Buenos Aires 1

We have now had 2 days in Buenos Aires. Yesterday we slept in and wandered around Recoleta, the area we are staying in. Today  we went on a 26 KM bike tour with a very informative guide. We survived in spite of the 33 degree heat.

Dinner last night at Rodi Bar - checkout the size of Kurt's rib steaks

 

 Gillian and Peter with a friendly postman (statue)

 On our cycle tour - in San Telmo

 The Bombonera football stadium in La Boca (only supporters of the 

local team can buy tickets). Football is a way of life here.

 The sign says: Bring and feed your wife, girlfriend and lover. 

Bring all 3 together and eat for free.

 La Boca - a very poor working class area. Very colorful.

 A mouth painter at work in La Boca

 Handicrafts for sale in La Boca

 Mural to "the disappeared" - the 1000s who vanished 

under the brutal regime in the late 1970s

 The Women's Bridge - supposed to look like a female tango dancer

Casa Rosada (Pink House) where the President works