My friend Abby, who lives on the same floor in the building in Manhattan where I used to live, has been wanting to come down to Argentina to visit me for as long as I've been living here.
We started our trip via Santiago de Chile because all the flights to Buenos Aires were full. We arrived in Chile with absolutely no plans, no hotel reservations and I had no clothes with me except what I was wearing, of course having assumed I would be home in BA with an overflowing closet to my disposal. We arranged a room at the Crown Plaza downtown (a beautiful hotel) and took advantage of the day- walking around downtown, climbing up to the castle at Santa Lucia and having dinner at the really cute restaurant "Como agua por Chocolate" in the Bella Vista neighborhood. The next day we took a tram up the San Cristobal mountain to the Virgin Mary statue and then a cable car across the mountain and down the other side. That same day we jumped on a GOL flight to Buenos Aires, only arriving a day later than originally planned and having taken in a new city.
Our week in Buenos Aires was a whirlwind! The weekend we arrived we took the train out to Tigre and took a boat tour through the large river system that makes up the islands of that area. We also went to the out door market in Palermo.
On monday morning I returned to the gym (thank god!) and of course Augusto-my personal trainer- was there ready to kick my ass. It's incredible how fast you can see results when you have someone pushing you so hard! I worked out with him every morning this week and spent a lot of the week with sore muscles. Love it!
Last night Abby took the direct flight on American Airlines back to JFK and I took the flight to Atlanta. I'm sitting here in the lounge now in Atlanta waiting for my flight to JFk.
On Tuesday I leave for Abu Dhabi for two weeks. I am so excited!!!
Ok, I'll upload some photos of this past week later today or tomorrow.
un beso
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okay, i just have to tell you that i absolutely despise going long periods of time without talking to you. its almost like you keep me centered & when i dont talk to you, i drift more into my dark side. so for the benefit of the rest of the world, i think its best if we have a little more contact between us. just a thought. hope youre having fun wherever youre at this week. i miss your voice. do you realize its been almost 12 years this august that weve known eachother. thats simply amazing. it sais a whole lot about you, to put up with me for soooooooooooo long. talk to you soon.
tony
i believe your blog is starting to feel neglected. you might want to address that. just a thought.
okay, so obviously your blogs feelings dont mean a whole lot to you. maybe you can write a few words for my benefit then. i left you a voice mail tonight, also. in case youre not sure, its me, tony. i bet you already knew that, but just wanted to clarify. hope youre doing well, hope to talk to you soon.
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