Cathedral of Buenos Aires
The Libertad at the Yacht Club, Puerto Madero
Here's a link to more info on the Libertad
There is so much to do and see in Buenos Aires that I need a special page for it
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| The "Pink Building" the government building in Buenos Aires. | Nave of the Cathedral of Buenos Aires | Cathedral of Buenos Aires |
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| Eva and Juan Peron, in the Caminito | Colorful buildings in the Caminito | Artists work lines the streets of the Caminito |
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| Corrugated metal siding was used on the houses. | Tango dancers in the street | Dockworkers--the Caminito is near the docks and was settled by immigrants |
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| Tango dancers are a favorite subject of artists | What to wear to tango-- | The entrance to the Buenos Aires Cemetery, whose most famous resident is Eva Duarte |
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| There she is in all her glory, the lovely Evita. | Flowers are still left at her door. | Cemetery cat--neighboring ladies feed them |
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| Basilica Nuestra Senora del Pilar, in the Recoleta area, built in the 18th century | Altarpiece in the Basilica | A tile painting on the Basilica walls showing Buenos Aires in the 18th century. |
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| Wow!This tree that stands near the Basilica might date back to the 18th century | Shopping on Florida Street. | Mary Moran bought a belt from an indigenous artisan from northern Argentina |
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| Mary and Felix Moran took me along on to Tigre for an afternoon cruise on the Delta. | I wonder what that amusements is about.. | This boat is like the catamaran we were on. |
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| The ferris wheel in Tigre's amusement park. | Boats of every description | The fruit markets and restaurants onshore were crowded on Sunday afternoon. |
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| Another type of excursion boat in Tigre | The Glass House | Kayakers on the River Delta --there were also swimmers and summer cottages on shore. Check out this website for more about Tigre. |
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| 801 Florida--The Naval Museum/Officers Club, like many buildings in BA, looks like it was designed by Parisian architects. Here's a link for more about the CentroNaval | The English Tower was renamed Monumental Tower after the Falklands War. | The Libertad at the Yacht Club, Puerto Madero |
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| Chuck and Peggy Gargola from Clearwater | A portrait of Rembrandt's sister Lisbeth in the Hirsch Collection of the Buenos Aires Art Museum | Kathy and Dan O'Donnell from Chicago |
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| Fernando Fader, The Shawls of Manila (1914) | Rodin, The Kiss | Angel della Valle, The Return of the Raiding Party (1892), |
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There were so many more places to see in Buenos Aires--I must return to see more. |
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