the agenda revisited :: argentina day 2

evita!

once out and about - we took in a lunch at a cafe not far from the house. we then headed to 'cemeterio de la recoleta' to visit our friend evita - well - the tomb of eva peron. wow - some great photos were taken - i will share soon!

from there we headed to la plaza de mayo to visit 'the balcony'. it was as if madonna as evita was there with us - lol - not really - but one can dream.

headed home to have a quick nap and freshen up for dinner.

dinner - a steakhouse called miranda. eating here is a challenge for me - one - i don't speak or read spanish so i'm not 100% sure what exactly i'm eating - two - everything seems to be meat - fried potatoes - and more meat. dinner was a challenge for all of us - even the ones who speak spanish. our appetizers were a medley of various innards of the cow - tripe - kidneys - the works - and yumm - blood sausage - what the hell? needless to say we didn't clean our plates of that one. our main courses were very good - though - i ordered what i thought was the fillet - turned out to be a pork chop. none of us successfully ordered a steak - except for nick - but his came covered with mozzarella cheese and sun dried tomatoes. we each ordered dessert which was fantastic - paired with coffees and 2 bottles of moderately priced wine - our total bill was just over $400 peso - which roughly makes $135 us dollars with tip - not bad for what was considered a really nice meal by argentinian standards.

we headed out to 'sitges' for all you can drink happy hour. that place is festive and i'm sure we'll be heading there again tonight. the waiter took a liking to me and i took a liking to him. of course he spoke no english - but i got his email address - lol. we met a few locals who suggested a place for afterwards - so at about 3am we moved down the road to a place called 'palacio' - which was a dance club that reminded me of velvetnation in dc. totally not my scene but it was fun nonetheless.

we left at about 6am with the sun out as if it was noon. it becomes light right around 5-530am each morning - granted we are staying out much later than we are used to in the states - but what the hell - we are on vacation.

about to shower and head out to day 3 - who knows what will happen today - maybe cute waiter will email me back - hehe.

the agenda revisited :: argentina day 1

ok so i didn't actually post an agenda but here's a recap.

we arrived safely around 11am buenos aires time and quickly made it though customs where our driver was waiting with a mercedes van to take us to our apartment. about an hour later we arrive to a gorgeous 2 bedroom apartment - completely modern - with great views from each window. we got the run-down from claudia - our housing agent - and we were then free to explore buenos aires on our own.

we set out to find two things - an atm and a place to eat. within blocks we found both. talk about funny money - for less than $700 - i was able to get $1500 ar peso. everything here is so cheap. we ate simple sandwiches at this place around the corner - all beef - but yumm.

showered and changed - we relaxed and waited for the 'witching hour' to arrive.

we started our search around 4:00 - the goal - to find the gay rag 'la ronda'. this was to be the source of all things 'gay' for the week. we went from one corner of the city to the next - no luck. like a needle in a haystack. we could not find a gay bar that was open - a bar that served alcohol - and it was pouring rain. we thought our night was going to be a bust.

we snuck into a random cafe after we had a suggestion from the gay hotel (and also a map) to collect ourselves. our muse - madonna - began to play - we felt this was a sign. we decided to go to a club called 'titanic' - we felt that would lift our spirits. but no - it was closed for a private party. deflated - we headed back to the apartment for internet and research.

around midnight we found it - the perfect place - 'sitges'. finally we found the other gays in the village - we weren't alone - in fact - this place was damn near perfect - for one - it had alcohol - and drag - and cute people! we said a toast and enjoyed the evening.

we ended the evening at the bar 'glam' - and it was. we met about 8 new yorkers and dominated the outside patio. one of the guys actually goes to my tattoo guy on 23rd street - small world. we watched the sun come up and headed home.

about to start day 2 - great so far - will update again soon!

don't cry for me

this evening i board a plane bound for buenos aires, argentina! every year - my friend anthony and i take a trip to somewhere 'exotic' and every year we bring along a cast of characters. this year - we'll be joined by nick, todd, and darris. i'm looking forward to the adventure and hope to be able to update the blog while i'm there to keep the stories rolling. if not - i'll share the stories and the pictures when i return.

happy thanksgiving!

wacky video :: faith hill is pissed

ok so i can't let the week go by without showcasing yet another celebrity moment gone wrong - faith hill - country superstar - made a complete ass out of herself when she basically freaked to the camera when carrie underwood (of american idol fame) beat her out of an award at the cma's earlier this week. check out the video on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyZRiEJnIag

wacky video :: k-fed got dumped

poor kevin federline (the ex mister britney spears) - to be dumped over text message - your cd sales are awful - and no one wants to go to your shows - what else can possibly happen - wow - sucks to be you - i can't imagine why no one didn't think this would happen - check it out on youtube!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkq0w6ua_Sg