Mom was here last week!!!! She spent 6 days in BsAs with me, and then we went to Punta del Este, Uruguay for 2 days.
I think one conversation sums up her trip quite nicely...
When we arrived in Punta del Este the hotel gave us glasses of champagne. I only had a couple of sips of mine because it was 10 am. The next morning I glanced over at my glass and it was empty...me: "Mom, does alcohol evaporate overnight if you leave it out?"...Mom, from the other side of the room without even looking up to see what I was talking about, "I drank it!"
Honestly, I couldn´t leave her alone for a second. (Sorry Mom, but it´s true.) She didn´t know a word of Spanish. At one point we were in a bar with my friends and she tried to order a Grey Goose and OJ, and the bartender freaked out because he thought she wanted a whole bottle of vodka. I dont know how this happened, but my friend Melissa had to step in and fix the situation because I wasn´t paying attention. Another time, I went to the bathroom and she decided to order coffee. They brought her a giant hot chocolate. It took me 20 minutes to figure out that she had ordered a latte (which does not exist in South America) and the woman thought she had said "chocolate." After that, there was a new rule in place: Mom you´re not allowed to speak. ;)
We had so much fun though! We stayed in a cute, boutique hotel in Palermo Soho (a barrio of BsAs full of cafes and shops). All we did was eat, hang out, and drink wine. It was fabulous.
We also had one of the best meals of our lives at La Cabrera, a steak house in BsAs. Mom ordered steak, I ordered veggie kabobs - our meals came with 20 sides. That´s not an exaggeration. Hummus, red peppers, caramalized onions, baked garlic, spicy sauces, olives, pumpkin pure, lentils, pine nuts, and the list goes on.....
Thanks for coming Mom!!!! Love you!
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