This is more of a newsy post than anything else for the benefit of at least the two readers of our blog that we know we have. You know who you are.
Tanya and I took a direct 14-hour evening flight from Frankfurt to Buenos Aires on the 20th, arriving in BA at 8am on Saturday the 21st. For three nights we're staying at the Bo-Bo Hotel in the Palermo neighborhood. The name, Bo-Bo, stands for Bohemian/Bourgeoise which apparently characterized its customers; those who want to get away from the usual and appreciate the avant garde, while maintaining their bourgeoise attitudes of hard work and drive for success. I don't get it completely but that's what the owners are striving for. Anyway, it's a nice little boutique hotel in a fun neighborhood.
After checking in and taking a short nap and shower, we headed out to explore the neighborhood and do a little shopping for essentials: water, wine, sunscreen. Walked through BA's botanical garden, past the zoo and then later had dinner at Don Julio, a steak restaurant in the neighborhood whose hype exceeds its reality. A bit overpriced, over-touristed and really nothing terribly special except for the sweetbreads I ordered which I hadn't had since I was a kid.
After a good night's sleep we're looking forward to more exploring and checking out some of the places where the Bo-Bo's may not necessarily be found.
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