On Saturday, we got up in the morning and headed to Recoleta, one of the richer barrios in Buenos Aires. There is a huge cemetery in Recoleta that is huge and free, so we decided to check it out. We got to the cemetery and there was a tour group walking around so we hopped on, and then realized it was actually a group of tourism students from a university who were practicing giving tours! We followed them around for a while and then decided to wander our own way through the cemetery. There were an insane number of people buried in there, and each one of the mausoleums were different. Some of them were from the 1800's, and there were also some newer ones from the 2000s. I am not quite sure how they put the newer ones in there, but maybe they had their spots reserved in advance.
After the cemetery, we headed to La Boca, one of Paul's favorite places in Argentina. It is a very poor barrio in Buenos Aires, but has become a very popular tourist area because all of the houses and buildings are painted bright colors and there is a unique culture there. There is a lot of tango there and a lot of vendors and cute little shops. We walked through La Boca exploring and then grabbed some lunch at a cute little cafe. We stuck around in La Boca until the start of the Copa América Final between Argentina and Chile! Paul and I were on opposite sides of the game, obviously, but we for sure wanted to go watch it. There are not a lot of bars in La Boca, but we found one and settled in to watch the game. After the first half was done, we decided to head back to our B&B so that we would be closer to the center of Buenos Aires when the game finished and we could go out and see the giant celebration in the plaza when Argentina won. Or so we thought....
The game ended in a tie, and after two overtime periods, it was still tied! The teams ended up going into a shootout, and Chile won the shootout 4-1! I was super excited on the inside because Chile won!!! But I was also slightly sad because I was in Argentina, not Chile with all my friends, and now there would be no giant celebration at the Obelisk! Ha. However, when I returned to Chile on Sunday they were all still celebrating about it.
That night we were both exhausted and decided to just stay in and hang out at our B&B and make plans for the next day. Neither of us could believe that Argentina actually lost!
The stereotypical La Boca tourist picture
We had to break out the selfie sticks and show off our South American flags
CHILE WINS!
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