Exploring B.A.

Yesterday before going to President Nelson's devotional, Kathy and I went exploring China Town in Belgrano and exchanged some dollars. In China town you can find good fish and just about anything.

Two weeks ago, we went to Buenos Aires by taking the Subte to Colon Theatre and walked all around the City. We went inside the Mall and walked on Florida Street. Didn't go shopping, just took a stroll.  

Last week we took two trains to find the Recoleta Cemetery where Evita Peron is buried.  Simon, a British fellow, greeted us and offered his services as an English speaker guide since all the guides only speak Spanish. He spent about an hour and a half explaining a lot of the history of BA and the people who are buried in the cemetery. We ended the tour and went to eat lunch across the street to a place where they served us a Salad, a Chevito sandwich and arepas to share. After that, we walked to a chocolate store: Rapanui to buy the most delicious chocolates and then walked to the Palacio de las Aguas or Museo del Agua de la Historia Sanitaria.

A trip advisor traveler wrote this comment: "We rode past the imposing neo gothic Palacio de las Aguas on Avenida Cordoba many times, always wondering what was behind the imposing façade. The interior is an industrial age marvel of pipes and dials and pumps and the brass still gleams...The contrast with the machinery inside and the delicate exterior with its delicate hand cast terra cotta tiles makes you realize the elegance of the machines of the Victorian Era and obviously they were built to last! Equally fascinating is the display of toilets and the water storage devices, as the humble commodes are almost transformed into objets d'art with their beautiful porcelain finish and interesting designs. 

Argentina was the richest country per capita at the time and the Palacio is testament to the lengths to which the rich, flush with all that money, would go to 'keep up appearances' and hide what is basically a water tank amongst the mansions and palaces of Recoleta." 

In here we didn't have a tour guide but the building is incredible. This is a building where everything was brought over from Europe and was put together like a puzzle with each section of the building mark with a number. Amazing!

We then went to the famous Ataneo book store and back home. It was another fun adventure but the best of it was the great company. 

Con amor,

Vero