Bienvenidos a Buenos Aires

So far Buenos Aires has been absolutely beautiful. I've seen a couple of the main plazas, the Presidents palace aka La Casa Rosada (Pink House), the house of congress, the Bombonera where the fabled futbol club Boca Junior plays, the neighborhood around it from which the team gets its name and some other random sights. Yesterday I went with Caitlin's roommates to a neighborhood called San Telmo. It was very European looking with cobblestone streets and big mansions with open air gardens and stuff. Most of the places had been converted into groups of shops for things like antiques, fragrances, knitted goods etc. The sort of place my mother would absolutely love. We also celebrated Caitlin's birthday yesterday and went out to an incredible dinner of steak, apps, and four bottles of wine and champagne that cost all of $60 pesos per person, or about $20. Food prices here are amazing, as well as prices for living space, but clothes are more expensive than at home. Which sucks since it is fall here, and nearing winter and I've got only 2 pairs of long pants, 2 long shirts and a light jacket. So far I haven't been miserable but from what the locals tell me this is just the beginning.