Dianne finally arrived in Buenos Aires! After her 13 hour flight delay, after taking 40 minutes to retrieve her luggage, clear customs and immigration, we finally embraced outside the doors to international arrivals at Ezeiza Airport in Buenos Aires about 9:45 p.m. Tuesday night. Our taxi ride back to Palermo took about 45 minutes and we had a very Buenos Aires style late dinner together at 11:00 p.m. It is GREAT to have her here.
The schedule I had become used to keeping though is being adjusted. Right now we are still trying to find a schedule. I have not written in my journal since she arrived. I have not posted to the blog until this morning (and only at her insistence, so you could all breathe a sigh of relief that she has arrived safely). She has been catching her own breath after her hectic travel schedule since last Friday. (She flew to New Jersey where she officiated at the wedding of a life-long friend's daughter at Bear Mountain, New York on the Hudson River. She returned to Miami Sunday evening and was supposed to fly to Buenos Aires on Monday night, but didn't leave until Tuesday morning.) We had a Tango lesson with Guadalupe (my Tango teacher) yesterday and then ate lunch at a Pizza Cafe dedicated to the memory of Carlos Gardel, the well-known Tango singer from the 30' & 40's. We then walked to Plaza Congresso an witnessed the ending of some demonstration before the Congress building, down Avenida de Mayo to Plaza de Mayo to see the Casa Rosada (the Presidential Palace) and the Metropolitan Cathedral. There were the remains of another demonstration taking place in Plaza de Mayo (the people here certainly exercise their right to free speech to express their opinions!) After all that walking (we did stop in Cafe Tortoni for a coffee and break) we caught a taxi back to Palermo, picked up some of the best gelatto this side of Italy, and retired to our apartment.
Today we are off to the Parks and Gardens and maybe the Cemetery Recoleta. It is a beautiful day with sun and almost no clouds. It is SO NICE to have the love of my life and my companion and best friend with me to share this amazing city.
2 comments:
I knew your trip would be better with Dianne there and thank her for letting us know she made it ok. Enjoy.
Wonderful that Dianne successfully navigated her flights to/from very rainy NY for the wedding weekend and at last is with Steve. Have a great time.
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