Today (Saturday) started earlier than I would have liked, considering we were out at an Asada dancing until the wee hours of the morning... but it was worth waking up for. Nicole and I walked from Palermo to Recoleta, an old and wealthy area of BsAs for the weekly Hippie Market. It is a decent walk, and the weather was a little chilly, so we stepped into an Italian restaurant for some lunch (lunch in BsAs is eaten between noon and 3 p.m.). After some free alcohol, complements of our waiter who wanted to help us "warm up," stuffed spinach and cheese raviolli, and coca lite, we headed to the market. This market was incredible! Hundreds of little booths were set up selling traditional and contemporary handicrafts. Needless to say, I heard more English spoken in
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