Wrapping it up in the big city!!

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Calle Florida

Tango Show

We totally understand now why people rave about Buenos Aires. It really is a beautiful city (and remember that's coming from confirmed NON-city people!). We rented an apartment in the Palermo Viejo barrio and thoroughly enjoyed that. After so much travelling around, we enjoyed coming back to the same place to sleep for a whopping 5 nights in a row. But did we kick back and relax? NO! No time for that...we had a city to see. We made the rounds at the amazing street markets in Recoleta, San Telmo, and Belgrano. We watched tango dancers in the streets in La Boca. We walked the labyrinth that is the famous Cemetario de la Recoleta, where the elaborate crypts and mausoleums cost more than most houses in Buenos Aires. We took the subté (subway) all over the place, and never got lost once! We ate a lot of sushi (hooray to have choices!!). We got to know the kitty that hung out at "our" neighborhood supermercado. We stolled among the throngs of people on the Florida pedestrian mall. We laughed repeatedly at the unprecedented amount of love for The Simpsons. Oh, how we wish we had bought more of the Homer Simpson dressed as Che Guevara T-shirts!! We walked and walked and walked, stopping occasionally for a copa de vino or a Quilmes Bock. Overall, we had such a great time. This city, and this entire country is one I can't recommend highly enough. We will definitely be going back.

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Photos

When in Argentina....
Neither of us has ever done one of these photos...but it was too funny...we couldn´t pass it up. We were in La Boca.

Dogs waiting for their walker
The paseaperro (dog walker) is a common sight in Buenos Aires. And it's not unusual to have a dozen dogs. Wish they would carry a few more "scoop the poop" bags.

Dave and our last Argentine Pizza
Every pizza we ever had came with the green olives! Why, the olives?

Small Acordian Player
One of the many (but among my favorite) street performers at the San Telmo Street Fair.

Inside "our" apartment
Our apartment was in Palermo Viejo and we really loved having our own space for a few days.

Dave & Homero
You can't escape him...he's EVERYWHERE. I mean Homer Simpson, not Dave.

Crowded Subway
Oh, if a photo could only convey the TEMPERATURE!!! Oh GAWD, it was so hot in there. My personal space issues were being challenged, to say the least

Kitty at the Recoleta Cemetary
I was loving it...there were cats EVERYWHERE!

Street Performer in San Telmo
Among the throngs of tourists and locals at the Feria de San Pedro Telmo were dozens of eclectic street performers.

Our last night
We went to a Tango Show in San Telmo and then Mexican Food afterward.

Comments

[kim]

truth?
are you sure neither one of you have even posed in one of those body doubles?