It's Friday and no class! So today, I took the subway back down to Plaza de Mayo and then decided to walk over to Avenida 9 de Julio and take some good pictures of El Obelisco. Avenida 9 de Julio is an insanely busy street, with about 20 lanes of traffic at some points. I got all twisted around when walking from Plaza de Mayo and had to stop a police officer and ask for directions. But I finally found it, woohoo!!!! After taking pictures, I headed back to the hotel and my roommate John and I decided that we really wanted to see the American Embassy. We walked over there and I got out my camera. Then I heard the armed security guards screaming at me to put the camera away. No picture taking is allowed. There were security personnel everywhere, and apparently there are lots of plainclothes security all over as well. We were allowed to pass through a security checkpoint and go to Window 15 inside, which is where people go when they have an issue, e.g. a lost passport. I went up to the window and told the woman that I didn't have an issue, I just wanted to say I had been to the embassy. She gave me an odd look and said, "Okay......" and then we left. That night, John and I went to an Irish pub called The Shamrock. Other than the name of the bar and the fact that they served Guiness, I didn't detect anything particularly Irish about the place.
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