D ay 4:Boca and Beef

We've had a lovely Sunday around here. Slept later than ever - 9:30! Gasp! Had a quiet breakfast and decided to head to the less posh side of town and check out the weekend market and a taste of real Porteno life.

The market was fun. Lots of silver, brass, leather, jewelry, dishes, glasses and other random stuff. We found a Christmas ornament for Nana (which Juan is concerned will be confiscated by Ag on our way back home) and a tiny soccer jersey for Caleb. The stuff cute pictures are made of. We walked around and took in the less ritzy side of BA. We did ask own shop owner for directions to a restaurant we were considering for lunch and he told Juan to go this way and not that way b/c it wasn't safe to walk around there. Yeah, that means it's time to go back to the Hilton people! Adios Boca!

We headed back around 2pm or so and decided to have lunch at a place Ricardo had recommended near the hotel. It was an Asian place and lunch turned out to be pretty good. Juan's risotto was amazing but I didn't care too much for my ravioli. Doesn't sound Asian by that description but it was and had excellent ambiance and air conditioning which was key. It's been in the 90s this week and I'm a little pink despite the 50 proof sunblock. Oh well. So goes life.

After a quick web cam call with the familia we settled down for our now ritual afternoon nap and then made sure we were up by 6:15 or so in time to have the real call with our little one. He looks great and it does my heart good to be able to see him and talk to him even if he's more interested in playing choo choo than talking to mom.

We walked around Puerto Modero after that and it was a lovely way to end the afternoon. We then headed to dinner - as our quest for a REAL steak continued.

Note to my veg readers: Hi Kasey! Hi Angelica! Juan ate some creepy stuff that you may or may not want to hear about. You've been forewarned....

We decided to have dinner at a place recommended by both the book and Ricardo. We had a hell of a time figuring out the name b/c apparently they've had some legal issues with their original name and it took a bit of asking to determine that what we thought it was was really what it was. We set off hoping that we would finally be able to find a good steak after three days of so-so tough beef and nothing that lived up to the hype.

Juan started off by ordering blood sausage as an appetizer. It was gross. Seriously gross. I refused to look at it let alone eat it. He liked it though and kept comparing it to stuffing. How I have no idea. I had an empanada which while was the best we've had yet still has nothing on Mexico.

The steaks were amazing. We finally found what we'd been looking for. Mine was the closest as I've come to finding anything that compares to what I had a Capiche the night we got engaged. And that says something. We shard some french fries and then had a lovely brownie for dessert. We're back in the hotel now and I'm ready for a good nights sleep.

We've decided to forgo Uruguay tomorrow b/c it's $110 pp to go just for the day. It's Uruguay! Hello! Instead we've decided to take the train up the coast and see a little of the outskirts of BA and the coast. Our internet might be spotty for the next few days but I'll try and continue updating here. We leave for El Calafate on Tuesday.

Pictures coming as soon as Juan uploads them.

Love to all,
Jan