Cordoba

Hello all, I am currently utilizing the computer/internet at Baluch Backpackers Hostel in Cordoba, Ar. We got in around 8 this morning after taking a bus through the night. The ride was a total piece of cake. We booked an omnibus "con cama" meaning with a bed, so basically you get a giant recliner that allows you to almost stretch out completely. Anyhoo, there are 8 of us traveling together, 4 of which I will be sharing a room with for the next couple nights. Its actually almost completely an LA group, one girl being from LA and going to school in Denver, two others from back east and the rest of us from UCLA! How dandy. So, we got in this morning and after a quick cafe con leche and medialuna brunch we bopped around the city exploring. To give ourselves some purpose, we decided that tonight we are going to have our own parilla/asado basically where we grill our own food. The hostel has this sweet rooftop with a bar and open grill. To be honest, it could pass for a boliche (argentine replacement word for discoteca/club). We bought some veggies at a farmers market and picked up some meat and wine at the super market... actually called Disco. Yeah, we went to the disco today... to buy groceries! Other than that excursion we have just been laying about the hostel watching movies and drinking mate. Its pretty comfortable here and I´m shuffling around in socks. Everyone is pretty tired from the bus ride still because we talked for a great portion of it and didnt get a full nights sleep.
Cordoba from what little I have seen is very different from Buenos Aires. Its a different province, east of Bs.As. The city itself where we are isn´t as metropolitan and New York City-esque. Its a welcomed change and I look forward to taking the easy trips to more rural surroundings. The architecture here is amazing though. I mean, in large part I could say the same about Baires, but in addition to every utilized building unique and European, there are lots of churches. Its a bit more intimate here based on what I have gathered.
Well, I will definitely post pictures some time in the future and maybe even post throughout this trip. Right now, someone needs to use the computer and Im just going to chill out and listen to the Bob Marley thats playing (a very different vibe from the earlier Celine Dion)
Chau!