Today we arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina after leaving Santiago Chile. It is our son Jason's 7 month old birthday today. We are fortunate enough to be staying at a wonderful hotel called The Faena. We got in just after 6:00 pm local time so there was not too much time to visit the city today. So, we checked in to the room, I got on the Internet for a while and we made reservations to go to dinner in the hotel and watch a Tango show.
It was fantastic. I did not think I could have such a great time with such an evening. First we went to dinner around 8:30. They made picking your meal easy by offering 3 choices for the appetizer, 3 for the entree and everyone gets a sample of all 3 postres (deserts). I had the salad and filet wrapped in bacon. It was delicious.
They kept the beverages flowing, which included wine and Champaign. I am not normally a connoisseur of Champaign, but this was smooth and nice, so I had a few glasses. The food was great and soon enough they brought the deserts. Having a taste of all 3 deserts was great, because what I would have picked if I only had one choice (chocolate with almonds) was actually my least favorite of the three. They also had a delicious lemon meringue pie like none I had ever tasted which was incredible. On top of that, their duce de leche was top notch, so at this point we were really impressed.
Now its 10:00 pm & time for the show. It started off with a 5 person band playing Piano, Violins, and accordions. These guys were good. When the Tango dancers came out I was impressed with the act that they put together. All in all this was a great show, much like you would see in Las Vegas. By the time it was all over, we were getting ready to leave and they broght us a birthday cake for baby Jason. Needless to say it was a wonderful and unexpected surprise. Tonight really was a great night!
If you are ever in Buenos Aires, I highly recommended The Faena. Its pricy, but probably the best hotel I have ever stayed in. I am glad we still have tomorrow here.
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