Our First Full Day In Argentina

Our day began at about 8 am with a delicious continental breakfast in the hotel. At 9, we were debriefed about Argentina and at 9:45 we loaded up the busses for a tour of Buenos Aires. We listened to the monologue of our guide Lorena and then took a nap. At 10:20, we we got off the busses to expore the famous Buenos Aires Mausoleum. The Mausoleum was a veritable city of tombs. Every tomb was different - some were made of marble, some of granite, and some of bricks and plaster. They lined the streets of the mauseleum resembling an odd assortment of miniature buildings. We walked up and down the streets in the sun and shadows while Buenos Aires rumbled away outside the stone walls that enclose the maueleum. Upon leaving, we sang "Rise Up" in front of Bilar Church and explored the Ricoleta Market a bit. Then we piled back into the busses and explored the modern part of Buenos Aires, Puerto Madero. A little after noon, we ended our tour with a complimentary lunch at Rio Alba Restaurant. The interior of the Restaurant was painted light yellow and green, and there were comical paintings of English Cows on the walls. We were served grilled vegetables, salad with tomatoes, onions and vinegar, french fries, and huge tender steaks. After lunch, we returned to the Ricoleta Market where we did some bargain shopping and people watching. The afternoon sun was very hot, but it was bearable under the shade of the vendors´ tents. From the market, we headed to our concert at San Pedro Church, which was AMAZING! It was overwhelming hot inside, but we still had fun. San Pedro was highly reminiscent of an Italian cathedral... it was very dark, and its floor and walls were composed of marbles, mosaics, statues and and morbid paintings of Jesus suffering. By 5:30, a very decent crowd had shown up and so we began. They seemed to like us quite a bit!The rest of the day was free time.

Ciao,
Ramsey