What's New Buenos Aires?
Today has been primarily a traveling day. After having a slow paced morning, with breakfast served in our room, we packed up all four of our suitcases, Joe's back-pack and my giant purse, dropped our things at reception and took a quick walking tour of the central town of Puerto Iguazu. It is a quaint little town with only a few shops and two really nice dining establishments; there are still several indigineous peoples selling the wares on the sidewalk and most of the locals didn't come out until after 12:30, but it was a cool day out and we enjoyed the vigourous walk up and down a steep hill leading into the center of town.
Our flight out of Iguazu was on time and we arrived in Buenos Aires by 6:00 pm. The part of the city where we are staying is called "Las Cananitas," it's young and vibrant. The shopping area Palermo "Hollywood" is just a few blocks away. Our hotel is a small boutique hotel with about 8 or 9 rooms, each with it's own theme. We're in the African room which is painted a deep orange with beds that have gold throw pillows. We've actually just returned from a sumptous dinner at a restaurant around the corner called Miranda which I'll let Joe expand upon.
--Christine
And just a brief note from me today. I just had dinner at a trendy parilla (Argentinian Steakhouse), Miranda. Christine and I had two drinks each and appetizers. I had a huge, delicious ojo de bife (rib eye) while Christine had a grilled pork loin. All of it was truly delicious, and the portions were extremely generous. Add to that a dessert of banana ice cream with chocolate and oreos, and we called it a dinner. The total tab: under $40 - it truly is stunning. Think eating at Nick & Stef's Steakhouse downtown at Carrow's prices - that's how inexpensive dining here is when using American dollars.
- Joe
Our flight out of Iguazu was on time and we arrived in Buenos Aires by 6:00 pm. The part of the city where we are staying is called "Las Cananitas," it's young and vibrant. The shopping area Palermo "Hollywood" is just a few blocks away. Our hotel is a small boutique hotel with about 8 or 9 rooms, each with it's own theme. We're in the African room which is painted a deep orange with beds that have gold throw pillows. We've actually just returned from a sumptous dinner at a restaurant around the corner called Miranda which I'll let Joe expand upon.
--Christine
And just a brief note from me today. I just had dinner at a trendy parilla (Argentinian Steakhouse), Miranda. Christine and I had two drinks each and appetizers. I had a huge, delicious ojo de bife (rib eye) while Christine had a grilled pork loin. All of it was truly delicious, and the portions were extremely generous. Add to that a dessert of banana ice cream with chocolate and oreos, and we called it a dinner. The total tab: under $40 - it truly is stunning. Think eating at Nick & Stef's Steakhouse downtown at Carrow's prices - that's how inexpensive dining here is when using American dollars.
- Joe
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