markets

Hola amigos and amigas.

I´m kinda exhausted so i may keep this short although then again i tend to say that and then end up writing an essay. The hostel has 2 computers with internet now so we are making the most of it.

Today was fantastic, very cultural and really felt like the buenos Airies expereince we were looking for. we took the subway to plaza de Mayo and walked toard a square that had an antique market. What we didn´t realise was that for the 8 or so blocks between plaza de mayo and the square was a massive street market. It was fantastic, so many thing to tempt us and everywhere we went they were playing music, dancing and performing. we saw about 4 bands, countless solo musicians, a cute old man who danced the tango by himself who Claire and Anthea adored, regular tango dancers, a woman playing the digereedoo (i think she was lost) and a puppeteer. the streets was cobblestone, the buildings were old and beautiful, everyone spoke spanish, the weather was hot, the delicious smell of roasting peanut was in the air and it all made for an excellent atmostphere. we spent all day at the market and once we reached the square there was another couple doing a tango performamce so we sat and watched them for a while too then went to get icecream. my favourite performance was a full band comprising of 4 acordian players, 3 violinists, a pianist, a bass player and a chello player, they sounded so good i could have listened for hours. but everytime we were nearby they were always just finishing but i finally got to hear a full song.

Claire katrina and our swedish friend Moa (not sure if that´s how to spell it) stayed in town to watch a circus act but anthea and i were too tired so we decided to chill at the hostel for a while. It´s so hot here that it can be hard work walking around in the sun all day.

And as an added bonus i have finally uploaded some photos to the computer!! So i will add those to a blog now