July 2006
The Plaza de Mayo where the mothers and grandmothers of the 'desaparecidos' (victims of the dictatorship of the '70s) march. The women with the white scarves underneath the sign that says '...ITA' are some of the original protestors. They've been doing this since the mid '70s every Thursday afternoon. The Casa Rosada (equivalent to the White House) is in the background. The people on the left with the 'Los Pibes' sign are a different group, some kind of labor union demonstration..
Avenita 9 de Julio, the widest street in the world, 16 or so lanes. This part of Buenos Aires reminds us of New York City. The drivers are maniacs here. And almost none of the intersections in Argentina have signals or stop signs. I'm sure there is a system but I haven't figured it out yet, it looks all the world like Russian Roulette.
La Boca, where tango was born, Maradona got his start playing football, and where there is a buck to be made ...
More 'art' in La Boca.
The famous Ricoleta cemetery. Evita was buried here, along with all kinds of other famous people. Actually the place was pretty creepy, you could see coffins that had been there for quite some time through some of the grates. And take a look at the crypts on the left in this picture. What IS that stuff coming out of the wall ....??? Euyww....
This is just outside of the cemetery. Huge old tree planted by someone famous (I forget who). They've had to prop up the limbs to keep them from breaking off (on the right). That is Miriam on the bench right of center.
A lot of Buenos Aires is colonial in style, parts kind of remind us of New Orleans. When our boat to Uruguay got cancelled we stayed one night in this really neat old hotel. This is the inside courtyard.
A bit of the old home town in Buenos Aires. And the pizza was pretty good too.
