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Published: February 26th 2006
Argentine family dinner
Enjoying an Argentine family meal at Janie and Damian's with Damian´s parents, brother and sister and cousins. Janie prepared a fabulous dinner for the 12 of us!Don had not been feeling well for several days and after we decided that it was probably not because of all of the overindulging we had been doing in Buenos Aires, we found ourselves at an old student hospital outside the city center. It took surprisingly little time from the moment we stepped into the Urgencia (Emergency Room but also the first door we could find) to the time we were able to speak with a doctor. We were pleased not only to not have to wait very long but also to get out of the make-shift waiting room which was really just a stark, dimly-lit, concrete-block corridor with seating (some of which was not broken). The student doctor who met with us was very friendly and also spoke some English (we decided that our broken Spanish might not be enough this time to explain how Don was feeling and understand what we should do about it). After checking a few basics and asking some questions, the student brought in a head doctor. We could hardly help but giggle when the Doctor asked if there were "animals" (as the doctor translated into English) in his eliminations (trying to determine if he
1 of countless tree filled parks
Buenos Aires is full of beautiful parks and squares. The shade from these trees offers a much needed respite from the heat of the summer. had a parasite or a bacteria). After a few more questions and handshakes and kisses goodbye from the student doctor, we headed to other parts of the hospital to wait in a few different lines (DMV-style) to pay, fill out forms, etc. After several trips to several of the same lines, a woman behind one of the counters finally took some pity on us (we never seemed to walk away from each line with all the right information, paperwork, payments, etc.) and made some calls and jumped some lines for us. When we finally thought we were finished, we found out that we needed to come back again one week later (when we would be in Patagonia) to wait in some more lines to pick up the results of the tests. This is when Liliana, who was waiting in one of the lines next to us, offered her assistance (in English!). She offered to come back to the hospital for us, wait in line to pick up our test results and mail them to us wherever we needed. What a saint!
Liliana is just one of many kind and welcoming people we have met in Buenos Aires. In addition
Tango a la Don
Don gets a lesson in the city of Tango. I think he´s hooked
to wonderful people, we have also found ourselves surrounded by delicious food (empanadas everywhere you turn, homemade ice-cream in countless numbers of flavors, breads, pastries, pasta and pizzas) as well as wonderful Italian coffee and of course, wine! Rose and Bill joined us here and in Mendoza for 6 days and together we roamed the squares, parks, and sites of these lovely cities and enjoyed many wonderful meals. We have now all left our hearts (and appetites!) in Buenos Aires…now its off to the end of the world (and time to hit the trail)!
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Kathy L.
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Thanks!
Jimmy will be so excited our picture made the blog! The pics from the rest of Argentina look amazing...wish we had a month in Argentina. I'll definitely make sure to send you some tips on Thailand before you get there. Hope you're enjoying New Zealand (that's where you are now, right?)