Day 98

It was a quite Sunday. I woke up early to make it to the big market I heard about. It´s called El Rasto, and it covers several city blocks. The roads are shut down, police walk through the crowds (known for tons of pick pocketers), Vendors are shouting out numbers to the crowds, and you walk shoulder to shoulder. It was just about a 20 minute walk from my hostel which was a bonus and great fun to walk through. There was lots of antiques, clothes, jewellery and paintings, just like most markets but the size alone of this one makes it so great. I spent most of the morning walking in the crowds - no purchases were made other than one T-shirt. My backpack is almost full at this point so I have to be careful.

It became late afternoon, and the sun started to get really hot. It was boiling today so I made a direct route back to the hostel. Crashed on the bed in the hot room with only a little fan to try and keep me cool. Had a nice refreshing cold shower to cool me off and finally made it out of the dorm around five. I met an Australian girl (yes another Aussie- they flood the streets of Europe) named Vicki and we headed to the Parque del Retiro. Seven o´clock and it was still pretty hot outside but definitely more comfortable to walk around. We saw some very funny street groups and walked some of the grounds. Had a ice cream stop and made it back to the hostel to finish the night off with a movie...get this... in ENGLISH! I know seems weird but this was the first English program I have seen in a LONG time. Off to bed, hopefully this time the heat doesn´t wake me up!