The moral of this story: 7 hours in Buenos Aires is about a week short of enough time here. But I think we made the best possible of our short time here, seeing some city highlights and then getting a true taste of the culture (literally and figuratively) with lunch and a tango show!
First we visited the impressive Recoleta Cemetery and paid our respects at Evita's grave. Some porteños paid a pretty penny to be buried in these monied mosoleums! We did a little exploring in the Palermo and Recoleta neighborhoods, where our favorite hotels the Alvear Palace and Park Hyatt are located. Gorgeous old homes and so much green! I've never seen a city with so many parks!
Our visits to the main square and Pink House were pending demonstrations scheduled by a group of veterans of the Falkland/Malvinas Islands War. We were able to get there for some photo ops and couldn't miss their "Occupy BA"-style campout in front of the Pink House.
We saved the best for last and ended the day with a lunch of delish Argentine beef, empanadas (my fave), and dulce de leche, followed by the spectacular tango show! I'm obsessed and want to start tango lessons as soon as I get home. It was a perfectly sexy end to our Valentine's Day meal!
Before we headed back to the ship we did some souvenir shopping in the Bohemian La Boca neighborhood.
After being the closest one can get to Antarctica two days ago, it was a real change of wardrobe to disembark in 90 degree Buenos Aires! Back to summer for a few days - I better soak up the sun before it's time to return to DC winter :/
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