I walked down one of the main streets in the northwestern part of the city (I was following the sun!) called Av. del Libertador on which there are a series of small parks, each with its own set of monuments and statues, all in an old European style. The city is really a mix of new and old architecture - though I mostly took pictures of the old today.
Church in front of the Recoleta Cemetery. 
Not a statue; if you can't quite see, its a white cloth and a donation box in front. she was in front of the church.
Requiescant In Pace: The entrance to the Recoleta Cemetery. I got to it just as they were closing. To announce the closing, they rang a huge bell right behind those gates. The cemetery itself is quite breathtaking-- no tombstones here, it's filled with some of the grandest mausoleums I've ever seen. I only had a chance to get a glimpse, but I'm sure we'll be going back - the cemetery is only a few blocks from where we're staying.
"Francia a la Argentina" or "France to Argentina" - made by a French artist for Argentina. At the lower part of the monument are four allegoric figures representing science, industry, agriculture and the arts. At the top, two female figures holding hands represent France and Argentina who are guided by the centerpiece - the angel representing glory.
A glimpse of one of the many parks along Av. del Libertador, and around the city.
El Museo Nacional de Arte Decorativo. I don't really know anything about the museum, but I thought it was a gorgeous building, so I snapped a shot as I walked past.
Another statue/monument inside one of the parks. A welcome place for birds as well!
Monumento a la Carta Magna y a las Cuarto Regiones Argentinas - at the center of a roundabout in the city. I waited for the light to change to try to get a good shot of it as I crossed this main street.
A pond in the park. There are paddle boats (on the left)
The planiterium of Galileo! It's officially night time, and I didn't make it to el Rio, but I think I will try again tomorrow, most probably during the day. Maybe during a morning run?I was pretty tired after my trek across the city, so I took a cab back to the apartment, then went to a restuarant called Cumana that's supposed to have pretty good native Argentinian food.
Dining alone in a foreign country - it was a bit of an unsettling experience, since I had a hard time communicating. First I had a hard time putting my name down on the reservation list - just telling the hostess that I wanted a table for one wasn't too much of a problem, but once she started to explain how long I would have to wait and related topics, I really had no idea what she was saying. My confused look prompted her to ask "en ingles?" to which I gratefully responded "si!" - and that is how I got my table :P. Then, when I tried to order, two servers came to me in succession - after I had ordered my meal from the first, the second came, and I was completely at a loss at how to explain to her that I had already ordered. I tried english to no avail. Instead she kept trying to get me to order my food. Finally, and then the first server came over and they cleared it up. Last mix up - I wanted to order one more empenada (one with pumpkin- I had just looked this word up in my dictionary since it was on the menu, so I think my pronouciation was very off). When trying to repeat my order, I ended up with TWO empenadas, of TWO different fillings! I don't even know the name of the surprise one, but it still was tasty!
mmm... my meal! I only pulled out my camera after I had already finished my meal, but I had a series of good empenadas, the best one had a mixture of pumpkin, sweet corn and cheese. My bottled water was all that was left, but this is what the empenadas looked like before I ate them (a picture i pulled off the web).
okay okay, off to bed! Tomorrow I most probably won't post so many pictures, since there will be other people around so I won't sit at the computer all the time. Buenos noches~
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