Hipódromo II

La última entrega de la visita de papá con motivo del Bicentenario. Aca una foto mia en el Hipódromo. Hice solo una apuesta (en realidad dos) en la misma carrera aposte a un caballo que se llama Allan Poe (el nombre de la madre era Novelista) y tambien aposté al favorito por si Allan Poe no ganaba. Allan Poe salió anteúltimo pero yo termine ganando $1.50 neto ya que el favorito gano :)

Ok, I'll try to explain this in english now. So I made two bets on the same race. I bet on a horse called Allan Poe (I had to bet on him after reading his name) and then I also place a bet on the favorite. Allan Poe ended second to last but the other one won so I had a small (nano) profit afterwards :)

If you click on the pic to look at it on a bigger screen you can see the horses. Si haces click en la foto podes llegar a ver los caballos.

This was the best pic with the horses... la mejor foto que me quedo con caballos.

Hipódromo I

El lunes 24 por casualidad nos enteramos que habia carreras en el Hipódromo de Palermo. Yo aún no habia ido al Hipódromo (siempre lo vi de afuera) asi que aprovechamos y fuimos con papá a ver que onda.

Monday 24th it we found out that there were horse racing at the Hipódromo de Palermo. I had always look at the building and racetrack from outside so it was a nice opportunity to see the place from the inside.

La entrada. The entrance.

The park inside the racetrack. El parque dentro de la pista.

The screen so you can see the horses before you can see then with your bare eye (many people had binoculars) . La pantalla para ver la carrera si es que no llevaste binoculares.

Dad. Papá. The best part, there is no fee to go in (unless you want to go to the official section) so it was frugal fun! Lo mejor es que no te cobran para entrar (solo cobran la Tribuna Oficial), asi que encima gasolera la salida.

Estuvimos ahi :)

Y ahora unas fotos para que se vea que estabamos ahi :) Y una autofoto porque hasta que la extrañaba. La verdad es que estuvo entretenido el paseito aunque no nos quedamos para ninguno de los eventos. A mi no me gustan mucho los gentios y la verdad es que para cuando nos tomamos el colectivo de vuelta ya se veia todo bastante lleno.

And now a few pics to show that we were actually there :) We did not stay for the events since it was way too crowded (it was actually a good idea because a few hours later it started raining as crazy). Anyways it was really interesting.

El Cabildo

We walked down the Avenida de Mayo towards the Plaza de Mayo and the Cabildo which was the place where the actual May revolution occured. The Cabildo was looking really nice so I got carried away and took many pics. Here a sample.

Caminamos por la Avenida de Mayo hacia la Plaza de Mayo y el Cabildo. El Cabildo estaba hermoso, con las banderas y recien pintado asi que me dejé llevar y saqué unas cuantas fotos. Aca una muestra.

Nice buildings

Asi que mientras ibamos del Camino del Bicentenario buscando la Avenida de Mayo nos cruzamos unos cuantos edificios lindos, de esos que se ven en el microcentro. Lo mejor es que muchos se veian renovados. Asi que nada, acá tienen algunas fotos.

So while we were walking away from the Bicentennial Walk toward the Avenida de Mayo we saw some really nice buildings. The best part was that some have had just been painted/ renovated. So just a few pictures of the buildings.

Paseo del Bicentenario

Algunas fotos del Paseo del Bicentenario en la 9 de Julio. Fuimos con papá temprano para evitar el exceso de gente. Llegamos antes que abrieran los stands y ya habia colas para entrar :( Asi que dimos una vueltas, pispeamos los stands y seguimos viaje antes que se convirtiera en un loquero.

A few pics of the Bicentennial Walk. May 25th was the 200 anniversary of the first "non-spanish" government. Thanks to wikipedia you can see what it was about, the article is not completely unbiased, but it gives the main idea :) Go here. The place was full all the time, the Walk was about 15 blocks along the 9 de Julio (the widest avenue in Buenos Aires and some argue the world) and there were stands for each province and other stuff like concerts and parades. We went early with Dad, before the stands were even opened and there were people in line to get in already. So we basically walk around for a bit and then get away before it got too crowded.

El Paseo. The Walk.

Los stands de las provincias. Provinces' stands.

My Dad and his "I was there pic" Papá y su foto conmemorativa.

My own I was there pic. Mi foto conmemorativa

Sábado con amigos :)

Creo que lo he dicho más de una vez, pero lo que más me gusta de no ser una estudiante es que recuperé mis fines de semana. Aún en la Universidad en Bahia estudiaba los fines de semana (aunque solo 4/6 hs a la tarde) y ni hablemos de los "buenos" viejos tiempos en Grad School. Como sea. los findes son ahora MIOS y hago con ellos lo que se me canta, lo cual hace que en general esten bastante ocupados con actividades y gente linda :)

I think I have said it before, but the thing I like the most about not being a student anymore is that I have my weekends for myself :) Even when I was an undergrad I would study during weekends (4 or 6 hs a day) and I better not get started on weekends when you are in Grad School. Anyways, now the weekends are MINE and I do not get tired of them. I usually have activities and I get together with friends.

El finde pasado fue reunión con las chicas del Taller y despues me encontré a caminar y cenar con Santiago y Maria Elena. La primera foto es con Loli, compi del Taller y de la vida :) La foto cortesia de Analia :)

So last weekend I got together with the girls from the creative writing workshop as usual, it is my favorites activity on Saturday :) The pic is with Loli and was taken by Analia. After lunch with the gals I meet Santiago and Maria Elena for a walk and dinner.

With Maria Elena.

With Santiago.

Then on Sunday I went to one of my favorite places, a tea/bakery/deli shop called Baraka. I had a nice tea there with Paulina, although no pics there. And Sunday's mornings I go to Método DeRose classes outdoors :) I do love my weekends!!!

El domingo me encontré con Paulina en Baraka, nuestro lugar de encuentro favorito :) Y los domingos estoy yendo a las clases de Método DeRose en el parque. Estan buenisimas y te hacen arrancar con pila!!!