- All schools are closed. The kids get an extra 2 weeks of winter holidays.
- We have gone to flextime in the office so staff can travel in less crowded buses and subways.
- Live theatre and concerts have been cancelled.
- Restaurants are reducing their capacities (less tables and spacing them further apart).
We did find a great restaurant in Palermo that was open for brunch though and then we went to the Mataderos Fair afterwards. It is a market/entertainment event that goes every weekend in the winter. The place was packed. Temporary booths are set up for blocks. No flu fears here.
Besides the market selling local wears, restaurants cooking traditional food and the cultural music played be a number of bands through the day - you can get a ride on a wagon pulled by a pony. It might be difficult to see but there is a dog on top of the pony 'announcing' their arrival. Down one of the sidestreets, they spread sand in a narrow strip on the road and out come the gauchos to put on a demonstration of riding skills. They hang a ring (the size of a wedding band) from a bar and then race full speed towards it and try to catch the ring on a stick the size of a pencil. We have seen it before at an estancia but here they 'bring it to the cityfolk'. These guys are quite good.
It is winter here and the weather has been like great autumn days. Cool, fresh & sunny.
B.
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