I am incredibly blessed in the life I lead. I've had some absolutely incredible experiences in my 21 short years. This trip marks one of the highlights. I was already falling head over heels in love with Argentina--and this just cemented it in my heart forever. With Superglue.
During the afternoon, we walked on the main fair grounds, eating delicious local fair, including the infamous Choripan sandwiches. They consist of two ingredients, chorizo sausage and pan (bread). Chorizo is a flavorful sausage, but not the spicy sausage we associate with Spain. It has a fairly high fat content, which makes it all the more delicious, and is fried to a perfect crispy outside. They are addicting. The grounds had a bit of everything: booths of the different provinces, displays from various groups, balloons, stages, vendors, you name it. We walked around for hours, soaking up the sun and the fun.
However, the highlight of the day was the parade. The first people to walk down the street practically knocked me over. Eight Latin American Presidents and one ex-president marched past us, only to take their place on a stage a stone's throw away. We moved closer and finally got to stand about 30 feet from them. I was losing my mind it was so cool. It was hard to get a great picture, but this is the best our collective effort could do:
This in itself was cool enough for me, and for the whole trip, but a spectacular parade followed. It followed Argentina's history in the past 200 years. The floats were huge and impressive and inventive. Here are a few of my favorite shots:
It was really quite something
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