The Stick

Day 5:

Rain, rain go away!! 

We were going to La Boca, but since La Boca would be an outdoor activity looking at the colorful house and it was raining and thunderstorming, we decided to do more indoor things.

First, we went to Teatro Colón. The operas house was quite lovely. The orignal opera house was closer to the Casa Rosada, but this one was built grandeur. Like most of the city, it was designed in the European/Parisi style and made by European materials by European architects. The whole building is quite spendid and the actual music hall has perfect acoustics. Which means every seat is the house is the best!You can even pretend to be the voice of God by climbing in to the chandelier's rafters! Our visit wasn't during season, so there was nothing going on, but it would have been pretty awesome to actually see a performance!

Next, we went to "the stick". It is really called the Obelisk. Picture the Washington Memorial in D.C. That's what it looks like! When we first saw this landmark, we had to do a double take and look around to make sure we were really in Buenos Aires and not D.C.!!

We walked to the Casa Rosada, snapped a couple pictures of the government buildings around the Plaza de Mayo and moved on to Puerto Madero.

Allison asked if I lived in Buenos Aires, which neighborhood would you live? At first, I thought I would find myself in Palermo, because that area is laid-back, young, and hip. Maybe my more grown up side thinks I would live in Puerto Madero. Close to the city center, but quiet with great restuarant options and shopping. One side of the bank has industrial buildings and the other side is modern. Connecting both sides is this walking bridge called Puente de la Mujer. Google it. The bridge itself swings out to let boats through and the high one armed arch looks like a harp with the wires that support it. Pretty much one of the coolest walking bridges I have seen!!

No vacation is complete without a museum visit. We went to the MALBA (Museo de Arte de Latino Americanos en Buenos Aires). The permanent collection is mainly political pieces and modern/pop art/minimalist pieces... Then the temporary exhibit was by Berni. Don't know much about him other than what I read in the museum, but his work with print and recycled materials was really impressive! The exhibit featured his two characters: Juanito and Ramona. Juanito is about a small boy in the slums of Buenos Aires living through the turmoils of life during the 60s and 70s Buenos Aires, but still full of life and hope for the future. Ramona is a working girl that becomes a prostitute after being promised riches. Both were incredible stories and you have to see the print work in person. I am more of a traditional painting/portrait/landscape girl, but these prints were so unique!!

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