Argentina

November 6-29, 2009

November 28: Buenos Aires: Recoleta, La Boca and Puerto Madero: Recoleta

We were hoping to pick up a few little souveniers for a couple of kids before we left and so we decided to head to the craft market at the Recoleta cemetery. Christine was having cemetery withdrawals (it had been a couple of days I'm sure since her last visit! *Grin*) so we humoured her and went to visit Evita once more. This time we checked the geocache descriptions very carefully so we knew exactly where to find the caches instead of trying to rely soly on a bouncy GPS signal.

Mandatory stop before we head out to check on the turtles.

Both Christopher and the painted turtle seem all smiles.

I guess Superman ain't hiding in here!

Samantha's favourite part of walks in Buenos Aires... collecting flower petals.

A nerdy math flashback... something about the Pigeon Hole Principle. ;-)

And the kids' favourite part of the cemetery is still the cats!

Today we see the lady who comes and feeds the cats.

Instructions on how to water plants and flowers without attracting mosquitos.
Must be working cause we never noticed any mosquitos on our trip.

Having checked out the cache hints in detail before we left Christine's apartment,
Rubby knows where to check for the micro in the cemetery.

Signing the logbook.

More beautiful flowers on the trees.

Samantha and Christopher liked the grinning skeleton.

Nice family vaults where each family member gets their own "drawer".

These drawers hold more than you would think at first glance!

Samantha and Christine trying to find Evita...
you'd think Christine would know the way with her eyes closed by now! ;-)
The statue and bird point the way for us...

Samantha taking a little rest.

Some pretty flowers.

We finally find Evita's resting place.

Samantha poses at Evita's tomb. To her it's just the prettiest tomb in the cemetery
cause of all the flowers but maybe one day this picture will mean a little more.

We even discover a Lehmann in the cemetery!

As we leave the cemetery we take a quick peak inside the church.

Lots of ornate decorations and statues inside.

Back outside the church.

The kids liked the little police car.

Jewellery made out of international coins.

Samantha with her collection of stuff she picked up on the walk.

More flowers.

"Paseaperros" are professional dog walkers, a common sight in Buenos Aires. Not only do they take the dogs for a walk, they must also brush and groom them and look out for signs of ill-health; many dog walkers have veterinary training. They work every weekday - the dogs' owners usually manage the dogs themselves on the weekends.