B.A. in a Day

Not on vacation

KP and JoJo had a mantra during their whirlwind trip to Peru and then to Argentina (and then to Uruguay and back to Argentina, actually): "We don't go on vacation, we take trips!"  And they weren't kidding.  For example, on Saturday, they did absolutely everything there is to do in Buenos Aires in one day.  More or less.

Swing batter, batter

Sounds like a tall order, and it is.  In order to get it all done, you have to start early.  First thing on the agenda - tennis lesson.  Argentina is loaded with clay courts and tennis pros, so why not have a lesson first thing in the morning.  JoJo was complemented on her softball-style swing and KP picked up a few pointers on his backhand.

After that, did they take a rest?  No way, this isn't a vacation, it's a trip!  Next stop, bike tour!

Nothing helps you blend in on the Plaza de Mayo like getting your picture taken in front of the Casa Rosada (roughly the Argentine equivalent of the White House) while wearing bike helmets!

We also took the bike tour through the Boca neighborhood.  We stopped outside the famous Bombonara soccer stadium, home of the Boca Juniors.  It's a weirdly shaped little stadium, but venerable and part of the experience of attending a Boca Juniors match.

More mate please!

As long as we were in Boca, might as well go ahead and stop for some mate.  KP is maybe the biggest fan of mate ever.  He loves it.  Couldn't get enough.  Anne and Mark are already making plans to send the first shipment to him in the states.

You can't see River and Boca stuff in the same store!

While in Boca, KP and JoJo picked up some souvenirs in one of the shops near El Caminito (a street made famous by Carlos Gardel in the hey day of tango, now the center of the tourist experience in La Boca).  KP played it safe by focusing on national team and Boca Juniors souvenirs.  Mark thought it would have been more bold to grab a River Plate jersey and wear it in that neighborhood.  In fact, why were they even selling River stuff down in La Boca?

Next it was on to the polo grounds to catch part of a polo match.  As mentioned El Paso and Navidad played for the Copa Libertador.

To finish it off, Mark took KP and Jo Jo to the tango show with the rocking guy on the accordion.  Unfortunately, Capt. Accordion was way more mellow this time around.  C'est la vie.  Anyway, the trio then bought some dulce de leche ice cream to check the final box on the B.A. in one day tour.