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| At the PlazaCongreso with the Palacio Borolo in the background. |
We have been here 3 weeks now, and feeling like we are getting into some sort of daily/weekly routine. Groceries, laundry, reading, writing and walks to the plazas to read in the fresh "buenos aires."
Highlight for the week was to take the tour of the Palacio Borolo - the first high-rise built in this city finished in 1923. The architect based the building on Dante's "Divine Comedy" with the basement and ground floor representing hell, floors 1-14 are the purgatory, and 15-22 represent heaven.
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| Approaching Palacio Borolo at dusk for our 8 PM tour (the palacio is only 3 blocks from our apartment) |
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| We "ascend" from hell to purgatory in elevators |
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| Our guide takes us to purgatory in the asensor |
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| Looking down at hell from purgatory (the lobby from the 14th floor) |
The views from heaven...
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| Plaza Congreso |
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| Av Uruguay y Av de Mayo (Uruguay, the street where we live) |
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| From the top we can see the Casa Rosada (It is very "rosada" at night, isn't it?) |
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| Edifico de Evita Peron on av 9 de Julio |
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| ...with wine and olives |
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| We end our tour in Senor Borolo's offices... (purgatory) |
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A look at what I did this week with photos...
Looking down from the bedroom window...
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| Patio Plants |
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| Street Traffic |
Things noticed during the week's adventures...
Birds in the Plaza Congreso trees
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| Ascending from Hell |
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| Nighttime in Baires |
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...and last photo of the week - a full view of the apartment building at 172 Uruguay
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| We are on the 5th floor, the two windows on the left (the floor that has no front balconies) |
That's it for this week...
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