Traffic in any big city is fairly horrendous but in Buenos Aires it seems to exceed expectations largely, I believe, because most of the streets are one way only. The Formula I type start from traffic lights is especially exhilarating. However, it seems to work and there is certainly less horn blaring than in Lima! So, today I took my life in my hands (actually, the Uber driver’s hands) and we careered towards the centre of the city.
Apparently, there are more statues in Buenos Aires than anywhere else in South America or in the world or something. Anyway, there are a lot, 
especially in the city centre
all honouring some famous event/battle/war
or some famous person
which in this case is Eva Peron’s hubby.
Not all the statues are so inspiring. In particular I felt that this boring looking obelisk in the distance was hardly in keeping with its surroundings and certainly not with a photo close up.
Apart from the statues there is some pretty impressive architecture around this area.
Across the square, the Teatro Colon opera house is rated no 3 in the world by National Geographic!
And this building is, surprisingly, the Buenos Aires cathedral
where Pope Francis worshipped before he got a transfer to the Vatican.
Close by and just the other side of the business district is the River Plate,
parts of which reminded me so much of some of the docklands’ developments in London complete with passenger only bridge
which in my humble opinion is considerably more aesthetically pleasing than the one back home.
So, time for a coffee and watching the world go by for a while before heading back to my abode, hoping that the locals have short memories when I found myself here!
Don’t mention the war!
Phileas
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