Shop 'til you Drop!
One day of shopping is never enough in Buenos Aires, so we
set off to San Telmo, one of Argentina’s largest and oldest street markets.
The market went on for as long as could see – and even beyond
that. Street vendors sold all kinds of souvenirs, antiques, and art pieces.
They were so creative with their products; we saw recycled bottles being sold
as wall decorations, watercolor paintings of Buenos Aires’s most famous
landmarks and many, many, llama sweaters. We wanted to buy everything!
We practiced our recently learned bargaining skills to try to get the best prices we could. Trying to communicate with the vendors in our broken Spanish was challenging, but definitely fun!
After several hours of shopping and walking up and down the market, we headed back to the hostel to drop off all of our goodies. After a quick break, we took the subway to the famous Recoleta Cemetery. There are many renowned individuals buried there, including Eva Perón!
We walked around for a bit looking to see if we recognized
any names, looking specifically for Eva’s tomb. We saw many different
sepulchers of all shapes and sizes. Some were old, some were newer and some
were filled to the brim with generations and generations of coffins.
The cemetery was eerie, a little bit scary, but also
breathtakingly beautiful. With ten minutes until closing time, we ran around
the winding paths trying to find Eva’s burial place. Unfortunately, we had no
luck finding it but that’s even more of a reason to come back next year!
After dinner, we headed to the Recoleta Community Center to
see Fuerza Bruta, the #1 most recommended attraction in Buenos Aires. Several
other hostel guests recommended this show to us and we were so excited to see
what all the fuss was about. The only thing we knew was that it was some sort
of artsy, interactive show that makes the audience part of the show.
All I can say is that the show did not disappoint. It’s very
hard to put it into words just how exciting and different this performance was.
There were dancers and actors on treadmills and there was even a pool that was
lowered down from the ceiling with performers swimming inside it. The audience
was constantly moved to make way for all the different props that were used
during the show. The performers were on harnesses and were lowered to the floor
where they would interact with the audience. The show ended with rain falling down on the audience as we all danced to some funky electronic beats.
Fuerza Bruta is such a strange, complex show that everyone
must witness. It will change the way you look at performance art and will make
you fall in love with Buenos Aires even more!
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| Here is a photo of us with one of the stars of the show! |
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