Due to the ice storm in Atlanta, we are going to stay till Wednesday. Have to be out of the apartment today, so we are moving down to the Marriott on Plaza San Martin.
El Libertador! José San Martin is like our George Washington to the Argentinians. He threw the Spanish out of Argentina, Chili and Peru. Very strange though. There was another guy at the same time Simon Bolivar that led similar wars of independence in Northern S.A. They had a famous meeting in Peru in 1822 to plan out joining forces for the common good of South America. Nobody knows what was said in that meeting, but San Martin left afterwards and never returned. He died in France 25 years later. Never the less. He is the national here here and there are several statues of him around town, usually on an horse.
Enjoyed the history lesson. Don’t stop!
What a storm and now what a freeze!! Atlanta is eerily still and quiet. It is reported that
the freezing temperature may continue through Thursday and possibly into the weekend.
It’s odd working from home but there is a lot to be said for working without interruption with classical music quietly in the background and looking out our kitchen window at a beautiful snow scene!