Famous words by passionate Evita Peron, whose tomb we
stumbled upon while exploring sarcophagi at La Recoleta Cemetery in the upper crust Recoleta Barrio in
Buenos Aires. This was an experience not to be missed - Recoleta Cemetary
is a final resting place for Argentina's elite, and can best be described as a
maze of beautiful marble mausoleums in a variety of architectural styles
(Baroque, Art Deco, Gothic). It was an eerie feeling reminiscent of
watching Double Jeopardy, but it was so morbidly fascinating to walk around and
peek in through the various tombs and soak in the history.
We stopped in the Museo Nacional de las Bellas Artes which hosts a collection of art from around the world, including Argentinian art and impressionist art (my favorite). After wandering through the cemetery, we made our way to Av. Alvear which has a number of high end stores. We walked all the way to Av. Florida, which is the main pedestrian shopping area. It was just packed with tourists and bustling with the Christmas rush. When you are here, stop in Galleria Pacifico - a very nice mall with great stores. Estee Lauder has clearly penetrated here as I saw a La Mer store, a Bobbi Brown store, and a MAC store! As we were walking, we spotted a random tango performance in the street - these performances pop up sporadically everywhere!
Buenos Aires has much more of a European flair than Rio, and seems to have a higher degree of penetration by large commercial chains. As we were walking around the city, it was hard not to notice similarities between 5th Ave in New York and the streets of Buenos Aires. The biggest difference that we notice here versus Rio is the number of young people! There are young people everywhere, all the time!
Another BA idiosyncrasy is that things get started quite late. It is not uncommon for people to have dinner at 11:00...in fact, thats the time we have been eating dinners every night here! Last night we ventured to Palermo which is a hip area with funky shops and great night life. We stopped off in a random cafe iin Plaza Cortazar with live music and then went to an amazing restaurant call La Cabrera - would highly recommend it. Amazing food! We finished dinner at 2:00 AM and woke up this morning still full! We were trying to go to a place by our hotel in Puerto Madero called Asia da Cuba which is supposed to be a super fun place (but doesn't get started until 2:00 AM) but we were just tooo tired! Who knows, maybe tonight! Today we are venturing to a few different barrios - San Telmo and La Boca. Can't wait! Lots of love from Boo en Os - Eye Reez!
4 comments:
omg I am reading your blog and having flashbacks of the most amazing time I had in Buenos Aires, the city I would choose to be born in if I had another life to live :) all I can say is just do what the locals do! yes, it will mean that you will have dinner at 11 pm and that you will be getting back to your room at 6 in the morning, but the experiences will be worth it! besides Palermo Soho and Palermo Hollywood for hipster hang-out places and super cool local designer shops, make sure you also visit Ricolleta! and check out the sunday market...
happy holidays, have a blast and can't wait to hear all the stories when you get back!
xxx
BA sounds cool too! i'm loving reading about your adventure! You're right, i can see the european flair through the many pics you posted! You both are looking great as always and i love your vacation outfits! xoxo
Danijela - it was so amazing! Now I know what you were raving about ;)
Soph- thanks so much, it was a carefully selected travel wardrobe =P
It sounds like this city was made for you!!!
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