Rosario

This weekend I went on an amazing trip to Rosario with my study abroad program! It's the third largest city in Argentina, and after a four-hour bus ride on Saturday, our first stop once we got there was to go to a tenedor libre (all you can eat) restaurant. So of course we all stuffed our faces with every kind of delicious food imaginable, then spent the rest of the afternoon walking it off by going to see some of Rosario's interesting landmarks. We visited a modern art museum in what used to be a grain silo, browsed through a feria along the river, and went to see the Monumento Histórico Nacional a la Bandera, a gigantic, 230-foot-high monument near the site of the first raising of the Argentine flag in 1812.

It was really nice to get to experience a new part of Argentina, and even though Rosario is a big city, all of the trees, parks, and nature along the river made it seem much smaller and more homey, which is something that I've been missing.

That night, a group of us hung out in the hotel room that I shared with Maddie & Meghan until we decided to go get dinner at 2:30am--it still amazes me that places stay open so late here!

Sunday was even more fun--we spent the day at a beach on the river! It felt great to soak up the sun, feel the sand between my toes, and take a nap outside : ) After some much needed relaxation and quality time with friends, we all got on the bus to go back to fast-paced life in Buenos Aires sunburned & satisfied.

 

Less than a week until my mom comes to visit, I can't wait!