Buenos Aires - Day 3

Day three complete. Work was work like and very long. We opted not to eat in the hotel because it costs a zillion dollars. We checked some cafes on the way, but the choices were croissants and more pastries.  I can't really do that and not have a nice sugar crash, so I figured I could probably live til like 1 when we could eat lunch.  God is merciful and someone had brought in three crates of fruit to the office so breakfast was an apple, banana, and coffee. Perfecto.

It is so incredibly hot in the buildings here. It's like 60 degrees outside and like 80 inside. After working in a sauna all day and then hiking back to the hotel I was so close to taking a cold shower. I don't understand the internal temperature here. The last time I was here it was summer and I don't recall such a strong temperature disparity. Inside it was comfortable. Outside it was summer. No problem.  And when I get hot it's so completely obvious. My face is bright red. I'm surprised my colleague didn't ask me if I was going to pass out or something. I wasn't (of course) I was just hot. Sigh. Temperature regulation has proven to be challenging here this time. 

After work we set out to find dinner. We eneded up at a Japanese restaurant. I know, Japanese is not what I think when I think "good food in Argentina" but it makes perfect sense.  They're by water. It's a very cosmopolitan city. And man did we get good food. The restaurant was distinctly Japanese, but with a Peruvian undertone. Our appetizer was ceviche mixto and it was INCREDIBLE. I wished I'd ordered two and just eaten that for dinner. Wow. It wasn't as good as my friend Eddie's but it was really respectable. The only problem was that it didn't have the Peruvian popcorn. It was similar, but not the same. I was surprised they didn't have the real deal - Peru is in South America. But it was still good and nice and spicy!

My colleague and I split nigiri sushi and a Peruvian roll (it was a bunch of different ceviche ingredients in a sushi roll and really unique and good).  I ate fish I couldn't readily identify, and they were all good (two were whitefish and still had the skin on - but not in a creepy way). Very fresh, not at all fishy, and very well prepared.  Tonight we drank white wine - a Sauvignon Blanc mixed with some other white French grape (my French colleague picked it). It was the perfect match. Very dry and crisp and ice cold.

With lunch at 1 and dinner at 9, I was super hungry.  I should have thought that through a bit.  The wine was really easy to drink and I didn't catch that the waiter was topping off my glass. I think I drank about 2.5 glasses tonight. Oops. By the end of dinner I was sorta dizzy, and talking too fast. Oh my. So my coworker probably got a good laugh out of me near the end. He's a nice guy and I've had fun learning about him and his wife. He's been to 80 countries and he has loads of stories about them all. He's great to talk to, though tonight I think I did more talking than was necessary. LOL. Oh, well. I'm sure he'll tease me tomorrow. One super cool thing - the restaurant will deliver to the office.  That means ceviche for lunch! Yay!!

Day three done, day four tomorrow. For now, I think I better sleep because things are still a little bit fuzzy. Tomorrow night I'll pay attention to whether or not someone is refilling my glass when I'm not looking.