November 2022 – Our Trips Around The World

Buenos Aires Day 7 布宜诺斯艾利斯第七天

2022年11月28日，星期一，南美洲之旅第十二天 – Day 12 of South America trip

翻译的工作进展的很慢，因为PJG今天还是发烧和泻肚子，很遗憾他只能又在民宿休息了，又是我和小熊独自外出的一天。上午先去洗衣店洗衣服，明天才能取，然后又去药店买了止泻药和超市买了矿泉水和苹果汁给PJG。我就去了中国城，这是一个特别小的中国城，没有什么特色，好几个超市，很多卖便宜货的小店。今天依然是炙热，是顶着大太阳游逛的一天。

The progress of the translation work has been very slow, because PJG still has a fever and diarrhea today. Unfortunately, he can only rest in the apartment again today, and it is another day when the little bear and I go out alone. In the morning, I went to the laundromat to get our clothes washed, and will pick them up tomorrow. Then I went to the pharmacy to buy some antidiarrheal medicine and the supermarket to buy mineral water and apple juice for PJG. After that, I went to Chinatown, which is a very small little Chinatown with nothing special, several supermarkets, and many small shops selling cheap Chinese crap. Today it is still scorching hot, and a day for wandering in the sun with my bear alone.

Buenos Aires Day 6 布宜诺斯艾利斯第六天

2022年11月27日，星期日，南美洲之旅第十一天 – Day 11 of South America trip

昨天半夜PJG就开始泻肚子，早上起来也没有转好，他还是坚持着我俩步行去了西联汇款，换了100美金，因为今天是星期天，唯一这家离我俩还比较近的店还开门，汇率不是很理想，1比304，没办法没有选择。步行回民宿之后，PJG没吃午饭，在家休息，我买了一份外卖做午餐，吃完之后独自去了这里的一个有名的日本庭园。

PJG started to have diarrhea in the middle of the night last night, and it got worse by the morning (was it that pork dish I gave him?). He still insisted that we walk to Western Union to exchange money. Because today is Sunday, there was only one store relatively close to us that was open – the exchange rate was 1:304, not the best. After walking back to the apartment, PJG didn’t have lunch and just went to straight to bed. I bought takeaway for lunch, and then went to the famous Japanese garden, alone.

Buenos Aires Day 5 布宜诺斯艾利斯第五天

2022年11月26日，星期六，南美洲之旅第十天 – Day 10 of South America trip

今天非常轻松，转移到了巴勒莫好莱坞区，这个“好莱坞”区的名字是因其电视工作室和电影制作公司而得。会在这个民宿再在布宜诺斯艾斯住五个晚上，这里更是我俩喜欢的区域，更安静些，有很多室外的饭店酒吧，还有很多亚洲菜。名坐大巴到了民宿，在附近逛了一圈熟悉了一下，下午去巴勒莫区也逛了一圈，4点着了一个酒吧观看阿根廷对墨西哥的大战，看进了球的比赛就是好看和激动！

Today will be a very easy day, moving to the Hollywood district of Palermo. The “Hollywood” district is so named for its television studios and film production companies. We will stay here in Buenos Aires for another five nights. So far, this is the area we like more, it is quieter, there are many outdoor restaurants and bars, and there are many places with Asian dishes. We took a bus to the apartment, and walked around the neighborhood to get familiar. In the afternoon, we also went to the Palermo Soho area separated by a large road. At 4 o’clock, we went to a bar to watch the epic battle between Argentina and Mexico. It was a great game to watch. Argentineans are happy!

Buenos Aires Day 4 布宜诺斯艾利斯第四天

2022年11月25日，星期五，南美洲之旅第九天 – Day 9 of South America trip

今天去了大名鼎鼎的博卡区的卡米尼托，一个色彩斑斓的社区。这个社区最初是一条小溪上的一座桥，小溪干涸被填满之后，建了铁路，但很快就被废弃了，之后变成了一个名副其实的垃圾场。再后来，卡米尼托的华丽转身归功于艺术家贝尼托·昆奎拉·马丁，他以描绘博卡区周围崎岖的港口生活而闻名。1950 年代，贝尼托·昆奎拉·马丁开始为卡米尼托的建筑涂上鲜艳的色彩，他的坚韧奠定了这个社区走向五彩斑斓的道路，结合这里久闻的“探戈”的名声，卡米尼托已成为布宜诺斯艾利斯的独特的风景线。

Today we went to the Caminito section of the famous La Boca district, a very colorful community. The community started as a bridge over a creek that dried up and was filled to create a railroad, but was soon abandoned and turned into a veritable dump. Still later, Caminito’s flamboyant turn is credited to artist Benito Quinqueira Martín, known for his depictions of the rugged port life around the La Boca district.

乌拉圭的一天 One Day in Uruguay

2022年11月24，星期四，南美洲之旅第八天 – Day 8 of the South America trip

今天是美国的感恩节，夏天的感恩节是一种奇怪的感觉。早上6点多就起床了，吃完早餐，步行去20分钟去Buquebus港口，坐渡轮去布宜诺斯艾利斯对面的乌拉圭小城市科洛尼亚-德尔萨克拉门托。7点多到了港口才明白买船票的时候被告知要提前一个小时到港口的原因，是排队要过海关，没想到有这么多人！

Today is Thanksgiving in America, and Thanksgiving in the summer is a strange feeling. We got up at the ungodly hour of 6am this morning to catch our ferry. After breakfast, we walked to the Buquebus port and took the ferry to Colonia del Sacramento, a small Uruguayan city on the opposite side of the river from Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires Day 3 布宜诺斯艾利斯第三天

2022年11月23日，星期三，南美洲之旅第七天 – Wednesday, Day 7 of our South America trip

上午去卖船票的地方买了两张明天去乌拉圭的船票，加40分钟的导游团。本来计划下周一去并在那里住一晚，和卖票的人聊了一下，他觉得不值得在那里住一晚。买完票，坐公交车去San Telmo游荡了一圈，那里是布宜诺斯艾利斯最古老的街区之一。

In the morning, we went to buy two boat tickets to Uruguay for tomorrow, plus a 40-minute guided walking tour. We originally had planned to stay there for one night next Monday, but after chatting with the ticket seller, and he didn’t think it was worth staying there for the night. After buying the ticket, we took a bus to check out San Telmo, one of the oldest neighborhoods in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires Day 2 布宜诺斯艾利斯第二天

2022年11月22日，星期二，南美洲之旅6天 – Tuesday, South America, Day 6

今天要做的事情好多，早上8点多就起床，去酒店的“免费”早餐吃早饭，说免费是PJG用他的Marriot酒店的积分含了早餐，哈哈。

We have a lot of things to do today. We woke up at 8am in the morning and went to the hotel’s “free” breakfast. It is said that PJG uses his Marriott’s points to include breakfast, haha.

去布宜诺斯艾利斯 Going to Buenos Aires

2022年11月21日，星期一，南美洲之旅五天

今天要去下一站阿根廷的首都布宜诺斯艾利斯，早上坐Uber大概20分钟到了机场，顺利办理登记，过海关，大约一个半小时的飞行，很快就到了布宜诺斯艾利斯。飞机是787大型飞机，没有坐满人，我俩中间的座位也没有人，我可以躺下来睡一觉，感觉我一觉醒来就到了。到了布宜诺斯艾利斯，过海关要拍照片，登记手印，但是并不给护照盖章！

We are on the way to our next stop, Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. In the morning we took an 20 minute Uber to the airport. Customs went smoothly although it took 30 minutes. The flight to Buenos Aires took about an hour and a half. The plane was a large 787 and the seat between us was empty so I could lie down and sleep. Before I knew it, we had arrived. The customs in Buenos Aires is very thorough: you have to take photos and register your fingerprints and answer many questions, but unfortunately they don’t stamp your passport!

Drinks in Santiago 圣地亚哥的鸡尾酒

虽然在圣地亚哥没有吃到什么特别好吃的智利菜，但是圣地亚哥的饮料和鸡尾酒之类还真好喝。

Although Chilean dishes are not particularly impressive, the drinks and cocktails in Santiago are really delicious.

Santiago Day 4 圣地亚哥第四天

2022年11月20日南美洲之旅第四天

今天是在圣地亚哥的最后一天，比较轻松地一天，早上刚出民宿的门就闻到一股烧纸的味道，下楼出了小区的门，看到几辆救火车正在楼下救火！隔壁的隔壁楼不知道什么时候着火了！我想过去拍几张照片，一个警察拦住我不让我过去。希望没有人员伤亡。

Today is our last day in hot and burning Santiago. It was a relatively relaxing day. As soon as we left our apartment in the morning, we smelled a strong smell of burning paper. We went downstairs and though the outside door of the community, and saw many fire trucks fighting a fire in an apartment right near us! Smoke was billowing out of an apartment and water was being poured onto the flames! I wanted to go over to take some pictures, but a policeman stopped me, with a very visible “NO” -he wouldn’t let me get nearer. Indeed a burning day! Hope there were no casualties.

Santiago Day 3 圣地亚哥第三天

2022年11月19号南美洲之旅第三天 November 19th, 2022 South America trip day 3

又是很热的一天，今天出门出的早，10点就出发去了圣路济亚山，这座山是一个 1500万年火山的残余，也是圣地亚哥的著名旅游地之一。山现在的样子是由 19 世纪末该市市长所设计的，受法国园林绿化的启发，他决定将这片火山岩石改造成一个优雅的公园，里面有花园、喷泉、露台、凉亭、许多树木以及错综复杂的小径和台阶。

It was another very hot day, so we went out earlier (10am) and went to climb San Lucia Hill – a remnant of a 15 million-year-old volcano, and it is also a famous tourist destination in Santiago. The hill’s present form was designed by the city’s mayor in the late 19th century, who, inspired by French landscaping, decided to transform the volcanic rock into an elegant park with gardens, fountains, terraces, gazebos, many trees and intricate trails and steps.

Santiago Day 2 圣地亚哥第二天

2022年11月18日，南美洲之旅第二天 November 18th, South America trip day 2

早上醒来已经快9点了，在家的时候，很难睡过超过7点钟，PJG去楼下的超市买了一袋面包做早餐，一切洗漱整理完毕出门已经是12点多了，今天要去圣克里斯托瓦尔山，是圣地亚哥北部的一座小山, 海拔只有850米，是这里的第三高峰，山顶上有智利天主教会的主要礼拜场所之一，也是智利圣地亚哥的象征。从民宿步行20多分钟就到了山脚下，本打算徒步爬山的我俩，被这个炙热的天气打败了，买了两张往返的缆车车票。

It’s almost 9 o’clock when we woke up. At home, it’s hard to sleep past 7. PJG went down to the supermarket and bought some fresh croissants for breakfast. We plan to go to Mount San Cristobal, which is a hill in the north of Santiago, only 850 meters above sea level, but is the third highest peak here. On the top of the mountain is one of the main places of worship of the Chilean Catholic Church and a symbol of Santiago, Chile. It took more than 20 minutes to walk from the apartment to the foot of the mountain. The two of us who planned to hike up the mountain were defeated by the hot weather and instead bought two round-trip Funicular tickets.

到达智利圣地亚哥 Arrival in Santiago， Chile

11/17/2022，南美洲之旅第一天 South America Day one

时间过的很快，从5月份的地中海之旅回来后，似乎转眼间，忙季就结束了，这个忙季也是我在事务所的最后一个忙季，找到了一个新工作，这次的南美洲之旅算是作为一段生活旅程结束的一个小小的庆祝吧。感谢PJG花了一个多月的时间，精心计划这次的旅行。

Time flies. After returning from the Mediterranean trip in May, it seems my tax busy season was over in a blink of an eye. This busy season was also my last busy season at the firm as I found a new job! A trip to South America is a small celebration for the end of my life’s journey through public accounting. Thanks to PJG for spending more than a month carefully planning this trip!

Getting Excited to Travel Again!

We are leaving in about a week and the pleasures of traveling is starting to kick in. Zhaoyang is finishing up her last week of work at the accounting firm and will be starting a new job after we get back. So along with looking forward to a new continent to discover, she will have a new job as well!

We have been watching Youtube videos to get acquainted with the places we will be visiting, the food we may encounter