The beautiful old town in BA
Back in BA with mum we ate, drank, ate, drank.....mmm what else?! We wandered around the city (for typical BA sights see photos at bottom), visited a museum, shops and the cemetery. Sounds a little dark and random? This cemetery was amazing. Unlike the UK where we bury our dead out of sight and generally with modest headstones this was a city of tombs. We had never seen anything like it. You could have wondered around for days. It was pretty sombering to see people's coffins but a fascinating insight in to how death is dealt with in another country.
The beloved Eva Peron is buried here, (for those of you not up on Argentine history, or Madonna's film biography, Eva Peron was the wife of the Argentine president in the late 40s early 50s, and very much a heroine here in BA). There was a constant queue of people to see where she is buried, well not buried I guess - laid to rest.
We said farewells to mum and then had to roll out of the airport - let the diet begin!! Next stop after all that wine was Iguazu and a whole lot of water.
Tango in the street - actually Tango everywhere in BA
The beloved Eva Peron is buried here, (for those of you not up on Argentine history, or Madonna's film biography, Eva Peron was the wife of the Argentine president in the late 40s early 50s, and very much a heroine here in BA). There was a constant queue of people to see where she is buried, well not buried I guess - laid to rest.
Mum and I joining the Evita fans
For our last night in BA with mum we ventured around the corner to an amazing little music venue and watched a young and very cool jazz band and then a Tango singer, oh and there was some eating and drinking of course!
For our last night in BA with mum we ventured around the corner to an amazing little music venue and watched a young and very cool jazz band and then a Tango singer, oh and there was some eating and drinking of course!
We said farewells to mum and then had to roll out of the airport - let the diet begin!! Next stop after all that wine was Iguazu and a whole lot of water.
The amazing mix of old and new buildings throughout BA - here literally on top of each other
Tango in the street - actually Tango everywhere in BA
Ah the dog walkers. The record number of dogs we saw with one walker was 17! Sadly they don't clear up after themselves so it can be hazardous following one of these guys, and they are everywhere! Amazing.
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