Mike and I had avoided doing a lot of touristy things for the first month in BA, since we are expecting a fair number of visitors and don't want to get stuck seeing Recoleta Cemetery eight times. With the arrival of my friends Miko and Shan, and Mike's friend Natasha, it was time to put on the black socks, sandals, and fanny packs. First stop - Recoleta Cemetery! It really is awe inspiring, a full city block jammed with the mausoleums of Argentina's most powerful people, from Bernardo de Irigoyen to Madonna. The best part was comparing the moustaches on the various statues and carvings.
Yesterday, I took the ferry with Miko and Shan to Uruguay for the day. It is a one hour jaunt across the Rio Plate, or 3 hours if you get on the wrong ferry. We wandered around the town of Colonia, which is so obnoxiously quaint it was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site. The quiet, tree lined streets were a welcome respite from the noise and exhaust fumes of BA. Especially since they started doing construction above my new apartment.
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