Wandering around on our last day in Buenos Aires

We hopped a bus over to the Plaza de Mayo with the intent of going to the oldest and most famous Cafe in BA, Cafe Tortoni. Cafes are where you sip dainty cups of cafe ( coffee) and maybe have a sandwich or pastry, they seem to be an integral part of the peoples lives here. Cafe Tortoni is so popular with tourists that there frequently is a line outside waiting to get in. They have a door keeper who will not let you in till he peeks in and gets an ok to let you in. We waited for awhile but had no luck, the door keeper seemed to have favorites he let in before us, boo to Cafe Tortoni. We ended up in the Cafe La Puerto Rico which was great.

After lunch we sat down in the Plaza to people watch. A young boy from Peru approached us selling jewelry he makes and he spoke good English. Didn't buy his jewelry but did talk to him for awhile. He is studying architecture at the university here in BA where the tuition is free, he said it is free in Peru also and the two countries reciprocate. Said it was expensive living here, shares a one room apartment with 15 other students, they have bunks stacked 3 high. He grew up with his grandmother who sent him to an English high school, misses her. Nice kid and I wish him success.

Pics, our private deck where Nita dries her hair each morning, Cafe Tortoni, Tortoni doorkeeper, Cafe La Puerto Rica, student from Peru and 2 tough birds at a modern art gallery.