Monday, October 8, 2012

Buenos Aires

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
CITY OF TANGO
Monday, October 8  We crossed the bridge with the dividing line between Brazil and Argentina.  At the airport we met a Korean couple with their daughter who was living and working as engineer in Chile for the past three years.  We landed  at Buenos Aires Aeroparque at 11:10 AM.  We were met by our private Spanish/English-speaking driver and we checked in at Eurobuilding Hotel Boutique in the heart of the city.
Aerolineas Argentinas

Our comfortable de luxe Eurobuilding Boutique room
We had pizza at Almeida Restaurant, Avenida Cinco de Mayo
Pedro-Pablo Prudencio is a famous musical opera director-conductor from Chile. 
 Like any poor side of town of any city, Buenos Aires has buildings with graffiti, streets with litters and homeless people living in the park.  I was a bit surprised.

Rodin's The Thinker
 National Congress
Argentina has a sad and turbulent political time - young men missing or dead - their mothers are still searching and asking for justice.

Night falls - It's time to Tango

 

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