domingo, 17 de febrero de 2008

The other city that never sleeps

What a nice BA weekend.

Kicked off el finde on Friday with a night of bar-hopping in Palermo Hollywood... first Unico (Honduras y Fitz Roy) and then Congo (Honduras 5329, right next door to Kika.) Unico was quite nice, a big crowd on the sidewalk outside sipping their drinks, which are reasonably priced for that part of Palermo. Very friendly bartenders (hey! high five!) and despite the chaotic and packed bar, we got our sugary caipirinhas in under 5 minutes. Congo was fun as well but there was a (big) cover to get in, something I never approve of in bars, and some very aggressive mosquitos and men on the leafy back patio. So, we didn't do too much hopping actually, just two bars, and then came home for some highly intellectual and experimental cooking efforts, trying to create suitable drunk munchies from the contents of our overly healthy kitchen. Too many vegetables. Not enough cheese. But it worked out.

Last night I went to a party thrown by César and the kids at Argentina's Travel Guide. It was at a lovely house in Martinez and included all the elements of a good party - gorgeous Argentines, rowdy Yanquis, choripán, champagne, fernet with coke, and jumping into a swimming pool fully clothed. Well, maybe not fully clothed.

Sunday was soaking up the sun and browsing overpriced jewelry & crafts in Recoleta and then the latest episode of Project Runway on youtube.

Tomorrow it'll be back to business English (customer service: let's read this article on outsourcing) and TOEFL/IELTS prep, including some practice listening sections which I'm pretty sure are designed to drive the teacher absolutely crazy ("Paul, are you taking Intermediate French?" "No, Mary, I'm taking Intermediate Spanish." "Really? Intermediate Spanish, not Intermediate French?" "Yes, I'm not taking Intermediate French, I'm taking Intermediate Spanish.")

Hot. Can't wait for next weekend.

2 comentarios:

Gilgalad dijo...

Really did you enjoy El Unico? In my opinion (that is not big deal) is a horrible place. First at all the owners it seems they think they have the Cafe de Paix in Paris. The other day I was in my bike at 10 pm and they didn´t gimme a table on the street cause I was comming in a bike. Too much snobish. Also it is well known that it used to be a cocaine spot.

sarah dijo...

Si, El Unico es muy cheto, me gusto la primera vez que fui... pero fui de nuevo el sabado pasado y si, era poquita incomoda la onda.

Pero asi es esta parte de Palermo, no?

Le sigh...