San Telmo and El Ateneo

Still blogging out fun visit with Mom and Courtney! Here are some more photos from their last couple of days here. Above is a picture of San Telmo during the Sunday market. It was hot, crowded and lots of fun. There were tons of stalls and shops open with all kinds of different antiques, jewelry, books and gewgaws for sale!

There is a chain of bookstores here called El Ateneo, and one of their stores in BA is actually in an old theater!

There are books on all of the levels overlooking the main area, and the bookstore's cafe is located on the stage.

What more could Aunt Courntey want? A bookstore, a theater and a handsome nephew to do a little dance with!

Tigre

Ethan here - so, over the last weekend Mimi and Aunt Courtney were in town we did so much! On Saturday we went to Tigre, which is a town north of the city that you can get to by train. You can take a "tourist" line that stops along the way. We stopped at a flea market stop where there was lots of things to see.

After that we walked all around Tigre, which is right on the river delta. A lot of people get around here by boat. They have ambulance boats, school "bus" boats and even ice cream delivery boats!

It was really hot and sunny that day, and I did not want to wear my hat....so Mom put suntan lotion right on my head....how embarrassing

Residence and Zoo

On the 2nd Friday Mom and Courtney were in town, Steve made an appointed for a tour for us at the Ambassador’s residence. The residence, called the Palacio Bosch is one 3,500 properties that the State Department owns or has under long term lease, but is only one of twenty that has been designated as historically, architecturally or culturally significant.

The building went under major renovations in the mid nineties and was the State Department’s first totally historic restoration. The architect who is in charge of the building and any work that needs to be done there explained all of the work and research that went into the renovation.

After the tour, we all walked to the zoo. The BA zoo is a little run down in terms of its buildings, but it does have a good international reputation for its conservancy programs. Another cool thing about the zoo is that they allow some of the local animals to roam around the zoo. Check out the pictures on the Picasa link under “M&C Visit – Residence and Zoo”

This is a picture of Ethan's first look at an.....

Elephant!

Time to Tango

One of the nights Mom and Courtney were here we roped out friends Annie and Mike into watching Ethan and the four of us headed out to a tango show! So much fun!

The show was in San Telmo, and in the basement of a cool old building. Our seats were nice, the food was yummy and the show was very cool.

More pics (and some of our neighborhood) are in the Picasa link under "M&C Visit - Tango show and Barrio"

A Nice Day in Recoletta

Ethan here! I thought I might blog a little bit about Mimi and Aunt Courtney's visit. One of the days they were here we went to Recoletta for the day. First we went to a nice outdoor cafe and Mom, Mimi and Court had a nice, relaxing breakfast. I napped.

Afterwards the ladies (with me still asleep) toured around the cemetery.

Afterwards we walked to the Art Museum, which was really nice (and pink). I liked to look at the modern artwork the best! Then it was off to lunch - what a fun day out!

More Visit Fun!

On the first Sunday Mom and Courtney were in town, we were invited to a friend's apartment building for a cookout. We got there in time for Ethan to put on his swim gear and jump in the baby pool for the first time. He loved it - basically a giant bathtub - what could be better?

This is our local parilla - where Mom and Courtney got a taste of their first taste of Argentine Steak - yum!

A view of La Boca as we take a nice walk around the area. - More pics on the Picasa link!

Late Blogging - But Some Good Pics!

So, Mom and Courtney came to visit us a month and a half ago, and I am finally blogging. I know it has been a while, and I have no excuses.

Amazingly Mom and Courtney got out of the US between snow events, but even with the lack of snow, they were still delayed getting down here. Nothing says a good time like a three hour delay at Dulles (on top of your 6 hour layover).

Anyways, their first full day here was a Saturday, and so we tried to get some of the "Weekend Only" touristy things out of the way. First we went to our favorite brunch place for breakfast - not touristy, but a weekend only item. Then it was off to the Plaza de Mayo.

We went for a tour of the Casa Rosada, where you can only see the President's Office on the weekend. At the tour are these guards dressed in their cool hats. This guy was nice enough to hold Ethan for a few pictures. Ethan wants that hat.

Here are some more pictures of our first full day - the Casa Rosada

Me and Courtney mugging for a shot outside

Mom on the 'Evita" balcony with the Plaza in the background.

There are more pictures in the Picasa link in the "M&C Visit - Centro" folder