how did everyone sleep first of  all fantastic i slept like a log  

my goodness yeah we went to bed at nine o'clock  roughly yeah and we just got up uh half an hour  

ago it was uh eight in the morning for me i slept  until eight it was a good night's rest we needed  

it we sure needed it it's really quiet because uh  the bedrooms are in the back this is the street  

over here so yeah there is no noise nothing so you  you really sleep comfy so now that we are feeling  

well arrested we're going to hit the ground  running start exploring first we need breakfast so  

we're going to do the classic argentine breakfast  of cafe con leche coffee and milk yeah medialunas  

which are like croissants facturas which are  pastries this is a country where they're not  

very strong and when it comes to breakfast like  the north american type of breakfast that you eat  

eggs with bacon and pancakes and stuff like  that here's more like the european the french  

that you have a cafe au lait with the pastries  you know a sweet type of uh way to start the day  

anyways it looks like we've got a rainy day today  yeah so we're kind of planning our day around that  

there's a museum that seems interesting yeah  so we want to go to the museum behind the pink  

house because they actually have some ruins there  i think there used to be a fortress on that very  

same site yes so we're gonna take a taxi into  the downtown and then what else did we want to  

do oh northern food for lunch yeah he's talking  about northern argentine food umitas tamales  

empanadas here we fall into the usual trap we keep  talking about one meal a day one meal a day only  

we're gonna gain weight but then you start  coming with all these options that each one  

is better than the next one and there is no way  to control yourself in this land you know yeah  

this is a land for uh gourmet people that like to  eat and food and and uh then we have to go to cafe  

tortoni and maybe have a nice uh alfajor the dulce  de leche yeah okay it's a famous place for dulce  

de leche that coffee how is an old one very old  one uh in buenos aires argentina and then we you  

see we start we try to curb ourselves but it's uh  uncontrollable guys when you come to argentina you  

need to bring loose-fitting clothes and a and a  belt that can expand yeah your waistline is going  

to be uh flexible and if possible about three  months before you come start your diet and lose  

weight back at home so you can gain it right away  back here you know in two weeks you'll be back to  

your standards so breakfast guys breakfast  let's go eat let's do it come on let's go

we were originally planning to grab a quick  breakfast down the street but then i opened  

my google maps and saw that we were just a few  blocks away from las violetas a cafe that i've  

been wanting to visit for years this is one of  the many historic cafes you can find in buenos  

aires argentina and it feels like a slice of  europe with its stained glass windows curved  

glass doors towering columns and italian marble  floors and just wait until you see the pastries  

breakfast is there breakfast is served and we've  dug right in we don't waste a minute my friend  

so luella we are two platters  of sweets look at that  

one had three media lunas which are kind of  like these fluffy buttery sweet croissants

right there which in spanish translation would  be half a moon maybe a luna you know yeah yeah  

and then we got three german style pastries these  are faturas we've got the classic with dulce de  

leche yeah everyone's fighting over this one they  all want a piece of it i think we're gonna share  

we have one with a slice of apple ricotta and  coconut and then this one has a quince jam and  

a little bit of peach on top and as a bonus we got  these little mini alfajores covered in chocolate  

with a little glaze and some almonds  very good so a very sugary breakfast  

to start off our second day in the city do you  want me to taste one of these yeah go for it  

one more so one bite okay look at  that you eat it like that a one biter

number one what do you guys  think of the atmosphere in here  

decor it's beautiful huh full historic cafe  my gosh they don't build like this anymore no  

no but this is a nice uh thing about buenos  aires argentina because this city was built  

by all the european immigrants this is  what you find here you know like i mean  

you feel here that you could be sitting down  in uh i don't know in a hungary in budapest in

vienna you turn another corner and you feel oh  i'm in london you know yeah you turn another  

corner and you feel like you're in paris  it's a it's a city that it will amaze you  

you know the architecture is just out  of this world the food forget about it  

it's amazing and there you can see a simple  breakfast it's a feast for kings and queens  

right mm-hmm you gotta love it huh a few hours  later it was time to go in search of lunch our  

airbnb hosts had recommended a place called rincon  norteno which means northern corner so we walked  

over there for some empanadas unitas and tamales  well guys we are back in the apartment it turns  

out that the place we had in mind isn't actually  a restaurant they do take out and delivery we were  

fine with that we're only one block away yeah we  had the wine from yesterday anyway so we can have  

a meal in we ended up getting six different types  of empanadas an empanada it's basically a piece of  

dough a round piece of dough it can have different  types of fillings you close it up you can either  

bake it or fry it these are all baked you get this  little piece of paper with your order that shows  

you how each different empanada is closed so based  on the filling inside of the empanada there's  

a different design along the edge as you can see  here these things and that'll help you decipher  

what's inside yeah and aside from that we can't  forget the umitas oh yeah it's going to be a great  

lunch total cost was i think 12 us dollars yeah  good price and i mean you have to wait 15 minutes  

for the empanadas because they are baked fresh  and then 30 minutes for the umitas in tamales  

yeah but we just went for a little walk around  the block and of course it could not be you know  

without this if you have empanadas and stuff like  that you need to have them with wine this is the  

brother that was uh last night at the kitchen  there waiting for us and today we stopped his  

odometer end of the line for this one okay  it's a claude mullen cavone so and pinot noir  

a very nice blend yeah might i add it's a good  bodega cheers to northern food and good wine  

it's a really nice wine very smooth nice blend  nice blend yeah i like it because it's not  

you don't feel it alcoholic yeah you know it's  very smooth and it has a rich uh very nice taste  

so yeah we recommend it okay how much you  would pay for this this was only it was on  

sale for a hundred and ninety pesos so about  just over three us dollars for this bottle  

wow three dollars u.s a very good one for that  price go top north america okay guys so now we  

are just cutting the empanadas in half to  show you the filling so you can get an idea  

of what's in them let me tell you they are stuffed  jack oh yes this one's a rockefort over here yeah  

look at that look i think that's a sweet meat with  raisins and then over here you say hot one hot one  

spicy chicken i'm excited for this one check that  out and last but not least what did we get here  

oh this one is a roquefort this one is the  matzah with pesto and tomato there you go look at  

that cheese that is pure mozza in there good  tomato and basil it feels like pizza toppings

what do you guys think of the empanadas  so far they are so good yeah they're so  

tasty it's so juicy so flavorful you know  one thing about the food here in argentina  

the ingredients they have a different  taste different flavor than in north  

america here the mozzarella is just  melts it's all you know greasy uh  

wow let me tell you the spicy chicken one is  delicious yeah i'm down to the last bite here  

off to such a good start and we still haven't  we still have the himitas and tamales we'll take  

care of the empanadas and then have those exactly  blue cheese empanada yeah this is a rocket fort  

it's just look at that look at all that cheese  oh my gosh look at that first bite first bite

oh wow it's like having a piece of blue  cheese because that's what it is and the  

control has been freshly made freshly  prepared outside of the empanada is it's  

almost a little bit crispy and buttery  mm-hmm this one's even more loaded  

this is just um sweet meat that basically  describe it it's a sweet one it has meat  

and also raisins in there raisins that's what  gives it the the sweetness oh that's so juicy  

it's even better that's my favorite one and then  to have some nice wine to wash it down with yeah

what a meal what a meal off to a good start then  still have a lot more we are now opening our  

tamales and umitas will you look at that um the  other one they come wrapped up in the uh corner  

what do you call it the corn husk i believe that's  called the exterior of the corn and we're gonna  

cut it into three three portions so we can share  look at that it looks like it has beef beef i  

wonder what this one has this one the corn is more  chunky there's cheese oh look at that oh my gosh  

wow wow so they're basically stuffed indeed oh  my whoever gets the middle piece is getting the  

best portion let me just say we are now trying our  tamales and my oh my i'm starting with the cheese  

one that has a bit more texture like you can still  see the little pieces of corn in there it's like  

a like a paste of uh you know the corn and then  they filled it with meat with cheese with chicken  

sausage all kinds of different things and  this one is eaten i think in most of the  

latin american countries they have something  similar you know maybe they call them differently  

the outside of the corn you know the the leaves  and then they fill them up they they tie them up  

and they uh they boil them or they put them in  there or they steam them steamed then they put  

them sometimes they put them in the uh barbecue  sometimes they put them in on top of a hot  

scalding hot rocks and they put them up there  and they cook them like that each region has  

a different way of uh but basically to have an  idea that's what it is you know and they shape it  

by hand like they make it into a little square or  triangle stick it in the middle wrap it up tie it  

up and yeah at the end it looks kind of like a you  see it looks kind of like like a polenta you know  

like a cornmeal like a corn you know yeah polenta  you know the stuff that they use uh a lot of in  

italy and here in latin america two is the corner  it's very tasty overall an excellent lunch huh oh  

yeah oh yeah very very good you know we're gonna  be full but not stuff not like not like yesterday  

yesterday we couldn't move no more now we have the  energy to go sightseeing that's how i would put it  

exactly well that's what we're  going to do after this let's go  

that afternoon we hopped in a taxi and made our  way over to museo casa rosada or the pink house  

museum this museum is located in what used to be  the galleries of the old customs building which  

was built in 1855 and at that time sat on the  shores of the river plate inside the museum you  

can also see the ruins of the old fort of buenos  aires argentina along with archaeological objects  

that were found during the excavation plus there  are also displays showcasing historical artifacts  

that belong to various argentine presidents  basically it's a good activity for a rainy day

oh well guys we have come to cafe tortoni  here we are a nice way to get out of the rain  

sam and i have been here a few times on previous  visits and this is the first time we had to stand  

in line and wait to get in about 15-20 minutes  i think everyone had the same idea on a rainy  

day it's just a nice place to stay dry it's one  of those days outside that is damn humid great  

miserable good day for a cup of coffee yeah  yeah so that's what we're having that's what  

you guys have or in my case hot chocolate with  a plate full of churros it's so good and look  

we are having alfajores de maicena what a baby  there look at that and the hot chocolate is really  

thick and rich and sweet  perfect for dipping churros

in unison now the dulce de leche  here is one of the best in the city

really good time to wrap up the day we are  back in the apartment how are we feeling  

it's a long day but a good day it was a  full day and what did you guys think of  

the museum we went we went to the it was called  the casa rosada museum so the pink house museum  

it's basically an underground museum in what  used to be the foundations of a fortress here  

in the city of buenos aires argentina so they  started excavating and they found these ruins  

these like brick walls and they  decided to build a museum there  

and it has like a glass ceiling yeah so it's  really cool it opened to the public in 2011  

and you can basically learn about all the various  presidents yeah argentina has happened basically  

there's an exhibit for every president it's a  little bit of everything they have all the you  

know the uh ancient carriages that the president  used to ride in when they were a horse and uh

a lot of artifacts it's interesting and it's  free it's free i was gonna say that it's free  

absolutely free it is free you just have to go  through a security check on the way in like at  

the airport and that's it that's it doesn't cost  you anything so what can you do right while you're  

there you can also book in advance a guided tour  of the interior of uh government house every day  

also they have the uh the changing of the guards  and then we went to cafeteria we had some good uh  

coffee and uh hot chocolate churros basically  loves the sugar a little mid-afternoon yeah