Count Down DAY 3

April 23, 2007 (Cloudy) - Counting down to DAY 3

Today's blog is written in English because I am typing it in an internet cafe (hope you don't mind a slight change in style

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Weather is still very cloudy, with a few showers, but has improved from yesterday.  As a tourist, I have no choice but to keep going.  Pictures are taken without sunlight

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One of the things that I love about Buenos Aires is the streets; the buildings are so beautiful.  There are streets full of old colonial buildings, balconies made with steel, elegant designs.

I was basically slowly strolling around the neighbourhood near my hotel (which is located right in the centre of Buenos Aires).  Hope the weather will get better tomorrow as I am running out of time!!

I have made a reservation for a tango show tomorrow night at a nearby cafe, hope to share that with you soon!!

A subway entrance near Plaza Mayo

A building around the corner

A very wide street connecting to the monument (the pointed structure at the end), the whole street of colonial buildings..............

This artist's work is extremely impressive, I bought one for 15 peso, but the item is just too small.  I cannot capture it without a macro lens with me.

In one of the parks, I saw a little kid chasing after the birds, his father saw me taking pictures, and asked if I can send the pictures to him by email.  Yeah, of course, then, I can take as many as I like.  The baby is his little sister.

Do these pictures remind you of your childhood???

Pass by a museum which display a lot of antique equipment.  Can you see who is in the picture?

   

These are the banknotes of Argentina after the currency crisis.  By the face values of these notes, you can tell how bad that was.

A steel cow outside a parilla restaurant!!

Pictures taken on board a ship which were used to train the navy in the past. The ship has sailed many times, but has never fought in a war.

A cabin in the ship