Crazy weather
So who can you trust if you can't trust the Buenos Aires Herald. They said [on Friday] that it was supposed to be rainy today. As such, I postponed my trip to Colonia, Uruguay.
It is in the upper 70s and sunny right now.
Ack.
Tomorrow is election day in Uruguay, so the trip is postponed until next weekend. The timing will work out well for my passport, as [about] next weekend will be my fourth week here, and the return stamp to Argentina will cover the rest of my stay, if I don't leave the country again.
I valiantly made an effort to go to a flea market today. The BA Herald made it sound different than it really was. It was a ton of antique furniture (some rather nice), some glassware, and some random, older household items. I was in and out in under seven minutes.
Went back to Recoleta Cemetery today, and took some more pictures. This time, I made it to Evita's tomb. Last time, the cemetery closed a short while after I arrived. It is no longer possible to view the preserved corpse of her, as she was buried nine (yes, 9) meters underground after someone tried to steal her corpse. I can kinda understand why someone would do that. But still, ICK.
Roamed around the outdoor market outside the Recoleta Cemetery, and bought a necklace and some earrings. The necklace is to replace a similar one that I bought on my first visit there. When I returned to the residence that evening, the clasp came undone and the glass pendant went crashing on to the tile floor of the patio. It is in three pieces. However, it was only $5 pesos, which isn't even $2 USD. I made sure the necklace I bought today has a better clasp...
Finally got around to engaging in some non-blog and non-journal writing last night. The first might make its way in to a short story. Otherwise, I started doing some groundwork for one of the novels I want to write. It was great to be creatively writing again. Especially since that's one of the reasons I took this trip -- this isn't just about travelling for me, it's also about giving myself time and space to do some serious writing.
My face is sunburnt from the walking around today. Am also in need of a siesta, as I woke up at the unheard of time of 8am this morning...
It is in the upper 70s and sunny right now.
Ack.
Tomorrow is election day in Uruguay, so the trip is postponed until next weekend. The timing will work out well for my passport, as [about] next weekend will be my fourth week here, and the return stamp to Argentina will cover the rest of my stay, if I don't leave the country again.
I valiantly made an effort to go to a flea market today. The BA Herald made it sound different than it really was. It was a ton of antique furniture (some rather nice), some glassware, and some random, older household items. I was in and out in under seven minutes.
Went back to Recoleta Cemetery today, and took some more pictures. This time, I made it to Evita's tomb. Last time, the cemetery closed a short while after I arrived. It is no longer possible to view the preserved corpse of her, as she was buried nine (yes, 9) meters underground after someone tried to steal her corpse. I can kinda understand why someone would do that. But still, ICK.
Roamed around the outdoor market outside the Recoleta Cemetery, and bought a necklace and some earrings. The necklace is to replace a similar one that I bought on my first visit there. When I returned to the residence that evening, the clasp came undone and the glass pendant went crashing on to the tile floor of the patio. It is in three pieces. However, it was only $5 pesos, which isn't even $2 USD. I made sure the necklace I bought today has a better clasp...
Finally got around to engaging in some non-blog and non-journal writing last night. The first might make its way in to a short story. Otherwise, I started doing some groundwork for one of the novels I want to write. It was great to be creatively writing again. Especially since that's one of the reasons I took this trip -- this isn't just about travelling for me, it's also about giving myself time and space to do some serious writing.
My face is sunburnt from the walking around today. Am also in need of a siesta, as I woke up at the unheard of time of 8am this morning...
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