Buenos Aires - the Paris of South America

 BUENOS AIRES APARTMENTS...NOT PARTICULARLY A GOOD SHOT, BUT MAY GIVE A FEEL FOR THE CITY

STEVE WON THE BRONZE MEDAL IN GOLF....HERE HE IS WITH TWO AMERICAN OLYMPIANS 

 TANGO TANGO TANGO.... I AM GOING TO SIGN STEVE AND I UP FOR LESSONS TONIGHT. OR MAYBE NOT.

 THE HALL OF MIRRORS IN THE OPERA HOUSE IN BA.....A BEAUTIFUL PLACE THAT HAS SEEN EVERY MAJOR SINGER AND DANCER PERFORM ON ITS STAGE.

AND YET ANOTHER BIG BEER......LIFE IS GOOD.

Is there a more vibrant and cultural city than Buenos Aires, Argentina? If so, I haven't visited it yet. The city is jam-packed with everything beautiful and everything not so beautiful. We docked here yesterday morning and we were immediately stuck in a traffic jam as we took the shuttle bus into the city centre. It took a full 45 minutes to get where we were going, ordinarily a 10 minute drive. The traffic is horrendous for a couple of reasons....there is a massive street rehab program going on in the centro area, and I think everyone must own a car and wants to drive it.

The city centre is beautiful. We went to Teatro Colon, the opera house that is an eclectic blend of Italian and French. This is because they had two young architects (French and Italian) each who died at age 44. One was natural causes and the other was shot by a jealous husband, and when you're Italian, perhaps that's considered natural causes as well!

When we stopped for lunch (and yet another big beer) we fired up our I-pad to take advantage of the free WiFi. To our horror, we discovered that my mom had suffered a series of heart attacks the night before and was in critical condition in a Regina hospital. After many tears and a couple of phone calls and emails, we were in touch with family. By the next morning, mom was doing better and Shelley and Julie had made flight arrangements to go and visit her. Thank goodness for family!

Today, Steve was down with a cold and chose to stay in bed. I ventured forth and spent 7 hours shopping and wandering the streets. It would have been more fun with Steve, but it was okay and I never felt threatened or afraid. I did manage to pick up a couple of little dresses, so it was happy happy as I made my way back to the ship.

Last night we went to a special Tango Show that was performed specifically for our Crystal World Cruisers audience. It was amazing....the music and the dance. The cast was about 60 people strong and there was a lot of interaction with the audience.

We are now going down to see a show in the theatre, and then going to the onboard movie theatre to see Evita with Madonna. Steve is feeling better and for those who are wondering, we still like each other!