La Boca, a neighborhood in Buenos Aires with a couple of streets still painted in (I'm told) the old style with bright colors. The tourist area is called Caminito, and is really about two square blocks. Everywhere else in the neighborhood is reputed to be pretty dangerous, with stories of locals and foreigners being beaten and robbed. I stuck to the two square blocks.
Church at Cementario Recoleta, the famed cemetery in one of Buenos Aires' wealthier neighborhoods in which Eva Peron is buried along with many artists, government and military officials, and other well known citizens of Argentina's history.
Church at Cementario Recoleta, the famed cemetery in one of Buenos Aires' wealthier neighborhoods in which Eva Peron is buried along with many artists, government and military officials, and other well known citizens of Argentina's history.
The requisite photo of Evita's family tomb.
My favorite bits were the places where the skyline of quietly aging tombs inside the cemetery merged with that of the bustling, modern world outside.
A cool building.
A beautiful garden in the Parque 3 Febrero. The first time I tried to visit it I took the wrong avenida and ended up back at the cemetery, which meant I spent most of the rest of the afternoon window shopping.
A parrot!
The metal flower in the UN Square, which opens and closes with sunrise and sunset (approximately) each day. I found my way here in an attempt to get back to the Parque 3 Febrero.
A 20-foot tall Christmas tree made out of recycled juice cartons, part of a village made from recycled materials in the UN square.
I never knew how much elephants love Christmas.
I LOVE those photos! those elephants are so cute. and the sky so blue!
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