Day 29 - A Nice Winter Day

Just a Nice Morning

Got up this morning, Thursday, July 28, knowing I had papers to deliver at the immigration lawyer’s office.  But as I’m getting ready, I noticed I had no hot water again.  It seems every time we get one of those cold winter winds, the pilot on my water heater goes out.  Now I know how it works.  So I just had to wait a bit before a warm shower. So I took a few minutes to eat breakfast, some nice leftovers from yesterday.

I was in and out of the lawyer’s office in only 10 minutes.  Before anything else can be done, we have to wait from the Interpol background check. 

I had another errand I wanted to accomplish.  I’ve been here a month now and wanted to find a barber before school starts.  The other day I went to one around the corner.  At least I thought it was a barber shop.  There were a few men working there, but when I went in they were shocked.  “No, this is for ladies only.”  I had seen a few others near the Plaza.  Not as nice, but effective.  What do you think of my 40 Bs. haircut (that’s about $6)?

Before

After

I was a block from the Plaza, so I had to visit.  Here are some photos of flowers in bloom and a table waiting for a chess game.

There were also lots of pigeons as always.  I’d say a thousand or more any day.  There were also lots of kids chasing the pigeons.  My mom always says I did that when I was little.  Today, I tried to coax a few to eat out of my hand.  Haha – it worked!

It wasn’t long before I realized I was hungry.  It was already noon.  So I went to La Pascana, a nice restaurant on the Plaza.  I was only a little hungry, so I got just a coke and some fried yucca.  Yucca is a root, but not quite a potato.  It is stringier and drier, but I like it better.  Dip it in some hot sauce and yum!

I walked home, wanting to stop at a papeleria.  That means a paper store, but basically is an office supply.  They were already closed for siesta.  Don’t get irritated at that.  It is the culture.  Go home and enjoy the siesta.

Tomorrow I plan on visiting the botanical garden.  Wanna come?