• Dave HipplerSouth America 2024Traveler
    Just biking around Palermo Soho
    This Eva Peron 100 peso note is worth a dime. 2 years ago, it was worth $1.El Congrseo, or Capitol building of ArgentinaA news team in the nation's capitolAt the Jardin BotanicoAt the Jardin BotanicoThis Art Nouveau masterpiece was an Italian confectionary!This museum of water and sanitation is much more beautiful than the Catholic Cathedral. Just sayin'El Teatro Colon, One of the most beautiful opera houses in the world.Inside El Teatro ColonThe main entrance to Teatro ColonThey're still not over the Falklands War. They will never, ever say Falklands.1The Evita Peron Museum.Evita Peron's tomb at the Recoleta cemeteryReproduction of the Versailles Hall of Mirrors at the Decorative Arts MuseumA cool sign outside of the racing club headquartersFlorialis Generica, a favorite local statueWe met the cousin of our friend Mo in Buenos Aires. He's a great artist.Enjoying fresh fish for lunchMy trip so farFriday Kahlo's "Diego y yo" at the MALBA modern art museum

    Buenos Aires, Take Two

    Dec 20–31, 2024 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F

    Ok, maybe Buenos Aires IS the Paris of the south. Wide boulevards, lots of parks, statues everywhere, classic architecture, art museums aplenty, street cafes....I'm sold.

    It's a lovely city and I find myself shocked to think it's in Latin America. I've been all over it and this is probably the safest I've ever felt in it. Granted, I'm staying in nice neighborhoods and am somewhat protected here. There are cops on street patrol everywhere and they have a secondary type of police patrol that doesn't carry weapons, but they are eyes and ears on the street and that keeps this place pretty safe.

    I've spent 11 nights and days here on this stretch and it's nice to have that time to do a deep dive in different neighborhoods and go to most of the museums and parks. I've done too much to mention here, but I've enjoyed the people and the culture. You really need to know some Spanish because hardly anyone speaks English.

    I can get a great ribeye steak and a glass of Mendoza wine for the same price as a standard lunch without a drink in downtown Madison. Our great conundrum is trying to decide if we want to have a glass each of house wine at lunch or get a bottle for just $2 more. I bet you can guess what we've been doing.

    Getting around town is pretty easy with a Sube card. Buses are 40 to 80 cents and the Metro is $0.85. But we've been walking a lot also and averaging about 8 miles a day.

    We are flying to Puerto Iguazu on New Year's Eve to go to the famous Iguazu Falls. I've been before but they're worth seeing again and it will be Deanne's first time.

    More photos and videos are here!.

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