Today was a day that I wish my Mom had been here--she would have loved today.
I started off from Plaza de Mayo (the city center) and headed south. I wandered around some of the southern barrios, stopping at cathedrals and museums. I saw El Museo De La Ciudad....which was a very idiosyncratic museum with random antiques from Argentina. It was neat to see the old toys and pieces. I think Mom would have liked to see all the the pieces.
I also saw the Museo Etnogeografia...which had an amazing anthropology collection. The building contained lots of artifacts from Argentina's idigenious people, many of whom have very few living members. This was my favorite part of the day.
Then, I saw parts of San Telmo, which is Argentina's tango district. It also was full of antique stores. I think Mom would have loved it because of Art Deco and Art Noveau influence in a lot of the Buenos Aires pieces (the city really wanted to be very European in its past).
I finished off the day at the National History Musuem, which had a lot of portraits and personal artifacts from the history of Argentina. After this, I was tired and headed back to the hostel.
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