trip! On November 9th we'll be heading to the Patagonia region to visit Calafate, Puerto Madryn, and Bariloche. We can't wait.
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