Debi arrives on Sunday and on Monday we begin the touring...
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| Ready to go... |
It's Monday, we take the City Bus Tour.
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| Headphones on and ready for photo taking... |
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| Casa Rosada |
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| Av 9 de Julio, "The Widest Street in the World" |
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| The Congreso Dome |
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| The Bombadero Estadio |
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| The bridges - old and new - La Boca |
We get off the tour bus in La Boca for lunch and the sights.
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| Tango, La Boca Style |
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| Tango, Debi Style |
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| Toast for the first day in Baires |
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| Back on the bus to see the rest of Buenos Aires |
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| Empanadas and cerveza |
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| Puerto Madera |
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| Hipodromo in Palermo |
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| The Kavanagh Edificio |
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| Happy Touriets on the bus |
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Sally and Alejandro have returned to Buenos Aires for a few more days - we meet them at their hotel and agree to meet for a private Tango lesson at Studio Severine at 3:00 pm on Tuesday.
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Tuesday morning, Debi and I walk to Plaza de Mayo
and then stop at Cafe Tortoni for lunch
and then stop at Cafe Tortoni for lunch
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| Plaza de Mayo |
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| Cafe Tortoni |
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| Cafe Tortoni |
After a nice lunch at Cafe Tortoni,
we then meet Sally and Alex for Tango at Studio Severine
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| At the front of Severine's Studio |
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| Up the stairs to the studio |
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| Tango Sally |
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| Berteauxs still working at Tango |
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| Showing Alex what to do... |
Sally and Alex ask about a Tango Show - Severine suggests a place for a group lesson and a Milongo (Tango dance club)
Porteno y Bailarin, Av. Riobamba
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| Demonstration by the teachers |
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| Doing pretty well... |
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On Wednesday, it's Evita Day.
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| Museo Evita A lovely tribute to the controversial woman |
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| Cementerio de la Recoleta |
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| The crypt of Evita's Family Eva Duarte Peron is here |
Then to Alvear Palace for lunch.
A very fancy place - High Tea demands "elegant dress" and $60.00 USD!
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Thursday – Av Lavalle, Av Florida and Galeria Pacifico (for Freddo ice cream),
then in the evening, the Borolo Palacio.
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| Frescos of the Galeria Pacifico |
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| The skylights of the Galeria |
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| Another tour of the Borolo Palacio! |
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| Tickets to another era |
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| Praying for ascencion |
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| The View of Congreso Plaza from Borolo Palacio "Heaven" |
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Friday - The Opera House, Teatro Colon
In the evening, Puerto Madera and dessert
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| Tearto Colon - Opera House |
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| Inside lobby entrance |
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| Golden Hall |
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| No lesson, so we practice and have drinks at Cultura Tanguera |
We don't want to waste a Friday evening, so we taxi to Puerto Madera
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| Puente de las Mujeres at Night Stunning! |
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| Strolling across the bridge... |
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| Flan with a little dulce de la leche at the Gaucho Restaurant |
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| Happy after flan and drinks |
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Saturday, we go back to Av Florida and the Galeria for some shopping.
Then walk to Plaza de Mayo to take
the Subte, line A (the first subway line built 100 years ago) back home.
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| The Galeria Pacifico, Av Florida entrance |
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| 100 year old subway train - great ambiance |
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It's Sunday!
The day for the Feria de San Telmo and Av Defensa
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| Av Defensa, the fair goes for miles |
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| Antiques at the Plaza Dorrego |
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| Back at Rosa de los Vientos for tapas and cerveza |
It's Deb's last evening, so we go to the rooftop for final skyline photos...
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| We make it to the rooftop |
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| Moon over Our Buenos Aires |
Monday, January 9, 2012
Debi's last day
We enjoyed showing her the Buenos Aires we have discovered and with Debi, we discovered a few new places of interest.
I hope she had a "Big Adventure" to add to "S & J's Big Adventure(s)"
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| Debi and the Obelisco Looks like she enjoyed her Baires Adventure |
well...i GUESS it looks like you guys are having sort of a good time. :)
ReplyDeletewaaa! i want to take tango lessons! i want to visit all these places! i want to go to buenos aires!
much love.....