Palermo Soho

Palermo is the district we live in and Soho is the neighborhood.  It's known as the shopping district with lots of high-end boutiques (as well as random hole-in-the-wall shops) and also boasts a lively nightlife with cafes, clubs and bars galore.  Today we did a little more exploring around our neighborhood (there are just so many little shops to pop into).  Here are just some random pictures of the neighborhood (it was a beautiful day, probably in the mid-60's):

Lots of people and lots of cars, but it's not as scary walking around here as it was in Costa Rica.  Even though drivers are still maniacs, they're much more pedestrian-friendly.

We finally found a small meat market:

Check out the black blood sausage on the right:

Then we smelled this guy heating nuts at a little stand outside and it smelled like heaven:

For $1, you get a little tube of buttery, sugary-coated peanuts and they were so bomb:

Aaron HAD to get pastries at the bakery on our street:

He chose a random assortment and all this was only $3!  We also got some dulce du leche at the grocery store because it's an Argentinean thing and we heard they do it pretty well.  There were so many different kinds, so I chose this one at random:

We're gonna try it with apples because we have yet to find any sort of peanut butter.

These are Pesos:

Pretty, huh?  Too bad they're worth barely anything.

We're really liking the city atmosphere of Palermo so far, but I will say again it's a huge adjustment.  We went from living a laid-back, relaxed life in a mellow beach town to the hustle and bustle of the big city.  Not to mention, the Argentinean people are way less friendly and speak way less English.  We're not mad about it, it just makes everything more of a challenge.  We feel like idiots everywhere we go because we can't communicate efficiently and there doesn't seem to be too many tourists here.  If anything, feeling so stupid will make us buckle down and learn some Spanish.  Don't get me wrong, we've met some really nice people here, who've been more than accommodating, but many are annoyed that we're Americans who don't speak the language.  I'm not too worried, we'll get the hang of it.

Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone!!