Here was our Christmas Eve dinner last night which we'll repeat again tonight, Christmas Day. |
OK, let's get into the details of this peculiar Christmas, like none other we've experienced since the onset of our travels. When we arrived in Buenos Aires on December 23rd, we knew we were taking a risk in not making reservations at one of the few open Christmas-Eve or Christmas Day restaurants.
With the average cost of US $111 (ARS $2,000) per person for dinner plus beverages and tips we'd have been looking at spending US $300 (ARS 5,360) for Christmas Eve and again for Christmas Day. The thought of spending this much for two meals simply didn't appeal to us, especially when many items on the pre-planned menus didn't comply with my way of eating.
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Luckily, we purchased enough for both nights not knowing it would have to be a "repeat. |
However, during our long walk, we stumbled upon "Rave" which claimed they'd be open Christmas Eve from 12:00 pm to 12:00 am. We were thrilled and decided we'd head there around 6:00 pm for an early dinner.
As for Christmas Day, we were out of luck and yesterday morning we headed to a local mini-mart to purchase deli meats, canned tuna, and cheese, just in case. Good thing we'd purchase those items or we'd have been without a bite to eat last night and today.
Yesterday, we showered and dressed for Christmas Eve dinner at "Rave," making the five block walk only to be told, they'd decided to close after all. No dining out for us. We headed back to the hotel to start preparing our meager fatty meal of tuna with mayo, deli meat, braunschweiger, ham and a variety of cheeses.
This is the restaurant where we'd hoped to dine on Christmas Eve but closed when business was slow. |
We had Christmas Eve dinner and will have Christmas Day dinner in this little bathtub room. |
2012 - Family get-together at a vacation rental in Henderson, Nevada with three of Tom's sisters and two brothers-in-law; my cousin Phyllis and her two adult daughters; my sister Julie; eldest son Richard; Tom's nephew John and his daughter. We had a fabulous celebration! (In those days, we didn't take many photos). See the link here.
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We made five giant Poppy Seed Strudels, rolling the dough with a tall bottle of water. For the recipe, please click here. |
Our Christmas visitor on Christmas Day, 2013. The kudu's neck will enlarge during the mating season. From the looks of our visitor, the mating season was imminent. Look at the muscles on this big guy, males can weigh as much or more than 700 pounds, 318 kg. This one was smaller than many we've seen weighing perhaps in the 500 pounds, 227 kg range. Kudus can easily scale a 5 foot, 1.5-meter wall. Soon, we'll see more of these. For more details, please click here. |
We spent Christmas Day at the beach with the family. It was great day although cloudy and rainy. For more details, please click here. |
Yum, I said at the time, baby octopus. Those heads were a bit tricky to chew. I ate four of these, less one head. Now as I look at this, it sickens my stomach. Never again! For more details of that Christmas Day, please click here. |
Penguin's mascot, this giant penguin, is decorated for Christmas. On Christmas Day we walked through the charming town enjoying the scenery. For more details, please click here. |
Adding to the peculiarity of our Christmas, was the fact that we were the only guests in the hotel last night. I mean only guests...not one other guest was staying here! How odd is that? Its another first for us!
Surely today, we'll head out for another walk to take photos and enjoy the sunny day in Palermo, Buenos Aires. Later today, we'll call and speak to family members on Skype.
May all of you have a stupendous day!
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Photo from one year ago today, December 24, 2016 (due to the International Dateline it was one day earlier):
Our Christmas Day meal. The filet mignon was tender as it could be, the prawns sweet and delicious and the plate of bacon and sautéed mushrooms, salad and green beans were added treats. For more details, please click here. |
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