Argentina with a little Uruguay/Sao Paulo

Yup, oxygen bar
Yup, oxygen bar
You know, for the altitude, but soon sea level Buenos Aires
You know, for the altitude, but soon sea level Buenos Aires
Helena and Jourdan at the parilla
Helena and Jourdan at the parilla
Recoleta
Recoleta
Mmmm, sweetbreads or is that the intestine?
Mmmm, sweetbreads or is that the intestine?
The first of 158 coffees
The first of 158 coffees
BA's Big Ben
BA's Big Ben
The obelisk
The obelisk
The historic Cafe Tortoni
The historic Cafe Tortoni
Jose de San Martin, Liberator
Jose de San Martin, Liberator
Going to church
Going to church
Argentina, don't cry for me.  Seriously, you're embarrassing me.
Argentina, don't cry for me. Seriously, you're embarrassing me.
The plaza outside Casa Rosada
The plaza outside Casa Rosada
Juan and Eva at the museo
Juan and Eva at the museo
All kids in BA are in med school
All kids in BA are in med school
The one pot of tea among the coffees
The one pot of tea among the coffees
Dad, enough pictures of food for you?
Dad, enough pictures of food for you?
At the estancia
At the estancia
Great big skies
Great big skies
Doing my cowboy thang
Doing my cowboy thang
The main building
The main building
Sunset on the pulperia
Sunset on the pulperia
Recoleta cemetery
Recoleta cemetery
Eva is here, finally
Eva is here, finally
Who's that? It's me--Uruguay!
Who's that? It's me--Uruguay!
Liberator, Artigas
Liberator, Artigas
Downtown Montevideo
Downtown Montevideo
They have an entire museo de gauchos
They have an entire museo de gauchos
Complete with yerba mate containers
Complete with yerba mate containers
In a really beautiful old building
In a really beautiful old building
More of the plaza
More of the plaza
At the end of a very long walk along the rambla
At the end of a very long walk along the rambla
Yerba mate addicts, I tell you
Yerba mate addicts, I tell you
Hey, Colonia del Sacramento
Hey, Colonia del Sacramento
Had a nice day of walking around this historic place
Had a nice day of walking around this historic place
The Buquebus is ready to return to BA
The Buquebus is ready to return to BA
Trumping "no smoking" and "no taking photos" is "No Drinking Mate"!
Trumping "no smoking" and "no taking photos" is "No Drinking Mate"!
Atop the lighthouse
Atop the lighthouse
Goodbye, cute town
Goodbye, cute town
Hello, tango dancers
Hello, tango dancers
This could only be Boca
This could only be Boca
Shouldn't that be Bocas Junior?
Shouldn't that be Bocas Junior?
Walking on the dock
Walking on the dock
David, shocked at the size of his steak
David, shocked at the size of his steak
Disturbing
Disturbing
Emily, happy to be at Teatro Colon
Emily, happy to be at Teatro Colon
Off to a two day layover in Sao Paulo, home of the tallest palm trees ever
Off to a two day layover in Sao Paulo, home of the tallest palm trees ever
So enormous it's not even funny
So enormous it's not even funny
At the Teatro Municipal for some orchestral music
At the Teatro Municipal for some orchestral music
And back home to decorate the foreign service-friendly tree
And back home to decorate the foreign service-friendly tree