On Friday, February 10, Cynthia and I say goodbye to Uruguay and arrive Buenos Aires in time for a nap and dinner. John takes us to a café by the Plaza de Congreso and then some ice cream at Wimpy’s.
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| Looking for Diego Rivera... |
Next we walk around Palermo looking for the Floralis Generico. We don’t find it because we are walking in the wrong direction, but we do get to see the upscale neighborhoods of the area. Then we get on the bus back home.
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Feria de San Telmo is in order for Sunday…
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| Find Cynthia... |
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| Salsa on the corner |
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| Tango for the Young... |
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| ...and Older |
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| Enjoying the ambiance of Plaza Dorrego Bar |
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La Boca is a must see place, it’s changed significantly since Cynthia was here last.
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| Checking out the art and buildings... |
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| Bandoneones in La Boca (Paraiso/Paradise) |
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| Historic La Perla Bar |
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| Boca Jr's Stadium |
Then the bus to Puerto Madero to look at Puente de la Mujer in the daylight.
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| One can never get enough of this gorgeious beauty... |
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The day is going to be hot, so we get up early to get some things done before venturing out.
We’ve found the bus that will take us to Floralis Generico so we walk to Av Libertad, bus 67, that takes us to the grand sculpture.
We walk around the parks in the area to find the returning bus that will take us back to the center of town. Can’t find the stop, so we find the tourist information in the Design Center Shopping Mall by the Recoleta Cemetary – it’s across the street by the Alvear Palacio.
On the way back, we have lunch at the Museo de Jamón (we’ve often wondered if it was actually a ham museum-there’s no museum, lots of ham, tho…)
We will miss her – just as Debi became a part of this experience, Cynthia, too, made it possible to revisit favorite places and things, brought new sights and processes (easy bus route location) to our Baires Adventure.
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| Floralis Generico From the Lockheed airplane factory by architect Eduardo Catalano |
We walk around the parks in the area to find the returning bus that will take us back to the center of town. Can’t find the stop, so we find the tourist information in the Design Center Shopping Mall by the Recoleta Cemetary – it’s across the street by the Alvear Palacio.
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| Dada Cafe Cooling off with the smooth Jazz played in the background |
The 17 bus takes us to Av San Martin and Paraguay so we can check out the Dada Café.
We then walk home in the shade of the buildings.
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It’s Cynthia’s last day in Buenos Aires.
We saved the sites close by for her last day…
We saved the sites close by for her last day…
Café Tortoni, Metropolitan Cathedral and the Museo de Casa Rosada
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| Cafe Tortoni for Cafe con Leche and Medialunas |
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| Catedral Metropolitana The Tomb of General Jose de San Martin |
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| Museo de Casa Rosada |
When we get back to the apartment,
it’s time for Cynthia to get ready to leave –
it’s time for Cynthia to get ready to leave –
It’s 5:30pm – time to go…
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| Off to the airport! |
We will miss her – just as Debi became a part of this experience, Cynthia, too, made it possible to revisit favorite places and things, brought new sights and processes (easy bus route location) to our Baires Adventure.
With Cynthia now gone, we quickly settle into a slow routine because of the heat and humidity. We thought it hot while C. was here – there is now an orange alert because of the heat...
• We start looking at things that need to be done to prepare the apartment for the next tenants
• We begin looking at travel arrangements for Paris and Esperáza
• John continues to go to the gym
• I continue to go to the Coto for groceries
We have a week and a half left here in this fascinating, remarkable city.
• On Friday, we return to Aires Tangeros for tango
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| Red Sky at Night, Sailor's Delight... Maybe the heat wave is over. |
Amazing and beautiful pictures. A joy to follow your explorations. Thank you for creating this blog. Cheers, Sandra
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