Adventures in South America

Sunday with friends

We had a very busy Sunday on a beautiful bright 74 degree day! Seth and I started off the day by having a light brunch at the delicious Oui Oui in Palermo Hollywood. This was very much the New York style French Café. The menu consisted of pastries, coffee, gourmet salads and sandwiches all posted on chalkboards at very reasonable prices. I had a veggie sandwich with oven roasted potatoes, Seth had a spinach crepe with salad. We also shared a orange chocolate tart for dessert. Everything was very good and I am looking forward to returning the next time we are in the mood for a light, healthy lunch.

We then made our way out to Martinez and stopped by to pick up Silvina along the way. Martinez is a grassy area along the River Plate that is about 30 minutes outside the city. It is usually along the lines of the West Side Highway in Manhattan, but more space, more tranquil and less people. You also have great views in the distance of the Centro of Buenos Aires with it’s taller skyscrapers. We met up with Lili, Lukas, his wife Graciela and their adorable 4 month old Ramiro (who thankfully did not cry quite as much as last time we saw him). The sun was strong, but the temperature and the low humidity made the afternoon perfect. We sat on a blanket, shared facturas (pastries), mate and good conversation. It was an enjoyable afternoon and around 6pm it was an easy colectivo ride back to the city.

That evening we saw Desiree and Gaby for the first time in a month!! On Feb 23rd we left for South Africa for 2 weeks. Shortly before we returned they took a two week vacation to Gaby’s hometown of Comodoro in the South of Argentina. They just returned yesterday (Sunday). We stopped by their apartment and saw the Desiree’s growing belly and also the many changes that have been made over the month to their apartment in preparation for the arrival of their baby boy. They moved out a lot of furniture and enclosed an area to make a room for him. We also had the pleasure of seeing Desiree’s father, sister Vanessa and her boyfriend who happened to be there.

Pablo and Gonzalo invited us all over to dinner, so we ended up spending the rest of the evening with Desiree, Gaby and Sergio over at their place. We had some delicious tortas or pies, made of vegetables with Persicco Ice Cream delivered for dessert. The company was great – we laughed the whole evening and didn’t end up coming home until 230 am.

All in all a perfect way to spend Sunday with friends.

posted by Kathy T @ 7:58 AM