This is a series in which I describe a typical Tuesday during our travels. This will give you an idea of what we do on an average day – sometimes exciting and sometimes mundane.
Tuesday, January 24, 2017: Buenos Aires, Argentina
9:31am – Wake up and sit downstairs reading and playing video games. Shower and get dressed.
11:27am – Leave apartment and go to Aconcagua, a restaurant on the corner for a late breakfast. I order toast with a cheese spread and jam, with coffee and juice. Jon orders three pastries with coffee.
Juice, coffee, and toast covered with cheese and jam. A good way to start the day!
The restaurant Aconcagua was located on the bottom floor of an old French-style building.
12:11pm – Leave the restaurant and walk around the neighborhood of San Telmo, down to Plaza Dorrego. Stop to look at the old buildings, graffiti, and murals on the way.
We came across places like this small mosaic courtyard on our walk around San Telmo.
12:24pm – Enter the Mercado San Telmo and walk around, looking at all the different stalls. Stop to buy some cheese, sausage, bread, and jam.
We bought a small dry sausage at the market to eat with the cheese and bread.
12:48pm – Go back to the apartment and relax, spending time reading and playing video games.
3:50pm – Cut some cheese, sausage, and bread for a mid-afternoon snack and open a bottle of wine. Continue reading and playing video games – relaxing!
We aren’t as familiar with the metric system, so when I asked for 100 grams of cheese, I had no idea I would be getting this much!
9:26pm – Jon begins preparing spaghetti for dinner. We don’t have any spatulas or large spoons, so I text our AirBNB host who arrives 10 minutes later with some more cooking utensils. Jon finishes the spaghetti and we sit down on the couch to eat while watching GMM on YouTube. Unfortunately, the spaghetti isn’t very good so we throw most of it away.
Jon’s attempt at spaghetti – unfortunately without our regular cooking equipment, spices, and herbs, it didn’t turn out as we had hoped!
11:05pm – Get ready for bed and read before falling asleep.