Day 20 - Japanese Gardens

After class today, Taylor and I scurried to the Japanese Gardens (Jardín Japónes) here in Buenos Aires! After a bit of trouble finding it, we each paid $7 to enter! Inside we saw traditional Japanese plants, typical Japanese bridges and huts (pictures below), Japanese statues, and GIANT coy fish! It was very quaint and a hot spot for a nice afternoon date in Buenos Aires! After we explored a bit, we were so excited to eat in the best Japanese restaurant in Argentina. (we miss sushi a lot). Unfortunately, the kitchen was closed, and the restaurant was only open for pastries and tea. Their eating schedule is so odd here. We ended up leaving and headed to the famous ice cream chain here called Freddo. I ordered dark chocolate (chocolate a margo) and dulce de leche, while Tay ordered creme brûlée and dulce de leche flavors! Both were very very good (picture below). After our ice cream we decided to walk an hour home! We are getting sick of the crowded subway! On our way home we stopped to get "chipas" (little bread cheese bites) at the bakery right by our apartment. 6 chipas for 50 cents!!! Probably a good thing we didn't discover these cheap little treasures until our last week here! Crazy that this trip has gone by so quickly! Marité was out again during dinner at a friends art show. Dinner was some mystery meat with potatoes that was basically inedible. But we discovered delicious ice cream bars in the freezer and ate those instead! We are in bed now because we have to wake up at 5 tomorrow morning for our journey to Colonia, Uruguay. Besos, Mádison