I've been slacking again. I was meaning to update my blog during Christmas break...BUT...you know how that goes. End of November-early December we traveled to Buenos Aires to see the city life. Living in a remote agricultural area has deprived me of some long-forgotten luxuries. Buenos Aires was a good remedy. Two facts: bathtubs are nice, and food is generally better in large metropolitan ares. The following are a few sights of this gigantic South American empire.
This is in the middle of the first town square in Buenos Aires. The famous date above is the day that Buenos Aires expelled their Viceroy thus declaring their revolution. 
This is La Casa Rosa (The Pink House) which would be like our White House.
This is El Cabildo in the main town square. It was the first government building in Buenos Aires.
La Boca. Tango's really big here. They play tango music in the streets all day long.
Torre de los Ingleses (English Tower). This monument has an interesting story behind it. It was constructed by British residents in Buenos Aires to commemorate their May revolution. 172 years later the Falklands War happened between Argentina and Britain. To make a long story short, Argentina was beaten pretty badly. A monument was soon constructed to commemorate the loss of Argentinean life. Ironically, it was constructed directly across from the English tower on the other side of the street (nobody knows why). Now residents look at the tower with a bit of contempt, especially now that it seems to loom over their monument in a mocking manner. The "eternal flame" can be seen in the foreground of the tower in the photo above. To this day the Argentinean constitution still claims the Falkland Islands as their own even though the British occupy them. A bit of advice: never bring up this subject at the Argentinean dinnertable.
And here is Ferdinand.
This is in the middle of the first town square in Buenos Aires. The famous date above is the day that Buenos Aires expelled their Viceroy thus declaring their revolution. This is La Casa Rosa (The Pink House) which would be like our White House.This is El Cabildo in the main town square. It was the first government building in Buenos Aires.La Boca. Tango's really big here. They play tango music in the streets all day long.Torre de los Ingleses (English Tower). This monument has an interesting story behind it. It was constructed by British residents in Buenos Aires to commemorate their May revolution. 172 years later the Falklands War happened between Argentina and Britain. To make a long story short, Argentina was beaten pretty badly. A monument was soon constructed to commemorate the loss of Argentinean life. Ironically, it was constructed directly across from the English tower on the other side of the street (nobody knows why). Now residents look at the tower with a bit of contempt, especially now that it seems to loom over their monument in a mocking manner. The "eternal flame" can be seen in the foreground of the tower in the photo above. To this day the Argentinean constitution still claims the Falkland Islands as their own even though the British occupy them. A bit of advice: never bring up this subject at the Argentinean dinnertable. And here is Ferdinand.
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Hey,
I love Ferdinand! You look pretty great too. Do you like to smmmmmmmmmmell the flower? Thanks for the trip Brendan. We'll be waiting for the next installment... of Machu Picchu!
Love, Mom and Dad
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