November 12th/13th - London to Buenos Aires

We arrived in Buenos Aires after a long overnight flight via Sao Paulo and were met by our guide, Raquel, and her driver. We didn't feel too bad as the time difference for us was only 2 hours. We checked into the Alvear Palace, which looked as good as we remembered it from 2001. Our room was on the 8th floor with good views of the city and across the River Plate to Uruguay.

After a quick shower and some lunch, Raquel took us on a sightseeing tour. We saw the Plaza de Mayo....

...the Casa Rosada...

...San Telmo, the Department of Agriculture and the University of Buenos Aires....

...La Boca...

 

 

 

 

....Tango dancing in one of the cafes of La Boca...

Madero (The Waterfront) with wrecked fishing boat....

.....the amazing Floralis Generica by the Argentinian sculptor, Eduardo Catalano that has petals that open and close in the morning and evening of each day....

....the cemetery at Recoleta with the Family Duarte vault and Evita Peron's grave.....

and other places we had visited during our last stay. The jacaranda trees were blooming and the whole city looked lovely in the sunshine.

We had dinner at La Biela, sitting outside remembering the drink we had with Colin and the beer mugs we both bought when we were there in 2001. Then, feeling pretty tired after all the travelling and sightseeing, especially in the heat, we crossed the street back to the hotel.