Our schedule of classes is basically Mon-Wed-Thurs from 10 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. with a 30 minute break for lunch around noon. On Tuesday we generally will have classes from 10 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. with a couple of 30 minute breaks throughout the day.
I first have a grammar class with students from my same Spanish level for 2 hours in the morning. I took some pictures from the windows of the classroom – the entire time we could hear people honking their horns… because this is a favorite pastime of most drivers in the city.
Today, however, we went on a Bus/Walking tour of parts of the city. We went to a cemetery in the Recoleta area and there were some really elegant tombs there. I have included some pictures of the cemetery below. The tour guide told really amazing historical stories throughout the tour – mostly of the crazy things that happened to the body of Eva Perón.
These looked the same about a year ago, but a family purchased the one on the right in 2011 for their daughter and renovated the space, I have no idea what they did with the bodies that were there before.
This is actually on the INSIDE of one of the tombs, that is why there is a reflection – it was a really big space and truly ornate.
After the cemetery we left and went to the Casa Rosada, which I actually went back to and took the following picture on my way home… it turns out I basically pass the equivalent of their White House everyday on my way to and from school.
It has lights on the outside to illuminate it at night and it truly a Casa Rosada (Pink House).
I also bought some candies, some sort of sweet potato concoction and mate which is kind of like the national drink. I will put up some reviews of these items when I get a chance.
Ciao,
Tim
I first have a grammar class with students from my same Spanish level for 2 hours in the morning. I took some pictures from the windows of the classroom – the entire time we could hear people honking their horns… because this is a favorite pastime of most drivers in the city.
Today, however, we went on a Bus/Walking tour of parts of the city. We went to a cemetery in the Recoleta area and there were some really elegant tombs there. I have included some pictures of the cemetery below. The tour guide told really amazing historical stories throughout the tour – mostly of the crazy things that happened to the body of Eva Perón.
These looked the same about a year ago, but a family purchased the one on the right in 2011 for their daughter and renovated the space, I have no idea what they did with the bodies that were there before.
This is actually on the INSIDE of one of the tombs, that is why there is a reflection – it was a really big space and truly ornate.After the cemetery we left and went to the Casa Rosada, which I actually went back to and took the following picture on my way home… it turns out I basically pass the equivalent of their White House everyday on my way to and from school.
It has lights on the outside to illuminate it at night and it truly a Casa Rosada (Pink House).
We finished our tour in the La Boca area of the city. This part of town is known for its colorful houses and has a lot of tourist traffic. Our tour guide informed us that the real reason the houses were initially painted different colors was because the poor immigrants couldn’t afford to buy all of one color paint and had to make-do with leftovers of whatever color was available.
Ciao,
Tim
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