We're picked up in the morning from our hotel in the upscale neighborhood of Recoleta for our private tour for the day. As we start the drive, we catch a nice…
First we stop at the Plaza de Mayo and see the Casa Rosada (Pink House), which is the presential mansion and office for Argentina, similar to our White House.…
On the other side of the Plaza de Mayo is the monument commerating the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo who campaigned for the children that dissapeared during the…
The Economic Ministry building.
Then we drove on to La Boca, definitely my favorite area of Buenos Aires.
This is the stadium of La Boca Juniors, one of the top clubs in Argentina.
Dad and I in front of the stadium.
Some of the fantastic street art in La Boca.
The colors are amazing.
Cruising down one of the streets in La Boca.
More fascinating street art.
Next we stop at the port at the mouth of the river (La Boca means The Mouth).
Then we headed to Teatro Colón for a quick tour. We were a little skeptical at first, but it turned out to be amazing.
The theater was built in 1857 and recently finished a major refurbishment in 2010.
The reception hall that recently hosted the G20 conference.
Then we got to see the theater itself, which is considered acoustically to be one of the 5 best theaters in the world. It is truly impressive.
Looking towards the back of the theater.
And towards the ceiling, where there's a hidden compartment for a choir to sing when angelic voices from the sky are needed.
Then we headed to the Palermo neighborhood.
And then to San Telmo, where this old building has been converted into a modern, indoor mall.