We walked back up from the river through beautiful neighborhoods to the regular train station...In the past two days, we have so many mansions...summer places on the river and these in suburbs...
Colonial Living, Now and Then... March 3rd 2009 We never made it to Uruguay today...we got up at 7 am to get to the boat by 830, since we had not been able to buy tickets online....we ended up at the place where the boat used to be a few months ago...took a taxi to the ticket office which was closed. Tried to find the boat...but no luck (It was a few miles away from where we had ended up)....ran into the filming of an American Airlines commerc ... read more
South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires Following independence from Spain in 1816, Argentina experienced periods of internal political conflict between conservatives and liberals and between civilian and military factions. After World War II, a long period of Peronist authoritarian rule an... ... read more
I was a primary teacher in a K-12 alternative school. In 2006, I took a leave for four months, travelling through Central America. I visited schools and studied Spanish along with being a tourist. My class followed my travels through this blog. I have continued to use this blog to keep friends, family and my students connected to my travels, recently in Mexico and now Kenya!
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I am now retired and my husband and I hope to do even more traveling! I am volunteering in an after-school program on the Indian reservation where we live and at the local art museu... full info