Highlight: Florida Street - Shopping
Today is our free day in Buenos Aires. It was slightly overcast today when we got up, but eventually cleared up and warmed up a lot. We intentiallly took a slow start to the day for a change.
We took breakfast at the hotel again (since it is included with our room) and then took off on foot for the Argentinian Congress where the government meets. This is also the place where Evita's body laid in state. There were so many people who wanted to pay their respects to her after her death in 1952 that she laid in state for 14 days and people came by night and day.
We had a leisurely walk from the hotel to the Congress building. It is a huge imposing building. Unfortunately, we missed the morning tour of the inside. We think we may go back on Friday morning for the tour.
We then walked from the Congress down to the May Square where we were yesterday. From there we went all of the way down Florida Street where all of the shopping is. It is a pedestrian mall with LOTS of people shopping. And lots of hawkers on the streets trying to get you into their shop - especially to buy leather goods. Tim bought some black leather sandals (yeah, now he won't wear mine again) and I got a brown and black belt. Tim later bought a belt too. We bought a bottle of Argentinian wine (ohh - it cost all of $4!) to enjoy for cocktails tonight.
We went into the Pacifica Galleria - a huge mall with upscale stores and found a nice restaurant where we had a good lunch and of course another bottle of wine. We then walked to Recoleta where we had a gourmet ice cream - yummy!
Back to the hotel in late afternoon. Tim is going to swim in the hotel pool and I'm going to rest my feet. Tonight is another tango dinner/show and we are excited.
We had out bottle of wine and then took a taxi across town to San Elmo District. The show was at El Viejo Almacen which is on one corner for dinner at the restaurant and on the other corner across the street for the tango show. Dinner was pretty bad (unusual for us) but it was sustenance. The show was on a tiny stage but the orchestra was good and the dancers talented. I learned more about the bandonion - an interesting instrument. A good time. This was a more 'traditional show' than what we saw at Carlos Gardel (which was much, much better). We left the show about midnight for the taxi ride back to the hotel. The taxi driver kept trying to take us to a nightclub for pretty Argentinian women(!) - (Tim was in hell again).
Off to sleep.
Larry and Tim
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