Dia Cinco – I see dead people

Meet in Recoleta for breakfast at 2 pm. Afterwards we walk through the cemetery. It's immediately obvious this is simply not a functional burial place. The tombs are very elaborate. Many of the tombs have glass doors, and inside you can see altar-like places for living relatives to go and spend time with the coffin(s)... which are very visible. This was a little more than I bargained for.

Intricate angel statue in the cemetery.


Bell tower of Basilica Nuestra Senora del Pilar in Recoleta.

Lots of people out & about on a beautiful summer Sunday. Go back to Palermo Soho for shopping, and we have drinks at Lele de Troya, a lovely little café/restaurant. Wound up going to a tango/dinner show at Michelangelo in San Telmo. Tango has a lot of big, elaborate movements – the dancers cross the stage quickly, and the guy flings/swings the girl around a lot. Personally I prefer to watch flamenco (and dance salsa), but I’m glad we did this.

The tango show.