Well, another big city! It is a pretty city but I much prefer the countryside. We are very conveniently located and can walk the couple of blocks to the pedestrian plaza and there are lots of nice restaurants and shops. Things are cheap here, compared to the states. I haven't had to use my cheat sheets much on this trip. The exchange has been easy enough to do in our heads. The Argentine price is roughly 3 times what it is in $$. So we just divide by 3. We took a city tour today and we saw a couple of pretty parrot type birds flying in the park. They were green but couldn't see them stationary to identify them. We had a nice lunch on our tour and then we went to the leather factory where they custom make leather jackets. I am excited that I got one. They are making it for me and will deliver it to me on Friday evening! During the tour, we visited the Boca and heard a lot about Argentine "football" or soccer as we know it. We toured the main plaza in front of the "Pink House" -- the Argentine White House where the Perons made their appearances on the balcony (as in "Don't Cry for me Argentina") and on to the La Recoleta cemetary where Evita is buried. It is unbelievable. Throughout the 19th century, all wealthy Argentine families tried to outdo each other with the elaborateness of their family masoleums (sp?). These are up to six stories (2 down and 4 up) and Evita is buried in the Duarte crypt. Juan Peron did not make it in and is in another less prestegious cemetary.
Tonight while most of the group went to a Tango dinner (very expensive) we went shopping and got a great pizza.
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