A few days in Buenos Aires

 Buenos Aires is often spoken of as the Paris of South America. It is indeed a beautiful city with lots of different vibes in different sections of the city. I did try to get a good overview! A lot had changed since my last visit many years ago.

The hotel I was staying in , the Recoleta Grand, was in the upscale Recoleta area within walking distance of the Recoleta Cemetery with its illustrious permanent guest Eva Peron.  

I also found the grave of William Brown, head of their navy , born in Foxford, Ireland as were my mother and her ancestors.

I lunched opposite the cemetery in the Cafe Biela once frequented by authors like Jorge Luis Borges.....

It has retained its historic look and the lunch was great.......

and has a famous 200 year old rubber tree just outside......

Just across the street was the Basilica ... built by the Franciscans.....

Next stop was on to the Plaza de Mayo and the Palacio Rosado where supposedly Eva Peron gave her historic speech as shown in Evita.

In the centre of the plaza there are painted white diapers ..........

These were worn by the grandmothers looking for their disappeared grandchildren , in their protests during the disastrous military government 

Then on to La Boca area... charming if a little over the top.....a mandatory stop for all visiting tourists it would seem!

Then on to the MALBA.......

Dinner in the evening was in a new, quieter, but charming, area by the river...