Our time spent in the lively capital city was short but sweet. We passed our days wandering the old colonial streets and visiting the famous modern art museums in the bustling Palermo district. We saw a wide variety of art including a modern interactive installation and Frida Kahlo's self portrait with monkey and bird.
In an attempt to adjust to the local Argentinian clocks (sleeping in until around 10, eating a late breakfast, a merienda afternoon snack, taking a siesta, and eating dinner no sooner then 11 because clubs don't open until 1) we ate and slept like the locals. We found a neat club on Saturday night with live music and were happy to be the only foreigners there. We called it quits early (3:30 am) and decided our "American inner clocks" had rendered us weak against the argentine crowd.
Sunday morning was drizzling rain but perfect for the famous market in San Telmo. Wandering the street (the market was about 20 blocks) we quickly discovered that this was no normal farmers market. Small booths sold artisan crafts, handmade jewelry, and strange antique trinkets; as if all the elderly people decided to start selling the old things they found in their basement trunks. People played music on the street and sold empanadas out of baskets.
To finish off our day of wandering, we headed to a place called Catedral for some famous Argentina tango lessons. In the seemingly abandoned warehouse, we learned to dance in sync with each other and with the music. After an hour of trying not to step on one another's feet and occasionally getting the right move, we watched the experienced people dance under the spotlights.
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