Here is a picture of our building from across the street. I had to work hard to get a shot without cars whizzing by so you could see the entrance. There is a dry cleaner/laundry just outside our door. We haven’t found a do-it-yourself laundry yet and it’s cheap enough to let them do it all, so why not? We discovered that it is smart to find the biggest possible plastic bags to put your laundry in and stuff as much as you can into each one because they charge by the bag – not weight. Last week we washed the same amount of clothes as we did this week, but because it was in 3 small bags last week we were charged $36 pesos rather than the $24 pesos it cost us for two larger bags this week. Strange, but true.

We were sitting at a sidewalk cafe table a few doors down from our place tonight when we saw a man go past with his dog. The man entered the pasta shop and stayed for 7-8 minutes while the dog waited for him outside. When the man came out the dog followed right along, no greeting, no command, it’s just the way it was. This was remarkable not because it is unusual in Buenos Aires, but because we have seen it before. Not only do they have the largest population of dogs I have ever seen, they also have the most well-trained dogs! I wonder if it has something to do with all of the socialization from being walked in large groups out on the city streets every day.