SUNDAY 04/11/10
We started the afternoon with an asado at Pato’s house with his brother and sister and 89-year-old grandmother. It was a gorgeous day to just sit out and grill. Later, Pato and I went for an excursion around the city. We headed to the base of one of the surrounding sierras where we took the Aerosilla (chairlift) to the top. This was an activity that Pato hadn’t done in about 17 years, and it was a great way to effortlessly get a panoramic view of the lake, city and sierras.
(jackrabbits)
After descending, he took me for a driving tour around the city and into the sierras to get to the Plaza Federal. This is the center of Argentina and a mecca for families on a Sunday afternoon.
(flags of all of the provinces)
(Córdoba's shield)
There were kids rollerskating (using both the old strap-on rollerskates and the regular rollerskates), rollerblading (usually 2 sizes too large) and skateboarding (accidents waiting to happen as dogs darted through and small children ran wild).
We had some churros (Latin American version of mini donuts) from a street vendor and headed to the Costanera (coastline) to meet up with some good friends of Pato.
Coincidentally, we ran into Zequi as he was taking a mate break from studying for his exam coming up on Tuesday, as well.
As the sun was starting to set, we drove to the Puente de Uruguay, a new bridge that was constructed last year as a government project – it lights up at night with a rainbow of colors. It’s much like the Washington Avenue bridge with cars above and pedestrians below in an enclosed gallery. At this time, there was a photograph display from the large car rally that takes place in Cordoba in March.
We started the afternoon with an asado at Pato’s house with his brother and sister and 89-year-old grandmother. It was a gorgeous day to just sit out and grill. Later, Pato and I went for an excursion around the city. We headed to the base of one of the surrounding sierras where we took the Aerosilla (chairlift) to the top. This was an activity that Pato hadn’t done in about 17 years, and it was a great way to effortlessly get a panoramic view of the lake, city and sierras.
(jackrabbits)
After descending, he took me for a driving tour around the city and into the sierras to get to the Plaza Federal. This is the center of Argentina and a mecca for families on a Sunday afternoon.
(flags of all of the provinces)
(Córdoba's shield)
There were kids rollerskating (using both the old strap-on rollerskates and the regular rollerskates), rollerblading (usually 2 sizes too large) and skateboarding (accidents waiting to happen as dogs darted through and small children ran wild).
We had some churros (Latin American version of mini donuts) from a street vendor and headed to the Costanera (coastline) to meet up with some good friends of Pato.
Coincidentally, we ran into Zequi as he was taking a mate break from studying for his exam coming up on Tuesday, as well.
As the sun was starting to set, we drove to the Puente de Uruguay, a new bridge that was constructed last year as a government project – it lights up at night with a rainbow of colors. It’s much like the Washington Avenue bridge with cars above and pedestrians below in an enclosed gallery. At this time, there was a photograph display from the large car rally that takes place in Cordoba in March.
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