nights out on the town

First weekend while healthy in BsAs has been completed. Kelly brought home a bottle of vodka on Friday night, which is our tool for making friends. We showed up at Kilkenny, an Irish pub that's supposed to be popular with expats (we're tying to ease Kelly into foreign living) and were greeted by two young rogues trying to steer us from our path and convince us to try elsewhere; but though this seemed a bad omen, we persevered.

As it turned out, they were right: overpriced drinks, bad music, and unwelcome company (too many Abercrombie polos). At least we met up with Hanna and Cosmo, and we all agreed to go over to another bar. Across the street loomed a hulking pirate that ship seemed the right place to try our luck, and the giant pirate booty and bartenders dressed in full pirate gear confirmed it. We ordered cheese fries that tasted like mac and cheese. Then we needed money so Kelly suggested we go back to our apartment and get some, and I was astounded that the New Zealanders were willing to accompany us, but I suppose we are very desirable friends to acquire. We cabbed over and got a cheap drink at home then we all went to the Alamo bar, playing 'think til you drink' and 'a ship came into the harbor,' our new go-to drinking games, until they closed the bar and kicked us out.

Pirate booty:

Saturday was very eventful. We got gym memberships. We didn't work out, but it's a step in the right direction. Then we watched a Greek marathon.


Saturday's dinner: the largest empanada in the world (that is a standard size pizza box), hawaiian style (mmm pineapple):

Saturday night we went to the New Zealanders' apartment to indulge in Cuban rum and we taught them bus driver. We all headed over to Niceto, a club in Palermo, for reggae night. Which was naturally hilarious and not the typical crowd one expects at a nightclub. But drinks were 5 pesos each (about 1.50 USD) so it was a good time. Looking forward to another night when it's socially appropriate for us to go out on the town again (so tomorrow basically).

Kelly and Hanna on Saturday: