Images of Buenos Aires

My sister and brother-in-law, Marcia and Irv, and friend Shawn met me in Buenos Aires and these are some randomly arranged images of experiences we had in the city. The first was taken during the mass at the German Lutheran church.

Musicians at the San Telmo Sunday steet fair.

The San Telmo parish of the Church of Denmark before services. After the mass we went to the basement and enjoyed a beer and the hospitality of the members.

Soldiers marching down the stairs to guard the Isla Malvinas monument near San Martin Plaza.

Congress building

Two friends, Andres and Luis, at a Parrilla for lunch (mostly grilled meat) after church.

Shawn, Marcia and Irv at the apartment just before they left for the airport and home. I hated to see them go.

Some happy dogs.

The sculpture of a rose that opens and closes each day.

Iguazu Falls

We took a quick flight to see Iguazu Falls in the north, where Argentina meets Brasil and Paraguay. Nothing really needs to be said about this wonderful, peacful place on our planet. They speak for themselves. I hope you enjoy the pictures below, but they fail to do them justice.

Back to the Country

While Sean and Lou stayed in Buenos Aires, I felt my time would be better spent seeing more old friends from my other time in the Santa Fe province. Germa'n (Herman) and Celeste, who was knee high to a grasshopper the last time I saw her, treated me to a fish dinner at "Tha Quincho of Chiquito" a landmark in Santa Fe. We had 9 different kinds of fish, all tasted excellent!

I stopped in to see Eduardo and Graciella in their 10th floor apartment, overlooking Sants Fe

I returned to Galvez to spend some time with Nora and Enrique and their girls. Their daughter Sofy provided the model poses
Little sister Martina got in to the act

When I went from San Jeronimo Norte to Las Tunas I was about 100 yards from the asphalt when the bike went down in some really slimey mud. Luckily German, Andres and Carlos popped out of nowhere to help me get it back on solid ground. I gave them some money for ice cream as a tip.

I got in to Esperanza to the Rotary meeting to see Howard and Raul, who had host some of our group in 1991.

In Esperanza I stopped by to see Laura, Enrique and Nora's daughter, who is studying at the University there.

In her spare time she takes care of the family estancia near San Justo.
She offered me a place to stay.....
..... but I had to return the favor and help out with the cows.
To market they go, actually to the buyers feedlot now.

Iguazu Falls

While Mom was here we took a side trip to Iguasu Falls, near the Paraguay, Brasil, Argentina border To get there, you have to got to the sleepy (and humid) little town of Puerto Iguasu

This picture really doesn't do it justice, it's actually one of a nine picture panorama. This place is huge

The highlight of the tour is the powerboat ride below the Falls(note the tilt of the boat)

The pilot wasn't shy about taking us right up into the mist and spray

Sometimes we got so close it was almost like swimming(notice all the wet heads)
Our pilot got (and deserved) several rounds of applause

Which Eva?

Mom Came to Town

A few days after we got to Buenos Aires, my mother, Charlene, came for a visit

The Obelisc, a major landmark on the 9th of July avenue

We went to the La Boca neighborhood, where they start 'em young

We went to a museum or two....or three

A painting of Juan and Eva Peron, some like 'em, some don't

We saw a small amount of pomp and circumstance

We toured the famous Recoleta Cemetary, where they have the ornate.....
and the simple

There was one for me(if I grew a beard and brought my own N along)

We went to a Tango show that incuded some indigenous music
Our seats were right at the stage so we had a great view
I guess I'm a fast learner, because the next day I was "dancing in the streets"

A Blast from the Past

Before I could leave Santa Fe, I had to stop by and say hello to Luis, who had invited some of us to his house in 1991. He had a nice homebuildiing materials store in town where he kept his office.

Then I headed south to Rosario, to meet up with Lou and try to find Rogellio and his family, who had been my host in Carlos Pellegrini.
He and his beautiful family invited me for lunch, and we had a great time.
Later, he took me to a Rotary meeting at the Rosario South Club....
and then gave me a guided tour of the city. Thanks Rogellio! This is the Monumento a la Bandera (Monument to the Flag) in Rosario at night.

When Lou and I left Rosario, we went to Lujan, to see the Basilica of Our Lady of Lujan, quite a sight.

We also went to Tigre, and checked out the waterfront.

Before I went to our place in Buenos Aires, I stopped and touched base with Eduardo and Graciella, who were the first people I met in Santa Fe in 1991, still just as nice and kind as they were then.