Rosario, birthplace of Che Guevara and home to some very lovely couchsurfers. I stayed with Patricio aka Pato who is currently studying at the university and lives with his younger brother. Whilst he was in classes, i spent some time wanbdering around the city getting excited by its tree lines streets and range of different architectural styles. Situated next to the Parana river, Rosario is an industrial and export centre. Strolling along the riverside, where there are lots of parks reminded me of the southbank in London during summer, with lots of people enjoying the afternoon sun. I went to the Monumento a la Bandera (flags!!!), where the Argentinian flag was raised for the first time. Standing at 70m tall the monument is a great place to go to get a panaramic view across the city. In the evening, we went to a couchsurfing gathering at one of their favourite hanuts the tango bar, Chamuyera, where I was introduced to lots of other friendly Rosarians. I spent the next few days in Rosario hanging out with Sandra and Sofia and their friends and a big group of us had a nice picnic in Parque Urquiza, as it was the day for the census and lots of people had a day off work.
I also stayed with Sofia who teaches spanish to foreigners and is studying to be a translator so she helped me with my castellano. We laughed about finding our principes azules (Prince Charming) and she also taught me some new Argentinian words, like Huesito, which means ´little bone´ and is what you call someone who you are seeing!On my last night (i was about to catch a night bus to the northeast of Agentina) we had a nice stoll around the lively night scene of shops, bars and restaurants which after their afternoon siesta had come alive!!
Rosario, birthplace of Che Guevara and home to some very lovely couchsurfers. I stayed with Patricio aka Pato who is currently studying at the university and lives with his younger brother. Whilst he was in classes, i spent some time wanbdering around the city getting excited by its tree lines streets and range of different architectural styles. Situated next to the Parana river, Rosario is an industrial and export centre. Strolling along the riverside, where there are lots of parks reminded me of the southbank in London during summer, with lots of people enjoying the afternoon sun. I went to the Monumento a la Bandera (flags!!!), where the Argentinian flag was raised for the first time. Standing at 70m tall the monument is a great place to go to get a panaramic view across the city. In the evening, we went to a couchsurfing gathering at one of their favourite hanuts the tango bar, Chamuyera, where I was introduced to lots of other friendly Rosarians. I spent the next few days in Rosario hanging out with Sandra and Sofia and their friends and a big group of us had a nice picnic in Parque Urquiza, as it was the day for the census and lots of people had a day off work.
I also stayed with Sofia who teaches spanish to foreigners and is studying to be a translator so she helped me with my castellano. We laughed about finding our principes azules (Prince Charming) and she also taught me some new Argentinian words, like Huesito, which means ´little bone´ and is what you call someone who you are seeing!On my last night (i was about to catch a night bus to the northeast of Agentina) we had a nice stoll around the lively night scene of shops, bars and restaurants which after their afternoon siesta had come alive!!
I miss you!!!
ReplyDeleteWe spent just a few hours together, but I'd love to see again...
We still have to find our "príncipes azules", but in the meantime we can do with some "huesitos"...
Love,
Sofía