We walked along Corrientes, found a promising restaurant, Cafe Rigoleto, with outdoor tables and enjoyed a relaxing lunch. Then on to Centro Comercial Pacifico for all those necessities we neglected to pack (sun block for that hole in the ozone layer) and a visit to Mimo (Emma's shoes +).
Ralph had a visit at the end of the afternoon from a fishing friend, president of the Argentinian Fly Fishing Association, who broght him several copies of their magazine. Ralph's article on fishing for pavon in Lake Maracaibo appears in No.71.
Anibel and Marcela came to the hotel and we walked several blocks to the Calle Suipacha for dinner. (The Battle of Suipacha, in 1810, was the first victory for the Argentinians in their war of independence.) The street has very recently been blocked off and reserved for pedestrian traffic. Work is beginning and on our next visit we hope to see that the restaruants have expanded their seating out onto the sidewalk as Suipacha is incoroporated into the pedestrian zone of the Centro. We dined at Almacén Suipacha, in their own words "un restauant bien porteño". The restaurant is full of antique furniture and artefacts from an old general store (almacen) both on the street level and upstairs, along with large wooden carvings of tango figures. A bandoneon player near the entrance provides background music throughout the evening. The meal, the company and the conversation were thoroughly enjoyable, a lovely way to spend a Saturday night, and celebrate our return to Buenos Aires. Do follow the link on the right to the restaurant's web page. It includes a wonderful collection of photos of Buenos Aires in general.
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