Days 19-24

Day 19 
Today, Martina, Miguel and I went to La Plata, which is a town about 30-45 minutes away, while Marcela was working and Mercedes was out with friends. We got lunch when we got there at this small place that cooks in massive stone ovens outside the little shop, and then we went to this museum of history! The museum was a lot bigger than we thought it was, and by time we finished lunch we only had 2 1/2 hours to explore. Needless to say, we didn't get to see everything, but about 20 minutes after arriving there was a free guided tour, so we took that and got to see a lot of things. 

After the museum we got popcorn for Miguel and Martina and cotton candy for me, and the cotton candy was seriously ginormous. Take note all you fairgrounds people in the US! (see my photo on facebook--it was about twice the size of my head...)

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Day 20 
We just chilled today :) 
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Day 21
Today I went with Martina and Mercedes to Malba, which is a huge, famous art museum. It was really cool and definitely my favorite museum here yet because it had so many cool things to see. They even had 2 galleries that were completely in the dark, and depended on things like plastic and metal to reflect light in certain ways to make the art. There was this one that had a big curved wall onto which was projected reflections from chunks of plastic (maybe glass) and the reflections were seriously mesmerizing. With the huge wall being curved like it was, it seemed like you were almost in a different dimension with the strange shapes all around you, and because the light was reflected off of different pieces, there were different tones of light on the wall and it seemed even more 3-dimensional, and yeah. I easily could have stood there for an hour or more just watching. As it was I was probably there for 15 minutes :) 

But anyways, after we left the museum, we found a Subway and had dinner there and then came back to the house. 

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Day 22
We went to Uruguay today!! We took a ferry across the river (which is the widest in the world, apparently, so it took an hour) and then spent the day in Colonia doing a guided tour of the city and exploring a little on our own. It was so pretty, and everyone was so friendly, and they had some really neat stuff to buy for souvenirs. I even got these great fur-lined leather gloves (that fit me and my short fingers perfectly, which is a big deal) for only $20. You just can't do that in the US :D I also got a few more presents for friends and family, and am almost done shopping :)

We didn't get back to the house until around 11pm and we all pretty much went straight to bed :)

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Day 23
Today Mercedes, and I went to another art history museum and then we met Marcela at Hard Rock Cafe! I've been wanting to go there since I got here since it's tradition for my mom, sister and I whenever we can find one to go, and it was sooo good! I had a California Burger (cheesburger with cucumber, guacamole, and lettuce), french fries, and peanut butter chocolate pie. Yeah, I was stuffed because the food was seriously huge, but it was so worth it :D 

So now, I am done gift shopping and chilling and watching stuff online :) 

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Day 24
Today I thought we were just going to hang out, but a little after 4 we decided to go out. We ended up in Chinatown and explored around there for a few hours. Surprisingly, I've never been to any Chinatown before and I really liked it! It definitely needs to be something I do a lot more often with Mom living so close to DC because the food is so yummy and there are some really cool things to buy! I ended up finding a couple more things for Dad and Paige that I absolutely could not pass up, and now I am done shopping for real :) 

There are these things called Empanadas Chinos that they have here that are a lot like egg rolls in taste, but that are not fried and I really like them a lot! I need to figure out what they are called in English so I can find them in the States. I also tried Bubble tea for the first time today and that was interesting. It's not my favorite, but it is decent enough I would probably have it again.

So yeah, I only have 4 days left in Buenos Aires! Tomorrow we are going to El Tigre (a river port about an hour away that has more touristy things to do), and then on Monday I think we're going to tour Teatro Colón, and then on Wednesday I leave! This has gone by so quickly, but it has been such a neat experience that I know I'll remember for a long time to come :)