Rockstar parking on the ferry! Leaving on a very drizzly daySurvived a tough plane ride with my cold, but what a great pay-off to land in beautiful Buenos Aires!Our sweet hotel room Hotel Sissi Has in the Palermo district in Buenos AiresFirst afternoon wandering around the district of Palermo. We are all very tired from very little sleep on the overnight plane, but Buenos Aires is warm and sunny and so beautiful!We stopped at a wine bar for some lovely white wine to cool us off.A small dinner and then back to our hotel for some much needed sleep.Waiting by the Teatro Cologne for our walking tour to begin.Avenue of July 9, the widest boulevard in the world.Many protests and police presence as the presidents of South America and the Caribbean are meeting here.El Gran Gomero, planted in 1791. It spreads 164ft and is 66 ft high.The soldier standing guard over Los hijas de Malvinas. Many Argentinians consider the Malvinas ( Falklands) to have been, are, and will always be a part of Argentina. However, Google says the vast majority ofThe many buildings of Buenos Aires: Big Ben of Buenos Aires, Embassy of the Vatican, murals, and churches.Cemetario de la RecolataAn afternoon respite in our garden at the hotel.Our evening begins with a rainbow, involves the biggest steaks ever, and ends with el helado We love the views from our open air window shutters!La Boca balconiesThe colourful barrio of La Boca!The Bombonera of the Boca Juniors. The stadium was named that because they think it looks like a box of chocolates. Boca Juniors were named such by the English who thought they were kids (16,17 years old)Benito Quinquela de Martine was an orphan from the Boca who grew up to be a famous artist, who gave every thing he did not have ( he donated a lactation center, a school, an art school,and a hospital to La Boca.Traveling buds.Have had some back luck: super coughy and sick, my cell phone fell out of my pocket in the taxi (was returned, thankfully), got three bad blisters walking in sandals in the heat. But today, today my luck has turned! I had a big bird poop on me on the tour (Haley can relate), so I am in for some good luck!The Botanical GardensThere are many beautiful murals on the buildings in Palermo.Wads of Argentinian pesos. Argentina had a 95% inflation rate this year. There are three different ways to pay: AR, US, or credit cards (and each have their own rate). We used Western Union to send ourselves money and gCuchina Paradiso: recommended by our hotel. Muy delicious por que, nosotros camarero esta RoccoAfter a two and a half hour flight, we arrive in a whole new world: El CalafeteWe arrive at our new home: Posada Karut Josh.Our first walk by the lago: wild horses, swans, and flamingos!Check on the flight of the flamingos.Argentinian gauchos in El CalafetePatagonia Brewery for the win!On the way to Perito Moreno Glacier.La Perito Moreno Glacier from the balconies. The glacier is 30 km long and 5 km wide and 170 m thick. It is one of 48 glaciers fed by the Southern Patagonian Ice field, which holds the world’s 3rd largest reserve of fresh water. It’s considered advancing, although they believe the last two years data may show differently.La Perito Moreno Glacier from the boat.Today we leave on the boat to sail up three arms of Lago Argentino. We will see 4 glaciers: Spegezzini, Upsala, Pieneta, and Perito MorenoMany icebergs along the way.Spegezzini glacier.Perito Moreno Glacier one more time from the other side.The clouds, the glorious clouds!Fishing for the glacial ice.Cheers to an amazing day!Bussing it up to El Chalten.We arrive in El ChaltenFirst hike: Cerro TorreLaguna de las Tres (Sendero al Fitz Roy)So many birds!Mirador de los CondoresAdios Kau Si Aike. We will remember you for so many reasons.
Buenos Dias 