Teatro Colon & BA Underground Market

• on Thursday of last week Jake and I had our first (and hopefully not our last) Teatro Colon experience

• we had tickets for the Orquesta Filarmónica de Buenos Aires at 8:30pm

• we enjoyed not only the beautiful music, but also the breathtaking surroundings of this famous theater

even broke out the bow tie!

• we tried to do like the Porteños do and head to an 11pm dinner following the show...we chose Edelweiss...recommended by friends...a German restaurant near the theater where many older theater-goers dine post-show
• we enjoyed our pork with plum glaze, caesar salad, and german potatoes
• Jake blended in with the waiters :) 

• last Saturday, Jake and I attended the first ever BA Underground Market - a place to taste and buy homemade products made by foodies (many expats) living in Buenos Aires...think Taste of Chicago for hippies 

• was great to have so many delicious and creative foods and drinks all in one location
• you won't see any photos of our food purchases because #1 - I ate it all too quickly and #2 - it was so crowded and our hands so full, it was difficult to get the camera out while eating 

• I think attendance was higher than expected, resulting in a crowded space and difficulties with electricity in this abandoned-looking old warehouse...but this all added to the character of the day

• I think my favorite items were the pumpkin soup, tres leches cake, and the beer (Jake stood in the beer line for what seemed like an hour while I ran around gathering samples for us...you can picture this, can't you?)

• we went home with some all natural yogurt and granola...the cheese guy was out of goat cheese by the time we waited in line to buy more tickets...boo!  will have to hunt him down...

• this event was put on by The Argentina Independent; check out some of their photos of the event here 
• after we filled up on goodies, we took a stroll around the neighborhood, Amagro, not too far from us, but an area we don't get to often
• below are pictures from Parque Centenario

•  and on our walk home...

•  ...fall is in the air

• btw...that's our apartment building...the one in the middle, 8 floors up...I think the one with all the green stuff