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| At the Casa Rosada |
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| In the Jardin Botanico |
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| In the Casa Rosada exploring. We got great access! |
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| Could be a relative... |
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| Roaming around the Presidential palace |
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| The Presidential balcony |
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| Two young dictators, I can confirm that. |
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| Welcome! |
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| Lots of history at the 9 de Julio plaza |
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| A favorite courtyard in San Telmo |
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| Konstantin enjoying the mega bird house. |
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| At the "alter" of the Museo Nacional de Armas |
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| Lots of interesting equipment if you're a World War 2 buff |
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| Looking out towards "heaven" of Dante's Inferno in the Palacio Barolo |
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| Obviously they know Nicolas is from the tower ;-) |
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| Where Barolo planned to safeguard Dante's ashes (inside the sculpture that is in the middle of the foyer and can be seen from the top floor). Barolo thought Italy would cease to exist after WW2 and was planning an homage and safe place for Dante in Buenos Aires creating a new center for the Italian culture. |
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| Everything means something....You feel like you are in a Dan Brown novel. There are 2 floors with these marble columns. One has 60 and the other 40 columns adding up to yeah you can do the math 100 symbolic to 100 souls that are in process of being saved and on their way to heaven. The sculpture is down in the middle there, you can barely see it. You can see it from each floor. The tiles make several squares and geometric shapes all meaningful to Dante's book and the climb from hell below to heaven at the top where there is a light house. Also you don't see any corners in the foyer on the various floors, all rounded walls. Yes it means something but I forgot what. |
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| My uncle looking towards "heaven." |
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View from purgatory |
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| In purgatory |
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| In heaven and boy is it hot still! Surrounded by glass plus a light house mirror in the middle of our summer down here! |
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| A bit of walking as the elevators don't take you all the way to "Heaven." |
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| Checking out the original Barolo blueprints |
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| 1 out of 2, too bad they both have to win to get anything. |
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This is fun! |
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| Studying the horses before selecting a play |
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| They are at the starting gate! |
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| Check out that intensity- Nicolas has $12 pesos on a Trifecta |
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| The Acabar finale. Dinner with friends at our favorite Palermo restaurant. We played Risk and you guessed it--Pictionary! |
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| Enjoying refreshments at the lovely Hotel Alvear. A quite welcome respite after the Recoleta cemetary tour in 100 degree weather. |
