Buenos Aries City Tour

    After sailing back and forth all night at the entrance to the Plata River, we finally landed in Buenos Aries. It turned out to be a warm humid day and probably the nicest day that

La Ricoleta

we have had as far as the weather. We had booked a city tour in the hope seeing the sights of the city. It did live up to our expectations. The city itself has about 10 million and as to be expected the traffic was very heavy even though it is “summer” vacation.

     The first stop was in the La Ricoleta area which is a very beautiful region filled with parks, embassies, etc. The attraction here was the cemetery. It is the place where Eva Peron is buried. The sites are very ornate mausoleums that can run into the hundred of thousands of dollars in value. She is interned in her father's crypt. Once a year they remove her body to insure that her embalmed body is kept up. Her casket is locked with a steel plate to guard against her body being removed.

Balcony Where Wva Perone Spoke

     The second stop (after crossing the widest avenue in the world) was the centre of the city which had the palace where Eva Peron delivered her speeches. It looked exactly like the movie. Also located in the same square is the cathedral where Pope Francis administered. The final stop was La Boca, a neighborhood with brightly painted houses, tango bars and many small shops. It was a very good place to have a cold beer after walking around in the warm weather.

    After the tour we disembarked at the terminal gate.

La Boca Neighbourhood

The port is so large that they have shuttle buses back to the ship. We chose to head to “Florida” street, a pedestrian mall area. Judy found a nice small leather purse which she had been looking to buy since the first days of the cruise. It is just big enough to carry her new e-reader. We also stopped for a quick bite to eat before walking back. We would have walked more but the time and heat of the day convinced us to head back. Besides we needed to pack and get ready for the trip home. Dinner was excellent and they served baked Alaska for dessert. We said our good-byes and then watched the gaucho show.

 

Judy With A Cold One

 We do not leave the ship until 1 pm tomorrow due to our 6 pm flight so we can relax here until that time. It has been an excellent cruise. It is hard to describe how different Chile, the Falklands and Argentina are from a physical and cultural viewpoint! Cheers!