...and the market around it.
But before actually entering the cemetery we had to gain some strenght and decided to have lunch (almuerzo) at the local Hard Rock Cafe in the Buenos Aires Design complex.
I had something which the menu named "the famous haystack salad", with tortilla stripes, grilled chicken and honey-mustard dressing, it was quite good.
Then we entered the Recoleta Cemetery which is indeed a surprising sight. The graves aren't under the floor but rather small houses. In total the cemetery looked more like a city of/for the dead. Many of the mausoleums are pieces of art. Although we were very unsure if it's okay to admire mausoleums as pieces of art? Eventually we decided that the buried persons won't go and complain about our visit..
The most famous grave is the one of Eva (Evita) Peron, which lies here after a rather strange odyssey following her death (see Wiki link).
Some more of the statues...
..this is my favorite (please see enlarged picture: the right side of her face).
After so much about death we had to resurrect ourselves with a coffee..again in the coffee garden of the Museo des Bellas Artes.
On the opposite side of the street there is a park and a sculpture dedicated to the United Nations.
We then followed the street through the green area of Recoleta...
..right into the next shopping center :-)
Then, outside again, we visited the Plaza Alemania. Well, there are other places dedicated to other countries like Spain and Italy as well. Don't know what the group of Germans in the picture is actually doing? It looks rather strange... :-)
The Plaza Alemania reminded us of the long and hot day and we went into a cafe a couple of streets further and had the German national drink, which was very cold and simply great at that moment.
Later we said goodbye for the day and I went home walking through the city for more than one hour, don't wanted to take the subway. It was still very warm, perfect summer evening air..
Besides other streets I followed the Calle Corientes for a while, which is also called The Broadway of Buenos Aires because of the many theater shows...
