Always a great way to explore a new city, we joined a couple of guided walks on our first two days. The first took us from Teatro Colon through Retiro and finished up at the Recoleta Cemetery. Our guide - Martin - probably best described as a left wing Peronist- shared his knowledge of the City and his views on the recent political and economic history as we walked through the streets - avoiding the traffic.
On day two we headed for La Boca and another guide - Luke - who was an American Phd student with an impressive grasp of Argentine and South American History. La Boca was crammed with visitors - felt like an August Saturday on Princes Street although substantially warmer.
Almost impossible to get a picture of any of the sights but Linda managed to find a quiet spot for a minute or two
The houses (Conventillos) which were built by the original immigrants were fascinating structures built of a timber frame with corrugated iron walls and roof but we didn't manage to get a picture until we visited the Benito Quinquela Martin Gallery and found a beautiful model of one of the buildings;
On day two we headed for La Boca and another guide - Luke - who was an American Phd student with an impressive grasp of Argentine and South American History. La Boca was crammed with visitors - felt like an August Saturday on Princes Street although substantially warmer.
Almost impossible to get a picture of any of the sights but Linda managed to find a quiet spot for a minute or two
The houses (Conventillos) which were built by the original immigrants were fascinating structures built of a timber frame with corrugated iron walls and roof but we didn't manage to get a picture until we visited the Benito Quinquela Martin Gallery and found a beautiful model of one of the buildings;
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