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October 17, 2007
Day 10: Buenos Aires
Today was our last day in Argentina and, unfortunately for me, it was also a holiday (Dia de la Raza, or Argentina's Columbus Day) which meant many stores were closed (I had been hoping to squeeze in some last minute shopping before we left). Fortunately, we had gone to Santa Fe Street not too far from Recoleta Cemetery which we hadn't gotten the opportunity to see when we went to Recoleta the previous Saturday so we made our way down there. Recoleta Cemetery is really large--like Adam said, it's like a city of tombstones. There are many impressive tombstones but after wandering around for half an hour, it can get a bit repetitive. Before we went the cemetery, we checked out El Ateneo Grand Splendid, a large bookstore housed in a former theater. After lunch at a Peruvian restaurant in Congreso, we returned to San Telmo and walked along the main commercial street, Defensa, in the half hour we had left. Fortunately, San Telmo Market was open so I did a quick walk through. It's definitely a place I wish I had had more time to see as they had many cool antiques and other knick-knacks. Adam and I had a great time in Argentina--we had nice weather the entire trip (the only time we saw rain was while we had lunch at the Peruvian restaurant), we did and saw a lot, and ate and drank a lot of wine pretty inexpensively. Argentina is also a country with a lot to do--we only saw a tiny part of it and would love to see more.
Recoleta Cemetery
Posted by Jennifer at October 17, 2007 08:58 AM