U2 and Uruguay

Its been quite a week down here. A manager who is involved with the project got here last Sunday then another came last Friday, so its been a lot of happy hours, dinners and drinking. Rough life, right?

The guy who has been here 10 days is a vegetarian proving you don't have to eat meat to come to Argentina (just to get a real taste of the country). That led to a funny exchange with a street vendor where I asked (en Espanol) "Do you have any sandwiches without meat or chicken for a vegetarian?" and he said "Of course, ham and cheese".

The weekend was good fun. On Friday checked out a U2 cover band which was equal parts good and hysterically terrible. Had the Argentine version of Vodka Red Bull which is appropriately titled "Speed con Alcohol". Me gusta. On Saturday we went to a Boca futbol match against Racing (which I had to get breathalyzed before I was let in... believe it or not my first time). The first half was kinda shit with Boca going down 0-1. They came back in the second half and scored the winning goal in the last minute. The Boca fans went nuts, the Racing fans threw anything they could and I got hit in the foot by a flying plastic chair (no worries).

Sunday morning found us on the slow ferry across the rive to Uruguay. We headed to Colonia, a great little town best described as tranquil. The air is fresh, the buildings painted neat pastel colors and no one is in a hurry... a nice change from the intensity of BsAs. Unfortunately the rental place was out of golf carts, so we just wandered around, snapped photos, enjoyed the weather and drank at the cafes. It was a great relaxing day. Rough life, right?