Buenos Aires

A day of sitting, and sitting and sitting.  Then a lot of walking.  

After sitting on the plane for 9+ hours, we then sat on a bus for an hour.  Then we sat at the hotel and had a buffet breakfast.  Since it was still before 9 a.m., we then sat, waiting for our hotel rooms to be ready.  Finally, we decided that was enough sitting. 

We left our luggage with the hotel concierge, and headed out into the city.  One of our favorite locations when we were here before was the Cementerio de la Recoleta, final home of famous and not so famous Argentines.  The headliner here is Eva Peron, but you can also find former presidents of the republic, generals and statesmen, and many people who have tried to make themselves look more important than they might have been in life. 

Eva Peron

Lunch stop

Walking back to hotel

Tomorrow, a pre-dawn wake up call will start us on our way to Ushuaia.  On arrival, we'll take a catamaran trip through the Beagle Channel, then board the ship and cast off lines by 3 p.m.  Then there'll be no looking back, and no dry land for about 6 days.