just got better. They’ve just come out with a children’s album. I haven’t heard the whole album yet but this song is pretty hilarious.
The only problem is: Snack Time with The Barenaked Ladies! Bring your kids!
…really?
Month: May 2008
Well everyone it’s official. As of May 1st Joel and I have started thirty days of being vegan. Basically, that means I’m not eating any meat, egg or dairy until at least May 31st. I know this sounds crazy, especially if you know me and my love for meat (see my last several posts) but, I’ve read some books on it and it seems like it could be a really healthy lifestyle alternative. I’m taking this as just another adventure and will keep you all updated on how it turns out. To keep track of Joel and my progress, as well as what we’re eating, check out 30dayvegans.com.
After we got back from Uruguay we were hungry so we decided to visit one of Joel’s favorite restaurants, Hard Rock Cafe. It was a much longer walk than it looked like on the map but we finally made it.
This building looks rather epic but, it’s actually a giant mall that only has stores that have to do with home design. The Hard Rock is also in this building.
Here we are.
Joel loves his bacon cheese burgers.
I, on the other hand, enjoy the entire cow.
For dessert we walked a bit further and found a rather famous ice cream shop that had some of the best ice cream ever.
It was probably the best ice cream I’ve ever eaten. I choose the banana split flavor. Imagine for a minute: Creamy chocolate and vanilla ice cream with just a hint of banana marbled with thick ribbons of rich caramel then drizzled with chocolaty fudge and sprinkled with dark chocolate shavings all in a sweet waffle cone. Hungry yet?
Plus they deliver! As much as I’d love to have some in my neighborhood it’s probably better that it’s not. At least for my waistline, that is.
After our delicious dessert we walked back to the hotel and got some much needed sleep on our last night in Argentina.
The next morning we took our time getting up and enjoyed one last breakfast at the hotel. Since our flight didn’t leave until late in the evening, we had time to walk up the Caminito. The Caminito is a little neighborhood (basically one little street, really) that all the houses are painted bright, primary colors. This was definitely one of my favorite places in the city, even though it was quite a distance from pretty much everything else.
A fun little mural welcoming us into the neighborhood of the Caminito, La Boca.
Here it is, the street known as the Caminito.
Many of the cafes have tango dancers out front to draw the tourists in to eat.
What an amazing trip this was. We were able to see and do so much. Plus, we had so much quality time together to bond and reconnect. Living apart because of my job can be really hard sometimes but trips like this are why we’re doing it for now. I can’t wait to see where we end up next!
Day three of our trip was easily our busiest day. We got up and enjoyed another wonderful breakfast before heading down to the water to catch a ferry over to Colonia, Uruguay. It was a bit of a hassle finding the right place to catch the boat (Argentinians don’t seem to be very good at giving directions no matter how good their English is) but we made it just in time and arrived in Colonia a short hour later.
Colonia is quaint little town that is quiet and very beautiful. Here are a couple pictures around the town.
The whole town is full of old little houses and beautiful, flowery trees.
Here is the inside of that church above.
It’s also fall down in South America now and the changing leaves made it that much prettier.
Next to the water is a little light house that, for less than a dollar, you could go up in.
Here is the view from up there. You can see the boat we came in on in the distance.
Here we are up on the top of the lighthouse.
Joel being silly. One of the many reasons I love him so much.
After we walked around the town for a few hours, we hopped back on the ferry and returned to B.A.
Here is a view of the skyline from the ferry.
Next up: Our evening at Hard Rock, finding some of the best ice cream ever and our final day in the city.