We took in the famous Sunday antiques flea market/handicraft market/tango and musical performance spectacle today in San Telmo, an architecturally stunning district in the city known for tango halls and great parilla restaurants. For Hank and I, this was the perfect day. What more could we ask for than checking out the antique stalls (yes, I found a half-doll and Hank found an oil can at good prices), the throngs of people out on a beautifully sunny and hot day (great people watching), watching street performers up and down the streets and eating at one of BA's well-known parilla restaurants, La Brigada. We had our first hunks of Argentinian meat, for which it is famous and Hank enjoyed his a bit more than I did.
Some of the dancers we came upon.
There is grafitti all over the city, but some of it is worth saving, like this drawing of Che. After walking around for hours, we headed home to rest our feet..............until...........
Of course Hank found the one American bar (about a mile away) showing every sports game being broadcast from the U.S. So, along with some newfound friends at Shoeless Joe's El Alamo Bar, we watched the Eagles move from a sure to win position..... to HOW DID THIS HAPPEN........ to finally win the game in the last few moments with a field goal. The one other person rooting for the Eagles and Hank were delighted and it was the perfect way to cap off an already great day.
Ar & Hank
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