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| The chocolate shop! This is the best chocolate we have ever had! |
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| Bill and Joy Wingo |
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| Asado at a Parilla- we had chicken, Joy had trout and Bill had pork. It was delicious! |
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| Organic cheese shop |
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| Grapefruit tree in a "secret garden" Joy and I found |
Hola!
On Friday afternoon, our good friend, Bill Wingo called us on the phone in the office and asked if we would like to drive to San Antonio De Areco on Saturday morning and spend the day in this wonderful small community about an hour outside of Buenos Aires, with he and his very lovely wife, Joy. We readily agreed and we did indeed spend Saturday in this amazing small town of tiny shops, a gaucho museum, a silver and leather museum, small shops filled with handwoven goods, and handmade jewelry, leather goods , parks, friendly people and simply prepared food in a Parilla. It was truly an amazing day and one that was very special in every way. Bill is the legal advisor for the area, (an employee of the church) and he and Joy have been here three years and are leaving for home in two weeks to retire. We are leaving on our long trip this week and this was our last opportunity to visit with them and enjoy a day of leisure and friendship. (Bill and Joy are very special friends of Mike and Judy's as well) . Bill and Joy had previously spent time in San Antonio so they were well acquainted with the special shops and restaurants and the absolutely fantastic chocolate shop that are there. There is an amazing general store from the turn of the last century still in use. I will do a separate post of that. (actually it will probably appear before this one!) Bill and Joy were the perfect companions for such a visit and our day was truly memorable. We laughed and visited ..... and felt surges of excitement over each new item we discovered!
The Wingos have lived all over the world. Bill has traveled for the church a great deal and also for a law firm. He has traveled to over 75 countries. His travel stories are extrodinary and it was great fun to listen to him share some of his adventures with us as we rode in the car to and from Buenos Aires.
San Antonio is a reletively quiet little town situated on a river , and the town itself has several beautiful parks. We hope to return again a couple of times before we leave, and perhaps invite another couple along to share the experience with.... as the Wingos shared with us.
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| This was the prettiest cat in front of a beautiful cottage. |
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| Joy, in fron of the same cottage. We both fell in love with the door! |
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