Recoleta Cemetary, Live Music and Ceviche...Days 66 and 67

This weekend was a lot of fun.  I did all the normal stuff like walk around and explore the city, attend my Spanish class and practice yoga and I also did a lot of fun things like go to the Recoleta Cemetary, listen to outdoor music in Palermo and eat ceviche for the first time.  And the weather was perfect for all of it!  A beautiful fall weekend in Buenos Aires.

All of the fun things were done with a co-worker who was here from the States for two weeks.  It was so nice just to have someone to explore with.  Sure, exploring by yourself can be fun, but exploring with someone else is better!

The first place we went to (and the only place I have pictures of) was the Cemetary in Recoleta.  People had told me I needed to go there, but I was skeptical - I mean it's a cemetary, what's to see?  And honestly, I'm not sure I'd have ever made it there if it weren't for my co-worker being in town and wanting to see some of Buenos Aires on Sunday.  It gave me the motivation I needed to come up with a day full of "must sees" and the cemetary was on it.  We weren't disapointed!

I decided the above photo is how I'd like to be remembered when I die.  Just me and Petey.  Chillin. 

The cemetary was HUGE.  You could easily get lost in it.  We kept looking around for a map to tell us where Evita's grave was, but there were no maps to be found.  We also tried just looking for graves where there were a lot of people looking at it to see if it was here grave, but every time we found a crowd they were in front of another famous Argentinian grave.  Turns out, between Leontin (my coworker) and I - we only knew one famous Argentinian - Evita.

Luckily, we were able to use my super amazing Spanish skills (ha) and follow a group of adorable older ladies to the grave.  It was completely hidden down one of the long rows.  We never would have found it on our own:

After seeing Evita's grave, we decided to leave the cemetary and head over to Palermo Soho which is one of my favorite parts of Buenos Aires.  It's really colorful and full of life.  Unfortunately, I didn't take a single picture.  I was having too much fun playing tour guide to be bothered by such things as a camera.

We walked around a bit and then sat down at an outdoor cafe to enjoy some live music and some beverages.  There were people standing in the middle of the street playing music.  The crowd was really lovely and the whole scene was just great.

Once it became a reasonable time (to us) to eat dinner (8pm) we headed to "Ceviche" at the suggestion of a friend.  Of course, at 8pm we were the very first people there, but as I've learned, just because a restaurant is empty at 8pm doesn't mean it's not good, it means you are eating 2 hours earlier than anyone who actually lives here eats.

The food was amazing.  I don't think I've ever actually had ceviche before, and it was excellent.  I wasn't sure about it when we ordered it, I mean, it's raw fish, without all the trimmings of sushi.  But turns out, it's wonderful.  The lime juice kind of cooks it and the flavor and texture is amazing.  I'm a big fan of lime and that probably was a big part of why I loved it so much. 

The rest of the food was really good too, but it was the ceviche that stood out.  The dinner was the perfect way to wrap up a beautiful day touring the city.  And it was all completely worth being totally exhausted on Monday for :-)