The guests become tour guides

The bienvenidos is official!  My parents arrived safely and soundly Wednesday evening, though quite fatigued since it was 2:00 in the morning when they set foot in our apartment.  We lounged around the next day until about 11:30, and then they experienced their first South American subway ride.  The weather was perfect for strolling (sunny and high sixties), so we showed them a bit of an adjacent neighborhood (el Golf) and then took them to our new favorite pizza place, Tiramisu, for a late brunch.

After lunch, the kids wanted to play in the park.  There, George and Viv were introduced to three-year old Spider Man.  It turns out that Spider Man (aka Christopher, but don't tell my kids!) is actually from Toronto.  A native English speaker!  The kids played together for about 3 more hours, and we exchanged info with his mom, so they'll probably soon meet again, and I will get to speak lots and lots of English!  

Around 5:30 this is what Vivian looked like after 3 hours of park play: 

A heavy mountain fog that persisted during the morning and afternoon finally lifted, treating my parents to their first official view of the Andes.

Later a full moon greeted them in the distance.  It was a perfect day for welcoming my parents to our new city!