Estancia Santa Rita Buenos Aires

... as it not so much a cemetery as a minuture city with tombstones the size of small houses. The atmostphere was individual to itsef and unlike anything either of us had experienced. I`m not one to enjoy strolling through a graveyard normally, but this really was something special. The richest of the rich were the only ones to affort to be burried in there, and they went all out to decorate their loved ones tombs, in all sorts of styles. We must´ve spend ...

A bright sunny day, barely cold. The morning spent with on our 3rd day of spanish followed by a sumptuously filling pasta lunch. We took the subway to Plaza Italia once more this time to visit the "jardin to zoological". The zoo was hardly auspicious and could do with a lick of paint but for its residents it is an oasis of wildlife encircled by heavily congested 6 lane roads, towering blocks one side and ...

... But when you love someone, it´s only honest that you tell them what you think (tactfully, of course) and if they love you, they can handle listening to it. Being a unique individual means that you take what I have to say and do with it what you will. Some people don´t like what I have to say and some people have even stopped talking to me because of it. It´s sad but they´ll make their own way. As you can see, it doesn´t stop me from saying what I ...

... so far has been very good.


Buenos Aires is a lovely city, comprised of many varied neighborhoods. The downtown is full of highly-ornamented buildings erected between the 1870 and World War I. Most buildings are 10 stories or less, so the scale is not oppressive at all. The main avenue, Avenida 9 de Julio, is about 400 feet wide and is a mile-long swath of green running through the ...

... follow the crowds), but it turned out to be one of the least interesting graves in the place in comparison to its surroundings... Easily a place you could spend hours getting lost in, definitely a work of art in its own right, with many a grand and elaborate mausoleum to appreciate, decorated (for lack of a better word) with sculptures of angels, and lead light glass. There are quite obviously numerous wealthy and important people buried there. Sunday called for a ...

... the past few days. I checked out of the hotel, and checked into Hostel Florida, about a 10 minute walk from the hotel, down Florida street. I only stayed an extra night at the Hotel Waldorf because Anness had already pre-booked and pre-paid for extra nights there, and it was easy enough just to pay her the cash when she decided to switch to a different hotel. But I didn't see a need to pay for another night at a hotel, when a ...