I'm lazy, lazy to write, but ok, here it comes.... (deep breath). So the day after I last wrote was a Thursday. I went into the city with Matias in the afternoon, we went to a science museum for kids. It's called Prohibido No Tocar, which means Forbidden Not To Touch, and the idea is yes, you've guessed it, that it's interactive. It was really cool, we had heaps of fun, and who would have thought that after almost 3 and a half hours I would have to rush Matias out of there cause I had to be back home by 8pm and we weren't gonna make it otherwise. They had all the different areas that you play and experience with- shapes and vision, physics, mechanics, nature, even maths (yuck). And we also went to a couple of their shows- one on static electricity, where they make kids hair stand up, and one on chemistry where a plastic bag explodes, pretty cool.
I got home at 8 on time, and Luli's father picked me up a bit later and got a ride with him to their place in Pilar (which is like 40kms away from my house, nearby where I used to go to school... yes, every day there and back). Stayed the night there, and the next day in the afternoon we left by car to Gualeguaychu- it's a town in the north of Argentina, in the Province of Entre Rios. Gualeguaychu is famous for their Carnival, it's THE city of Carnival in Argentina. The 5 of us got there in the afternoon (Luli, her South African husband Chris, her brother Diego, Diego's English friend Phil, and me)- we did some shopping and got the tickets for Carnival for Saturday night, and then the second car arrived (Luli's brother Fede, her South African wife Mariki (just coincidence her and Chris are both SA, they didn't know each other from there), a friend Marina with her husband Alejo, and Alejo's friend Juan). So that was all of us- 10 of us in a cute tiny little house, with 2 tiny bedrooms and a tiny kitchen where we couldn't fit 10 chairs at once. BUT we had a great outside area, with table and chairs, a parrilla (argentinean BBQ),
OHHHH what a shame! Perfect excuse, my aunt Ana and her partner have just arrived to visit so I will have to finish this off another time. Love procrastinating:)
Ok, so I'm back to finish the post. So we had the garden, outside furniture, BBQ, swings, and a pool which we nicknamed "the jacuzzi" because it was actually just an oversize plastic pool with a wooden board/deck around it.
It was an absolutely awesome weekend. We spent the days on the beach (river, not sea), had a look around town, eating, drinking, and talking shit. Saturday night was supposed to be the Carnival parade but it got cancelled because of rain. It PISSED DOWN! There was a huge massive storm, and we all had to get crammed inside the tiny house, water coming into the kitchen under the door and pouring down the wall. Very funny. As soon as it slowed down a bit we drove into town, had dinner, and by then the rain had stopped. So of course we wouldn't trust locals saying the Carnival was cancelled, so we had to drive to the Corsodromo (the place where it's held) just to make sure. Yep. Lights off. Not a soul. Deserted. Cancelled. Back into town, and we spent the night at a bar on the beach- which for some reason played the same 8-10 songs all night long over and over again, it would play music for about 10 or 20 minutes, then music off for 20minutes, then back on and off again..... bizarre. And even more bizarre the fact that we didn't leave and go to another bar, but stayed there until about 5am. Maybe the comfy beach chairs had something to do with that:) AND on the way back home we saw the most AMAZING weird cloud. It was this black MASSIVE cloud, just above the horizon, and it was full of lighting in it, which kept lighting up the whole cloud by parts. It was INSANE! No thunder, no rain that we could see, just this... electric cloud, I've never seen anything like that in my life.
Sunday arvo we were supposed to start heading back to Buenos Aires, but Carnival was moved to Sunday night after being cancelled on Saturday, so we decided to stay for it. And it was SO worth it! We had VIP front rows seats (oh yeah, we are fucking special) and it was the best thing ever- not because of the seats, cause we didn't use them all night, but because we could jump over the barricade into the actual parade area and dance and have our pictures taken with the floats and people parading. We spent all night jumping in and out and dancing, and the poor police guy standing right in front of us had infinite patience with us. Costumes and floats were excellent, I didn't really have very high expectations, but I was pleasantly surprised. The parade finished at about 2:30am, and we then drove back to Buenos Aires (about 2 1/2 hours drive), and I stayed the night at Luli's place. What an AMAZING weekend!!!!!!!!!
I got home at 8 on time, and Luli's father picked me up a bit later and got a ride with him to their place in Pilar (which is like 40kms away from my house, nearby where I used to go to school... yes, every day there and back). Stayed the night there, and the next day in the afternoon we left by car to Gualeguaychu- it's a town in the north of Argentina, in the Province of Entre Rios. Gualeguaychu is famous for their Carnival, it's THE city of Carnival in Argentina. The 5 of us got there in the afternoon (Luli, her South African husband Chris, her brother Diego, Diego's English friend Phil, and me)- we did some shopping and got the tickets for Carnival for Saturday night, and then the second car arrived (Luli's brother Fede, her South African wife Mariki (just coincidence her and Chris are both SA, they didn't know each other from there), a friend Marina with her husband Alejo, and Alejo's friend Juan). So that was all of us- 10 of us in a cute tiny little house, with 2 tiny bedrooms and a tiny kitchen where we couldn't fit 10 chairs at once. BUT we had a great outside area, with table and chairs, a parrilla (argentinean BBQ),
OHHHH what a shame! Perfect excuse, my aunt Ana and her partner have just arrived to visit so I will have to finish this off another time. Love procrastinating:)
Ok, so I'm back to finish the post. So we had the garden, outside furniture, BBQ, swings, and a pool which we nicknamed "the jacuzzi" because it was actually just an oversize plastic pool with a wooden board/deck around it.
It was an absolutely awesome weekend. We spent the days on the beach (river, not sea), had a look around town, eating, drinking, and talking shit. Saturday night was supposed to be the Carnival parade but it got cancelled because of rain. It PISSED DOWN! There was a huge massive storm, and we all had to get crammed inside the tiny house, water coming into the kitchen under the door and pouring down the wall. Very funny. As soon as it slowed down a bit we drove into town, had dinner, and by then the rain had stopped. So of course we wouldn't trust locals saying the Carnival was cancelled, so we had to drive to the Corsodromo (the place where it's held) just to make sure. Yep. Lights off. Not a soul. Deserted. Cancelled. Back into town, and we spent the night at a bar on the beach- which for some reason played the same 8-10 songs all night long over and over again, it would play music for about 10 or 20 minutes, then music off for 20minutes, then back on and off again..... bizarre. And even more bizarre the fact that we didn't leave and go to another bar, but stayed there until about 5am. Maybe the comfy beach chairs had something to do with that:) AND on the way back home we saw the most AMAZING weird cloud. It was this black MASSIVE cloud, just above the horizon, and it was full of lighting in it, which kept lighting up the whole cloud by parts. It was INSANE! No thunder, no rain that we could see, just this... electric cloud, I've never seen anything like that in my life.
Sunday arvo we were supposed to start heading back to Buenos Aires, but Carnival was moved to Sunday night after being cancelled on Saturday, so we decided to stay for it. And it was SO worth it! We had VIP front rows seats (oh yeah, we are fucking special) and it was the best thing ever- not because of the seats, cause we didn't use them all night, but because we could jump over the barricade into the actual parade area and dance and have our pictures taken with the floats and people parading. We spent all night jumping in and out and dancing, and the poor police guy standing right in front of us had infinite patience with us. Costumes and floats were excellent, I didn't really have very high expectations, but I was pleasantly surprised. The parade finished at about 2:30am, and we then drove back to Buenos Aires (about 2 1/2 hours drive), and I stayed the night at Luli's place. What an AMAZING weekend!!!!!!!!!
Disclaimer: most of the pics I've uploaded in this post are not mine, they are courtesy of Diego.
Me da muuuuucha fiaca escribir, pero bueno, aca va. El dia despues de la ultima vez que escribi fue un Jueves. Fui al centro con Matias a la tarde, fuimos a un museo de ciencias para chicos. Se llama Prohibido No Tocar, y si, la idea es que es interactivo. Estuvo muy bueno, la pasamos barbaro, y quien se hubiera imaginado que despues de casi 3 horas y media iba a tener que apurarlo a Matias para que nos vayamos, porque tenia que estar de vuelta en casa a las 8pm y sino no llegabamos a tiempo. Tenia todas las areas diferentes para jugar y experimentar: formas y vision, fisica, mecanica, naturaleza, hasta matematica (yuck). Y tambien fuimos a un par de shows que hicieron- uno sobre electricidad estatica donde hacen que el pelo se les pare de punta a los chicos, y otro sobre quimica donde hacen explotar a una bolsa de plastico, muy bueno.
Llegue a casa tipo 8 a tiempo, y al rato me paso a buscar le papa de Luli, y fui con el en auto hasta su casa en Pilar (como 40kms de distancia de mi casa, cerca de donde queda mi colegio... si, iba todos los dias hasta alla ida y vuelta). Me quede a dormir ahi y al dia siguiente a la tarde salimos en auto para Gualeguaychu- una ciudad en el norte de Argentina, en la Provincia de Entre Rios. Gualeguaychu es famosa por el Carnaval, es LA ciudad del Carnaval en Argentina. Eramos 5 (Luli, su marido sudafricano Chris, el hermano de Luli Diego, el amigo ingles de Diego Phil, y yo), y llegamos a la tarde- fuimos a hacer las compras y compramos las entradas para el sabado a la noche para el Carnaval, y llegaron los que venian en el segundo auto (otro hermano de Luli Fede, su mujer sudafricana Mariki (es solo coincidencia que Mariki y Chrios son los 2 sudafricanos, no se conocian de antes), una amiga Marina y su marido Alejo, y un amigo de Alejo Juan). Asi que esos eramos todos- eramos 10 en una casita divina y chiquita, con 2 cuartos chiquitos y una cocina chiquita donde no entraban 10 sillas al mismo tiempo. PERO teniamos un jardin afuera muy bueno, con mesas y sillas, una parrilla, hamacas, y una pileta a la que bautizamos "el jacuzzi", porque en realidad no era mas que una pelopincho grande con bordes de madera alrededor.
Fue un fin de semana totalmente alucinante. Pasamos los dias en la playa (rio, no mar), paseamos por la ciudad, comimos, tomamos, y pelotudeamos. El sabado a la noche se suponia que era el desfile de Carnaval pero se suspendio por la lluvia. DILUVIO! Hubo una tormenta mal, y los 10 nos tuvimos que amontocochinar adentro de la casita chiquitita, y el agua entrando a la cocina por abajo de la puerta y chorreando por la pared. Muy divertido. Apenas dejo de llover tan fuerte nos fuimos en auto a la ciudad, cenamos, y para ese entonces la lluvia habia parado. Y obviamente no le ibamos a creer a los locales que nos decian que creian que el Carnaval se habia suspendido, asi que tuvimos que manejar al Corsodromo (el lugar donde se hace el desfile) para asegurarnos. Si. Las luces apagadas. Vacio. No habia un alma. Cancelado. Volvimos al centro y pasamos la noche en un bar sobre la playa- que por alguna razon pasaban las mismas 8-10 canciones toda la noche, una y otra vez, pasaban musica por 10-20 minutos, y despues la apagaban por 20 minutos, y la volvian a prender por otros 20 minutos, asi toda la noche... muy extranio. Y mas extranio todavia que no nos levantamos para irnos a otro bar, sino que nos quedamos ahi toda la noche hasta casi las 5am. Tal vez las sillitas y reposeras de la playa que estaban tan comodas tuvieron algo que ver con eso:) Y de vuelta a la casa vimos una nube totalmenmte ESPECTACULAR y rarisima. Era una nube negra ENORME, justo sobre la linea del horizonte, y estaba llena de relampagos adentro de la nube misma, que la iluminaba por pedazos a cada rato. Una LOCURA! Sin truenos, sin lluvia hasta donde nosotros podiamos ver, solo esta... nube electrica, nunca en mi vida vi una cosa asi.
El domingo a la tarde supuestamente ibamos a volver para Buenos Aires, pero como el Carnaval se suspendio el sabado lo pasaron para el domingo a la noche, y decidimos quedarnos. Y valio la pena! Teniamos asientos VIP en la primera fila (si, si, somos re especiales!), y fue lo mejor- no por los asientos, porque ni los usamos toda la noche, pero porque por estar en primera fila podiamos saltar la division y entrar a la zona misma del desfile, y bailar y sacarnos fotos con la gente que desfilaba y con las carrozas. Nos pasamos toda la noche saltando de un lado al otro de la cerca y bailando, y el pobre policia que teniamos parado enfrente nuestro la verdad que nos tuvo una paciencia infinita. Las carrozas y los disfraces eran excelentes, la verdad que no tenia muchas expectativas, pero me sorprendio para bien. El desfile termino tipo a las 2:30am y despues manejamos de vuelta a Buenos Aires (2 horas y media mas o menos) y me quede a dormir en la casa de Luli. Que fin de semana ESPECTACULAR!!!!!!!!
Me da muuuuucha fiaca escribir, pero bueno, aca va. El dia despues de la ultima vez que escribi fue un Jueves. Fui al centro con Matias a la tarde, fuimos a un museo de ciencias para chicos. Se llama Prohibido No Tocar, y si, la idea es que es interactivo. Estuvo muy bueno, la pasamos barbaro, y quien se hubiera imaginado que despues de casi 3 horas y media iba a tener que apurarlo a Matias para que nos vayamos, porque tenia que estar de vuelta en casa a las 8pm y sino no llegabamos a tiempo. Tenia todas las areas diferentes para jugar y experimentar: formas y vision, fisica, mecanica, naturaleza, hasta matematica (yuck). Y tambien fuimos a un par de shows que hicieron- uno sobre electricidad estatica donde hacen que el pelo se les pare de punta a los chicos, y otro sobre quimica donde hacen explotar a una bolsa de plastico, muy bueno.
Llegue a casa tipo 8 a tiempo, y al rato me paso a buscar le papa de Luli, y fui con el en auto hasta su casa en Pilar (como 40kms de distancia de mi casa, cerca de donde queda mi colegio... si, iba todos los dias hasta alla ida y vuelta). Me quede a dormir ahi y al dia siguiente a la tarde salimos en auto para Gualeguaychu- una ciudad en el norte de Argentina, en la Provincia de Entre Rios. Gualeguaychu es famosa por el Carnaval, es LA ciudad del Carnaval en Argentina. Eramos 5 (Luli, su marido sudafricano Chris, el hermano de Luli Diego, el amigo ingles de Diego Phil, y yo), y llegamos a la tarde- fuimos a hacer las compras y compramos las entradas para el sabado a la noche para el Carnaval, y llegaron los que venian en el segundo auto (otro hermano de Luli Fede, su mujer sudafricana Mariki (es solo coincidencia que Mariki y Chrios son los 2 sudafricanos, no se conocian de antes), una amiga Marina y su marido Alejo, y un amigo de Alejo Juan). Asi que esos eramos todos- eramos 10 en una casita divina y chiquita, con 2 cuartos chiquitos y una cocina chiquita donde no entraban 10 sillas al mismo tiempo. PERO teniamos un jardin afuera muy bueno, con mesas y sillas, una parrilla, hamacas, y una pileta a la que bautizamos "el jacuzzi", porque en realidad no era mas que una pelopincho grande con bordes de madera alrededor.
Fue un fin de semana totalmente alucinante. Pasamos los dias en la playa (rio, no mar), paseamos por la ciudad, comimos, tomamos, y pelotudeamos. El sabado a la noche se suponia que era el desfile de Carnaval pero se suspendio por la lluvia. DILUVIO! Hubo una tormenta mal, y los 10 nos tuvimos que amontocochinar adentro de la casita chiquitita, y el agua entrando a la cocina por abajo de la puerta y chorreando por la pared. Muy divertido. Apenas dejo de llover tan fuerte nos fuimos en auto a la ciudad, cenamos, y para ese entonces la lluvia habia parado. Y obviamente no le ibamos a creer a los locales que nos decian que creian que el Carnaval se habia suspendido, asi que tuvimos que manejar al Corsodromo (el lugar donde se hace el desfile) para asegurarnos. Si. Las luces apagadas. Vacio. No habia un alma. Cancelado. Volvimos al centro y pasamos la noche en un bar sobre la playa- que por alguna razon pasaban las mismas 8-10 canciones toda la noche, una y otra vez, pasaban musica por 10-20 minutos, y despues la apagaban por 20 minutos, y la volvian a prender por otros 20 minutos, asi toda la noche... muy extranio. Y mas extranio todavia que no nos levantamos para irnos a otro bar, sino que nos quedamos ahi toda la noche hasta casi las 5am. Tal vez las sillitas y reposeras de la playa que estaban tan comodas tuvieron algo que ver con eso:) Y de vuelta a la casa vimos una nube totalmenmte ESPECTACULAR y rarisima. Era una nube negra ENORME, justo sobre la linea del horizonte, y estaba llena de relampagos adentro de la nube misma, que la iluminaba por pedazos a cada rato. Una LOCURA! Sin truenos, sin lluvia hasta donde nosotros podiamos ver, solo esta... nube electrica, nunca en mi vida vi una cosa asi.
El domingo a la tarde supuestamente ibamos a volver para Buenos Aires, pero como el Carnaval se suspendio el sabado lo pasaron para el domingo a la noche, y decidimos quedarnos. Y valio la pena! Teniamos asientos VIP en la primera fila (si, si, somos re especiales!), y fue lo mejor- no por los asientos, porque ni los usamos toda la noche, pero porque por estar en primera fila podiamos saltar la division y entrar a la zona misma del desfile, y bailar y sacarnos fotos con la gente que desfilaba y con las carrozas. Nos pasamos toda la noche saltando de un lado al otro de la cerca y bailando, y el pobre policia que teniamos parado enfrente nuestro la verdad que nos tuvo una paciencia infinita. Las carrozas y los disfraces eran excelentes, la verdad que no tenia muchas expectativas, pero me sorprendio para bien. El desfile termino tipo a las 2:30am y despues manejamos de vuelta a Buenos Aires (2 horas y media mas o menos) y me quede a dormir en la casa de Luli. Que fin de semana ESPECTACULAR!!!!!!!!
Nota al pie: la mayoria de las fotos que puse en este post no son mias, son sacadas por Diego.
carnavaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal! Estuvo muy bueno / it is niiiiiiiiiice ;-p
ReplyDeleteSi, estuvo excelenteeeeeeeeee!
ReplyDeleteMás que bueno diria yo!!!! me rei mucho buena terapia!!! te quiero y te dejo que tengo que seguir leyendo!!!!
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