Perfect for Everything Except The Price

Hola amigaa, I am back. So last weekend I decided to go to mosque to look for some information regarding Eid Adha. Around 1 pm if I was not wrong, after visiting mosque I felt hungry. So I was looking for some nice place to eat. I started to open instagram @buenosairescafeshop and saw Casa Cavia. From their review, it was a beautiful place.

Outdoor

It located on Cavia Calle or cavia street near Plaza Alemania. I went there by bus from Plaza Italia. From outside, this place looked fancy. There are 2 side, indoor and outdoor and I decided to have seat outdoor. This place was so beautiful. There's garden and bar in the corner. After I had seat, they gave me menu. They have appetizer, Principal, and Dessert. It's so unique. Every single menu came with 2 page. One page for story and one page for name of the food. Looking the price inside the menu book, to be honest I just wanted to order cafe. But I was already very very hungry. So I decided to order the appetizer. Something with roasted chicken and Corn Cream. For beverage I order latte and agua sin gas.

La Cemetery Recoleta, Not as Spooky As its Name

I like the sound of Recoleta when I heard it for the first time. Sound so pretty and elegance. Recoleta is one of neighbourhood in Buenos Aires. When you need some place for cultural center then Recoleta is the answer. You will love the architecture here. Feel like you are in Europe. No wonder Recoleta is also famous as one of the priciest real estate in the city. One of my favorite place in Recolte is the cemetery, Recoleta Cemetery. If you know about Evita Peron, one of influential people in Argentina, her grave is also there. When you are in Buenos Aires, I highly recommend you to visit this place because as BBC said, this grave is one of the world's best cemetery in the world. To get in Recoleta you can take by subte or bus. It wont be difficult since it is an important tourist destination. 

Oh my god, Me? Visiting a cemetery? Yes. Trust me, I am not a fan of spooky place but at least I already visited this place twice. I like this place, not just admiring the architecture but somehow this place kind of remind me that someday I also will be resting just like them. Leaving all of things that you love or hate in this world. And in main gate when you are leaving the cemetery you will see "Expectamus Dominum". It is from Latin meaning 'We expect God' or in other words it means 'We are waiting for the lords.

Learning Spanish part 1 ~ be Carefoul with the pronunciation

Hola,,,, I am back again. Now not about place that I want to share but about the spanish language. Because I live in a country that most people use spanish as their daily language, of course I need to learn about it so I can jump to their conversation. And as part 1 I will tell about how they pronounce alphabet or some words. It's very important.

Here's how to pronounce alphabet in spanish

Not much different how to pronounce it in spanish and in indonesian language, right? But you need to take it seriously for this

G => not Ge in Indonesian way, but Ghee (if you know about arabic 'kho' after 'kha'. It's sound similiar with that. Ghee)

J => not Je in Indonesian way, but khee (same with 'G' but 'kha' in arabic alphabet)

N with wave above it => it's 'nyaaa'

V and B => they sound similiar. So in order to make it clear, you can say V as ve corta and B as be larga.

X => equis? yes, that's long right :))

Y => i

ll (double l) => in spanish usually pronounce as 'Ye' but in Argentina they pronounce it as 'Esse'


Why is it important?? Let me tell you some stories.

Journey to the North Buenos Aires, Tigre!!

Tigre is a town in Buenos Aires. It 's located in north of Buenos Aires. It can be reached by bus or train from city. Because I live in near of Belgrano C in Barrio Chino, I decided to take train. The journey took about 45 minutes and only cost ARS 5. The train is very comfortable. But if you go on weekend, prepare your self to stand during the trip because Tigre is very popular to visit on weekend. Why I decided to go to Tigre? simply because it's near and easily to access. Before I went to Tigre, of course, I did small research about this town. all blog and review said that this place is beautiful. But, when I tried to look for image or pic from google, it's like so-so place. Not as beautiful as they described it. So, I didn't want to expect anything. Just enjoy the weekend.

Delta Tigre

Around 11. 30 am I started to heading to Belgrano C from Palermo because I had appoinment to see apartment. I went to Tigre with three of my friends who also living in Buenos Aires and from indonesia. The Train to Tigre was full and yup we stood during the trip. 45 minutes later, finally we arrived in Tigre estacion. The station is very beautiful. The weather was very nice. I loved the blue sky at the moment. First things to do, we went to restaurant to grab lunch. We had lunch in an italian restaurant. I ordered for ensalada (salad) and i was really suprised, I only got cheese, basil and pieces of tomatos. Come on -_-

Bienvenido!!!

Hola. I am an Indonesian who living in Buenos Aires. This blog, for now, mostly will tell you about my journey in Argentina and hopefully in South America. I will write in English, Bahasa, little bit of spanish. Forgive my grammar mistake. I am still struggling with English and just  start to learn Spanish. You are allowed to correct. Just comment or reach me by email i.passport.stories@gmail.com or by instagram @iPassportStories.