Life and Death

So I have attempted to do some sight seeing in Buenos Aires. The main problem is knowing where to go. The LP guide, aka the book of lies, recommends various burrows of Buenos Aires to visit, but when I get there I have no idea where to go or what to see. So far I have managed to go to the Zoo, the botanical gardens, and the Recoletta Cemetery.

The first stop was the zoo. Why the zoo? Because I didn't know where else to go... the Eva Peron museum does not interest me in the least. The zoo was actually quite nice, and it was so far the only green space in Argentina that wasn't filled with people making out. Something to do with everyone lives with their parents so they go to parks to make out. Anyhow, back to the zoo, pronounced sue in Argentina. They had lions, and tigers and bears, OH MY!. sorry. All the cages seemed quite small but I guess that is the case for most zoos. One cool thing was you could feed all the herbivores. But describing a zoo is a little pointless, so here are some pictures.


Wannabe Beavers


Glub Glub


Hip-hop-anonymous?


My Fellow Canadians

On another day I made my was to the Recoletta Cemetery. This is where are the rich Argentinean families are buried. This is also the resting place of Eva Peron, however, here tomb is nothing really interesting so I have no pictures of that. And yes Sarah, there were some flowers there. Over all, the cemetery is quite impressive. Many of the tombs span multiple generation, some have fallen into disrepair, and others are still kept immaculate. All the entrances lead to underground burial areas. Everything above ground is just for show.


The Witch-king of Angmar


Reflecting on death


Ever watchful


He was a humble man...


The taller your tombstone, the less distance to heaven.

Last but not least I visited the Botanical Gardens. The the former places, the gardens were easily identifiable on my tourist map... as well as close to a subway station. Not much to say about them, there was various forms of plants and stuff. Oh yeah, and there were cats... lots of cats.


Lady of the Lake


Did I mention the cats?


Plants of the non-stone-throwing variety.

Well that's it. Big City, not much to take pictures of. Still haven't rented that bike yet. I was going to tomorrow, but I have to go back to the Brazilian Consulate because they wanted proof that I was even going to Brazil. Apparently the fact that my flight home departs from Brazil isn't good enough. They need my bus ticket to Brazil. See everyone in 3 weeks!