Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Early in July of 2000, Artie and I spent a fun weekend in Buenos Aires. This was the first time I was there, although not for Artie. Unfortunately, the weather was cold and often rainy (yes, it's winter in the southern hemisphere!), but we had a good time.

This monument served as a good landmark for us, since it was visible from many spots in this large and mostly flat city. We knew if walked towards it, we could find our hotel easily.

As we approached our hotel, this was my first view of this familiar looking monument in the center of the world's widest street, 9 de septiembre, named after the day of Argentine's Independence.

It was impossible for us to get back far enough to get a picture of all of the lanes, but you can see cars in at least 8 lanes waiting for the light on one side of the street, at a corner near the monument. Along each side were up to 4 additional lanes to service the establishments on either side of the street. A more dramatic view is at right.

This postcard view gives a better concept of just how wide this street is.

After we got our bearings with a City tour, we did a lot of walking on our own. We even took the subway, called the Subte. We hadn't even thought about trying to take it until we happened to find a token for it on the ground during our tour. It was a good way to get around, especially since it was raining most of the day on Saturday. It was a good day to go shopping.

Buenos Aires: Birthplace of the Tango

with dancing in the streets!

"El Señor Tango" must surely be the best Tango show in the city. Some of the more than 30 performers circulated among the tables and posed for pictures while we enjoyed a fine dinner before the show.

Buenos Aires is a city of dance, but not all the dancing is the Tango! This was part of an international street festival that was being held on the 9th of July, the day of Argentina's Independance!

Other Sights of Interest

The body of Evita Peron is entombed 6 meters below this crypt in an old cemetery that looks like a small city of buildings. Less famous bodies of the missing are immortalized by the painted outlines on the pavement in front of the "Pink House," Argentina's equivalent of the "White House" in the USA.

The cold drizzly day doesn't do justice to this colorful street called Caminito, (little street) in the famed La Boca (the mouth) district near the river. The houses were decorated with left-over paints brought home by the workers from their jobs in the nearby shipyards. It is now an artists' haven with boutiques and street vendors.

This beautiful old city has a feel of Europe, New Orleans, and New York City. Beautiful parks with grand old trees and classic architecture are only a few of the delights that we enjoyed.

To learn more, check out this Lan Chile's, Buenos Aires, the Paris of the Americas.

There are additional photos of Buenos Aires from our trip there in 2002 with Adella.

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Buenos Aires
Early in July of 2000, Artie and I spent a fun weekend in Buenos Aires. This was the first time I was there, although not for Artie. Unfortunately, the weather was cold and often rainy (yes, it's winter in the southern hemisphere!), but we had a good time.		This monument served as a good landmark for us, since it was visible from many spots in this large and mostly flat city. We knew if walked towards it, we could find our hotel easily.

As we approached our hotel, this was my first view of this familiar looking monument in the center of the world's widest street, 9 de septiembre, named after the day of Argentine's Independence.


It was impossible for us to get back far enough to get a picture of all of the lanes, but you can see cars in at least 8 lanes waiting for the light on one side of the street, at a corner near the monument. Along each side were up to 4 additional lanes to service the establishments on either side of the street. A more dramatic view is at right.
		This postcard view gives a better concept of just how wide this street is.

The body of Evita Peron is entombed 6 meters below this crypt in an old cemetery that looks like a small city of buildings. Less famous bodies of the missing are immortalized by the painted outlines on the pavement in front of the "Pink House," Argentina's equivalent of the "White House" in the USA.