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Wandering Around the City

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We started off the day by creating a list of places we wanted to go to for that day. I sat back and let the group figure out places they wanted to go, as I was just happy to be in Buenos Aries. We walked to a local park, visited the Teatro Colon (a theater), the federal court house of Argentina, the Obelisco , the most famous cafe of BA Cafe Tortoni , the House of Congress , Plaza de Mayo and Casa Rosada. We also walked to a nearby market, and stayed out until around 9:00 at night exploring the city. We finished the right with a small kickback at the house for Devon's birthday. In a park In front of the theater Obsolesce The Cafe Wishing for the best on your adventures,  Cienna

Cementerio de la Recoleta

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We started off our day by walking to the Recoleta Cemetery. This cemetery is different than other typical cemeteries, because the tombs are all above ground. The block of cemetery is enclosed in a wall, and is maze like in its set up. The tomb vary in size and cleanliness. Some of the tombs were very well taken care of, others were falling apart. We spent about 3-4 hours just walking around the cemetery, enjoying the architecture and uniqueness of each tomb. Inside a tomb The city surrounds the cemetery  A well kept tomb next to a poorly kept one The stacks of coffins that reaches 10-15 feet into the ground Devon posesing next to a tomb After, we went to lunch for Doch's birthday. We had a celebratory beer before traveling to a nearby museum and church to wander around. Soon after we wandered to a nearby park to watch the sunset. The day ended with a fun dinner and bar hopping event, and cake and more drinks back at the apartment. We had a gre...