The first Barrio passed Retiro is Recolleta - where the wealthy people live. I must say it was rather nice - and definitely worth a wander through. Here`s some pic`s of Recolleta:
The main square...
...and a random street:
The main draw here, is the Recolleta Cemetery - where the most influential and wealthy people are buried. It`s an incredible place. And while I`d only planned to spent a few moments here, I ended up wandering around for almost two hours.
It`s like a maze, with tiny avenues to walk through, and incredibly grand graves - including Eva Peron`s.
Here are some pics:
The famous church just outside the cemetery:
And inside:
The cemetery entrance:
And inside:
Ancient and modern:
This one is the famous comic character:
One of my favourites (reminds me of an Ayn Rand novel I once read):
And perhaps the most famous of all - Eva Peron`s:
My next stop was the Museo Nacional De Bellas Artes, which had an incredible collection, from classical through to modern (and one which I think might have been classed as Post Modern - but my art knowledge isn`t that good).
Just over the road is a shopping mall dedicated to BA interior designers. It has loads of little shops selling everything you could possibly need to furnish a house or apartment. This would be the place to come if you wanted to fit out a place.
And then it was on to see the famous Floralis Generica which opens and closes at dawn and dusk:
The perspective isn`t clear on the picture - but it`s huge.
After the flower I went for a wander around Palermo, which is a great area with shops, huge parks, and cafes and restaurants. It´s the place you go to hang out.
Here´s two pics from Palermo:
Daniela and Veronica had recommended a Pizza place (Romarios) and after a bit of wandering around (and a quick look on the Internet) I eventually found it.
They even said which pizza I should order!!! So I walked in, sat down, and asked for this pizza. The waitress fell about laughing at my horrific Spanish - and after a fun conversation (half in Spanish and half in English) where she helped me say it correctly (although I´m fairly sure I was pronouncing it wrong) I finally got my Pizza and beer.
Mushrooms, Garlic, and Basil - I´d have to say - best Pizza on the trip so far - and I´ve eaten a lot of pizza...
Feeling really full - I headed back to the hostel. Thursday night is party night at Milhouse and they have a disco (with really bad music - so I ended up chatting to the 10 Brazilian girls and a few other people I´d met at Museum, and we decided to head to a club called Lost. It was only 11pm at this point, and we were going out at 1:30am, so I headed to bed - and managed to get to sleep for about at hour.
At almost 2am, we got a taxi and headed off to Palermo. Had a crazy night - they played some good music - including a great Reggae set in the middle of the night.
Got back to the Hostal at 6am, and managed to make it to bed at 7am...
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