1. The Teatro Colon (Pronounced Cologne) - the sumptuous theatre for opera and concerts. The whole interior is made using materials imported from Europe. That includes the fantastic stained glass skylights.
2. The landmark obelisk - apparently it's as much of a landmark in Buenos Aires as the Eiffel Tower is in Paris, though we think that's stretching things a tad.
3. The National Congress (Parliament House?)
4. the weekend craft market in Recoleta where we saw a man making lidded pots out of dried orange peel, burning a decoration onto the outside (originally the inside of the orange)
5. An authentic tango show detailing the history of tango and its changing styles over the decades. See my video footage from the show of early tango at https://youtu.be/vZgQ1SpfjMY. The tango from the late 20th century was more improvised, suggestive and with more revealing clothing, but we were too busy enjoying it to record it.
6. Recoleta cemetery - burial place of the rich and famous, and (eventual) final resting place of Evita. It's the most expensive real estate in Buenos Aires.
7. Palermo - another suburb for the well-to-do, with nice apartments, boutique shops, many parks, and the interesting Evita museum, and MALBA (museum of Latino-American art).
And did I mention the ice-cream? It's divine - especially the frambuesa (raspberry) and Swiss Cholocate (with dulce de leche).
So just as we are getting our bearings and walking most places with confidence (and a map and dictionary) we leave tomorrow for Ushuaia. That's a drop in temperature from 33 max to maybe 9 max! Anyway, Buenos Aires is well worth a visit and we would have seen more except for the jet lag and the heat. The Spanish lessons have come in very useful, as many people here speak no English.
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