Registry office Research

The reception staff at the hotel have been extremely helpful in directing me to sources of information about Dad ,who was born here in BA .
Unbelievably the Registry office is 10mins walk from my hotel along the next street
I was.really fortunate to have the help of a lovely girl ,who spoke English .She searched online for records of Dad's birth ,but unsucessfully . Things then got more complicated,trying to register for an account ,filling in an online form ,written in Spanish,with a lady who only spoke Spanish....interesting !
The girl who spoke english suggested I return with someone who can interpret,in order i could go to a different desk to.explain what I am.trying to achieve
Then I had to download an app, for the city of BA ,Not easy ,as the wifi was dodgy
Ultimately ,after being at the registry office for a couple of hours ,and no real progress,I asked to go to the relevant desk
I was lucky ,as the guy on the desk spoke sufficient english
I had photographed the only bit of information I had on Dad's birth ,but it proved to be really useful ...It had the district of his birth ....district 13..I also had his parents names on a record of their marriage from the1890's
The information was sufficient to be able to create a request number ,which ,i could email to a given address .
I did so immediately.Unfortunately ,its going to take 2wks ..( naturally regretting not attempting this from the uk ,) The most frustrating part ,is the trigger for coming ,was finding Dad's birth certificate , with the street associated with him,at home ,some time ago ,but in looking again ,I couldnt find it in time.
It was amusing to discover Dad was registered as Juan,which i never knew,might have teased him if I'd known.Honestly wished Id asked far more from both Mum and Dad about the family history.Dad in.particular,had 5 aunties ,my Grandpa and my Uncle ,who.all lived together ...If theyd all married ,the Valgimigli's would have been a huge family
Certainly this has peaked an interest in geaneology ...It would have been whole lot easier ,tho if Mum and Dad were able to offer insights
In the afternoon , using Uber,I visited an area called La Boca ,that Math had visited and recommended...its full of coloured houses many are made from.corrogated sheets .its a vibrant area , where the Boca Juniors team ,have a stadium
I absolutely love streets of coloured buildings ,so this area is a definite favourite
I found a lovely restaurant ,which had a shaded area and ordered a meal....
Nothing could have prepared me for what came....I asked for rump steak....i must have been given ,the entire cow ,or its entire rump.....it was huge....and rather overwhelming ....Ultimately ,i left sooo much and couldnt bring it away ,with staying in the hotel.Not only that ,the knives they provide ,are like a lethal weapon,and Id no hope of acquiring one .The vegetables were also lovely but in attempting to eat the steak couldnt eat all of them either
Then ,I asked for Malbec and got a trio of wines ,which equates to one glass! ...i drank the one that was Malbec ,and a bit of the other red,but i left the white wine having had a sip...not my thing
While eating,the train went right down the middle of the road ...there's no proper pavement...Iwas in an inner courtyard ,but saw it go past...It seemed insanely close to the buildings ,rumbling along ,honking a horn .Id have liked to see just how close it was
Using an Uber,I returned to my hotel .
In an unbelievable disvovery late at night ,I found shipping lists that named Dad,my Grandpa ,his wife,myauntie maria ,who wrote the Living Italian book ,all listed as passengers on several shipping journeys between ,Monervideo,Uraguay to Southampton.Dad was 4months old. Liverpool to Buenos aires ,Dad was 1yr old .Buenos aires to uk ,Dad was age 3.The document names the actual ships they travelled on
I also looked up my Grandpa's travels,sooo many journeys,including to Melbourne Australia by boat.
A very interesting and emotional dayLæs mere