Buenos noches from Buenos Aires (good evening).
Having a great time in BA. The temps here remind me so much of home - really hot and steamy. We have had a great start to the trip with an early morning visit to the cemetery at Reccoletto. It is renowned as being one of the most famous in the region with Eva Peron buried amongst the crypts, and I mean crypts. If money bought you an assurance of entrance into the afterlife all of these folks are at Godś right hand.The whole place covers a massive area with whole streets of mausoleums. Cats stand guard over crypts that have more marble than the homes of Italy and the caskets are sitting stacked in full view. The only down side is the massed squadrons of mosquitoes waiting to suck every last drop of life force and have you join the inhabitants of the bone yard.
The city itself is dotted with beautiful parks with trees that make our moreton bay figs look young. (I am having major issues with this keyboard so please excuse the typos).
We spent the early evening (post siesta) in a lovely street side cafe drinking cerveza (beers) and now are going to experience Buenos Aires style ska and reggae music in our hostel. The night is young and we are well rested (too well).
Off to Ushuaia tomorrow so will take a bit more time to write of our observations then.
Big cheers to those at home.
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"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page" St. Augustine
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