It's Carnival Day!

Day 3:
February 8, 2012

Hi, it's Lexie blogging today! All five of us slept in a little bit to catch up on sleep so we wouldn't be tired during the huge carnival we went to today. We got up and ready at eight and then we went downstairs for the inns' breakfast that comes along with the price we paid for the room. We made sure to eat a lot since there was a full day planned for us!

The first thing we did this morning was head out to Argentina's most historical theater. We were so happy that we managed to find affordable tickets to see the ballet performance "Onieguin" in the famous Colon Theater. The theater was built in 1857 and it's amazing what they managed to build without having all the technology that we have today. It is acoustically among the five best opera houses in the entire world! They had just finished refurbishing in 2010 so everything in there was really new and looked nice. Watching the ballet was a really cool experience even though we could barely see from our cheap seats. 

After the performance was finished we jumped on a bus and headed down to the city of Gualeguaychu to see the famous carnival! The carnival used to be a way for people who were Christian to have fun before Lent started. Now it has basically turned into an excuse for everyone to get together and have a great time. It took us three hours to get there but it was definitely worth it to see the carnival that has been compared to the Rio de Jeneiro. Crazy performances took place in tons of amazing, huge, colorful floats. We got tickets to sit in the grandstands so we could get a good view of all the festivities. All of us agreed that it was one of the best days in our lives! There were so many dancers, singers, and people everywhere, just being happy and partying on carnival day. We really got to experience the Argentinian culture and I think we all loved it. There is nothing that is this fun and crazy back in Apex. Anyways, we didn't get back to Buenos Aires until about two in the morning and now it's about three. I better get going to bed because who knows what adventures tomorrow will bring?