The last full day in Buenos Aires started with a steak lunch
at
Las Lilas.
Steak is what Argentina is known for and this was the best we had till this point - very tasty.
Argentinians cook their steak longer than we like and the cuts of meat
are different than what we’re used to.
However, the steak at Las Lilas was quite delicious!
We also enjoyed some sweat breads with some red wine.
Las Lilas is located along the water where we stumbled upon this old boat. It was the ARA Uruguay, built in England. It's the largest ship afloat of its age, commissioned in September 1874, and had made many expeditions to Antarctica.
After lunch we took a cab to Calle Murillo, also known as
leather heaven! The street has store
after store of leather shops and is very inexpensive. We bought a leather jacket for Kate, a
leather briefcase and belt for Chris, and a few wallets!
We then went to the
La Recoleta Cemetery which is actually a
beautiful place to walk around on a nice, sunny day.
Evita Peron is buried there as well as
countless others.
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| This is where Evita Peron is buried. |
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| Rows and rows of tombs |
We ended the day at a dinner and tango show that our travel
agent set up for us.
We were somewhat
familiar with tango but this show really showed us all the variations of the
dance.
It was a very exciting,
entertaining, and impressive show.
Definitely a highlight of the trip and we were able to chat with fellow
English speakers from New Zealand.
The
pictures don’t do it justice.
Following Buenos Aires, we jumped on a short plane ride to
Mendoza, Argentina’s famous wine region.
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| On our way to the airport we spotted this truck filled with what appears to be beef. |
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