Buenos Aires, Argentina

The first day we arrived, we walked around and saw the Recoleta Cemetery. It is full of these immense tombs which are filled with coffins, vases of flowers, boxes of momentos i assume, framed photos, and scuptures of the deceased. The outside often is decorated by statues. They were beautiful in a sad kind of way. The time we spent there was accompanied by rain, of course a soon as we exit the cemetery the rain ceases. We had dinner at a well known pizza place. The walls were covered in old posters from movies and sports teams. The pizza was delicious, so much that i went to eat there the next day as well. I ordered a chica pizza the first day which i later found out was for 3 people but i was so hungry at the time that i ate it all. We only spent two nights in Buenos Aires unfortunately but the last day we took a train to Tigre to meet with a friend. Tigre is a delta town and rivers run all through the city. There were rowing clubs on every corner and a busy artisan market. Gaston, who we met through a mutual friend, was an amazing tour guide. He told us about the city as well as about anything else we were interested in. He took us to lunch at a place along the river to have Asado. A popular dish in Argentina. We were lucky enough to get to enjoy a jazz band during lunch as well. He then treated us to a dulce de leche dessert with chocolate which i instantly fell in love with. I wish we could have spent more time with Gaston but we had to leave to catch a bus to Mendoza, Argentina