Today we started with a guided tour of BA, with stops at many historic monuments and buildings from Argentinas history. The Casa Rosada, the seat of government, Plaza de Mayo, the Metropolitan cathedral. Then a stop in La Boca, the mouth of the River Plata, settled by the Genovese, always an imigrants neighborhood, and now mostly Bolivians and Peruvians. Then lunch at La Brigada, a classic parilla restaurant, full of sports memoribilla and a favorite of futbol superstars like Maradona! In San Telmo we explored the antiques and craft market. It was very similar to marches in Paris, lots of beautiful silver, textiles, glass and posters.

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