Here and There

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Juana M

For dinner Saturday night we went to Juana M's Restaurant. The steaks were fantastic. They are supposed to have the best salad bar in town and it was very good. We had to limit ourselves because we were expecting large steaks and weren't dissapointed.

El Sanjuanito

We had lunch at El Sanjuanito, the best place in BA for authentic empanadas. It was a fun place and the food was very good.

Recoleta Cemetery

Recoleta Cemetery is very interesting. It is like the cemeteries in New Orleans, but much grander. Many of the tombs have steps down into a basement. Some of them even have electric lights inside and a place to sit. The tomb of Evita is in the pictures - Familia Duarte.

Ricoleta

Today we walked around Ricoleta to see the neighborhood and ended the walk at the tomb of Evita in the Ricoleta Cemetery. The first picture is my finger with some art and a nice blooming tree. Next is the French Embassy, and then Basilica del Pilar

Buenos Aires Apartment Exterior

The exterior of our apartment building on 9 de Julio, and the entrance. We are on the 4th floor.

Flan at Cafe Tortoni

This is the great Flan we had at Cafe Tortoni.

Grand Cafe Tortoni

We spent some time visiting the sights around Plaza de Mayo and visiting a flea market, we then walked down Avenida de Mayo. It is a beautiful street that reminds you of Paris or Budapest. Our destination was the Grand Cafe Tortoni. It is rated as a must see/do place and they are correct. The interior is beautiful with wood and stained glass. We had some great flan and I had Refresca de Lemon to drink. Don had their famous hot chocolate, which comes in two pitchers, one of chocolate and one of milk. you pour some of each into your cup to make your drink.

BA Friday Casa Rosada

It has been an absolutely beautiful day in Buenos Aires. The temperature is in the mid 70's with clear sunny skies.

We found some great shops on the way to see the Casa Rosada. One toy store had the finest brass and Chrome steam engine I have ever seen. It was a model of the original James Watt engine.

Then we went to the California Burrito Company for lunch. It was recommended in the guide book and was a fun place with good food. It was completely full, but the line moved quickly and we had our food and were setting down in a few minutes. We met the young American lady who owns the restaurant with 2 friends. They have a real gold mine.

El Palacio de la Papa Frita