15th Dec. 11.10am. Howard Johnson hotel, Florida St. BA
Yesterday was our full fledged day of holidaying - we scanned Buenos Aires like nobody´s business!
Went to the cemetery at Recolleta - where Eva Peron lies among other dignitaries of Argentinian history. This was followed by an extended lazing session at Plaza San Martin. We then went to La Boca - Maradona´s home suburb. Saw the colorful houses that are a hallmark of this area, experienced the neighborhood where he played - Boca Juniors stadium was close by. Were accosted by Maradona himself - it was only on close inspection did we realise that he was a look alike!! We rounded off the day at Michelangelo with a Argentine Tango performance. Michelangelo is a real high end place and a good lesson on how to package your culture for the tourist dollar. Given the food, drinks and performances it was dollars worth spent :-)
Buenos Aires for most part is strinkingly similar to a lot of cities we are familiar with. In its weather its a bit like Sydney. In its traffic, its a bit like Manila. In its culture richness, its like Italian cities minus the attitude. In its people, its like Mumbai - very pleasant and forthcoming in help. In its food, it has a bit of all of the above. If I blindfold you, bring you here and open your eyes here, you´ll have trouble figuring out where you are.
Today we are planning to go to Tigre. Dont know much about the place save for the fact that there is a lot of greenery, around a body of water (or the other way around)
More Later
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