Wow what a fascinating city - we only wish we had allowed ourselves a week here at least. Fantastic Parisian style buildings ( all but 2 Spanish ones being pulled down as part of the response to pulling away from Spain in 1810. Also gorgeous Art Deco apartments and we are staying in a lovely area .
Today a highlight was the cemetery of Recoletta- I never thought a cemetery and mausoleums could be so fascinating- you can see the coffins through the glass some of which is broken and full of weeds and cobwebs- so all a bit creepy but also fascinating - the wealthy of buenes aires employed architects to build the mausoleums so some of them are in the French style, some in Art Deco, semi- brutalist etc. - these styles reflected the homes they lived in. Eva person is of course buried here. the.best part are the guardian cats - the locals feed them in the morning and at closing time. We came across a paricularly affectionate one standing next to the statue of the dog. There are streets of these 'homes for the dead' often 2 or 3 stories deep to accommodate up to 20 people.
We visited the museum of Latin American modern art - a history of 20th century art with an argentine perspective - exciting stuff.
Tomorrow we head to Iguassu falls which mum has been very keen to see for a number of years- it is the longest - or widest- falls in the world and of course the main character in the magnificent film The mission - apart from Jeremy Irons of course!
Ciao for now!
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