It is winter in Argentina now so it is cool. The city itself strikes me as very Spanish in its style and not at all Latin American as I had expected. I dont think that is because I am in the touristy area also. Really busy, lots of traffic, and as for crossing the road I just dont get it - they seem to step out in fron of cars which strikes me as a bit risky especially on this nice little 20 lane road...
Made the trip along with every other tourist to Maria Eva Duarte Peron's tomb (Evita), which is suprisingly small and non-descript. The cemetry was interesting in that all the tombs are little rooms which people obviously attend regularly.
The cemetry.....
Evitas tomb...
Also visited the Teatro Colon to see the ballet Romeo and Juliet. It was a free ticket from the conference organisers and was worth the trip. Amazing theatre not that dissimilar from the StaatOper in Vienna, although a little more dischevelled. The ballet was OK but my seats were restricted view.
Ever since spent most of my time in the hotel room writing the three talks I have to give. Dont know many people here so having a quiet time in the evenings.Today had another walk around Buenos Aires to take in the formal sights but starting to think that I should have spent longer here and travelled out of the city.
The Casa Rosa (pink castle) in the main square... the balcony in the Evita movie was the one on the left lower down..
Anyway, final talk tomorrow morning, and then straight on the plane home!Simon
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