Argentinian red wine is very STRONG¡ JODER¡
It is a city of grids like Manhattan but it also has these diagonal boulevards that let you go across (on the map, it looks like an X).
Only the big intersections have traffic lights so it was fun to cross the streets, especially when a horse was coming.
La Plata has many beautiful old buildings. Like this one for the governor.
or this landmark Cathedral
All the tourists stop to take pictures in front of this Cathedral. So on Sunday, I came here for Mass and for meeting the soccer fans. There were a lot of Brazilians and some from Venezuela.
with Brazilian fans of Sporting Recife
When I met these nice young people from Venezuela, I asked them how to cheer for their team. Their answer was ´Vamos vinotinto´
How cool was that? The national soccer team of Venezuela plays in burgundy and so the nickname (see photo below)
So for lunch, I ordered parilla (grilled meat) and salad and a glass of local red wine. And I was close to be drunk after one glass. JODER¡
Luckily, the long walk along Diagonal 70 something from the Cathedral to Estadio Unico allowed me to recover before the match Brasil vs Venezuela.
For this game, my ticket was in the south curve and there was no seperation between the two fan groups.But the Venezuelans sticked to each other and they were joined by the 'not so neutral' Argentinians.
The Brazilians were very colorful and noisy.
south curve
I was excited to see Ganso and Neymar of Santos for the first time and there were 3 Milan players on the field for Brasil, Pato, Robinho and Thiago Silva.
It was obvious that Venezuela played for a draw and for this reason, I could not understand why Brasil played with 2 holding midfielders in Ramires and Lucas Leiva. May be Brasil was afraid to lose.
Just like Argentina vs Bolivia, the underdog looked more organized and dangerous. But both sides were so content to wait that in the first half there were only 2 or may be 3 corners.
Game ended 0-0. I hope Brasil plays better. Soon.
The highlight of the match was in the first half when a paying spectator entered the field. I could not tell if it is a HE or SHE but this fan ran across the field, past Julio Cesar and then entered the locker room. No security guard bothered to stop HIM or HER.
All the fans in the stadiums cheered. It was the loudest cheer in the afternoon.
It is 6.13 AM now in BA and I am flying soon to San Juan for the double header tonight. Chile vs Mexico and Uruguay vs Peru. Group C is the Group of Death.
more about this later
I like La Plata. It is a city of grids like Manhattan but it also has these diagonal boulevards that let you go across (on the map, it looks like an X).
Only the big intersections have traffic lights so it was fun to cross the streets, especially when a horse was coming.
La Plata has many beautiful old buildings. Like this one for the governor.
or this landmark Cathedral
All the tourists stop to take pictures in front of this Cathedral. So on Sunday, I came here for Mass and for meeting the soccer fans. There were a lot of Brazilians and some from Venezuela.
with Brazilian fans of Sporting Recife
When I met these nice young people from Venezuela, I asked them how to cheer for their team. Their answer was ´Vamos vinotinto´
How cool was that? The national soccer team of Venezuela plays in burgundy and so the nickname (see photo below)
So for lunch, I ordered parilla (grilled meat) and salad and a glass of local red wine. And I was close to be drunk after one glass. JODER¡
Luckily, the long walk along Diagonal 70 something from the Cathedral to Estadio Unico allowed me to recover before the match Brasil vs Venezuela.
For this game, my ticket was in the south curve and there was no seperation between the two fan groups.But the Venezuelans sticked to each other and they were joined by the 'not so neutral' Argentinians.
The Brazilians were very colorful and noisy.
south curve
I was excited to see Ganso and Neymar of Santos for the first time and there were 3 Milan players on the field for Brasil, Pato, Robinho and Thiago Silva.
It was obvious that Venezuela played for a draw and for this reason, I could not understand why Brasil played with 2 holding midfielders in Ramires and Lucas Leiva. May be Brasil was afraid to lose.
Just like Argentina vs Bolivia, the underdog looked more organized and dangerous. But both sides were so content to wait that in the first half there were only 2 or may be 3 corners.
Game ended 0-0. I hope Brasil plays better. Soon.
The highlight of the match was in the first half when a paying spectator entered the field. I could not tell if it is a HE or SHE but this fan ran across the field, past Julio Cesar and then entered the locker room. No security guard bothered to stop HIM or HER.
All the fans in the stadiums cheered. It was the loudest cheer in the afternoon.
It is 6.13 AM now in BA and I am flying soon to San Juan for the double header tonight. Chile vs Mexico and Uruguay vs Peru. Group C is the Group of Death.
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