Day 3. Family Day

While Tal is away I spent the day within the family, my mother made it fast, simple and almost painless: "You stay home, they will come". So the whole afternoon most of the family friends passed by to say hello, Hag Sameach and eat something.

In the meanwhile Tal was having fun with a group of Germans in the Iguazú falls, he even sent me a picture. Nice of him.

Day 2. First and last split

Up early in the morning we head to Puerto Madero with my mother to eat Tal's first argentinian ice cream and see the beautiful old and dirty port of Buenos Aires turned in an exclusive restaurants-and-shopping complex with stylish buildings and new ugly skyscrappers.

Then we went to the central train station for Tal to take his bus to the Iguazu Falls, I'll stay here alone in the dark while he's having fun :)



After checking twice Tal is on his way, I'll meet my sister's family for lovely time in a park, and of course afterwards for merienda (afternoon meal).

These are my nephews, the barbaric and un-tirable Franco (ring a bell?) and the sweet and chubby Tiziana, that only eat, sleep and whine all the day. Beautiful. With them my sister Karina and husband Facundo.

By the way, Tal SMSed me in the morning, he's already on Puerto Iguazú on the way to the falls.

Tal in the big city

Day 1.

Meeting the parents, everything went swift, my mother's new house is brilliant, and the refrigerator is packed with the good stuff.
Lunch with my father and broder included little more than meat, meat and meat: Asado (not me), Chinchulines, Chorizo, Morcilla (coagulated blood sausage) and steakes.

Before nearly exploding, we make our way for a fast overview of Buenos Aire's downtown.

This is the "small Ben", next to the central train station, a gift of the British people to Buenos Aires, that was before they bombed the city in the Falklands (Malvinas) war. A real pity they missed the horrible clock.

Then we came back to my mother's house for another meal (third in a couple of hours) with rest of the family. I have a beautyful sweet, chubby and puking niece and a sweet barbaric nephew.

@ the Airport

After refilling our alcohol stock in the duty free shop, we head for the gate, the plane is delayed (at least not cancelled).

*Never forget to buy the chocolates for the guys at the office in the duty free, so you still be thoughtfull even when you totally deleted them from your mind while you where away.

Tal is getting more and more ancious with every second: I have to pee, My stomach is aching, I need my pills...

I hope it will be fine, that the Valium will do it's work.

Rome here we go, Buenos Aires, get ready!

The goodbye

The night before leaving we meet our friends for a beer and some wine, we'll miss all of them.

Still hoping for Al Italia not to declare bankrupcy in the eve of our flight.