Argentina

I have recently returned from a trip to Buenos Aires in Argentina and i can say i instantaneously fell in love with the place. This is a city derived from many influences and its easy to see by the architecture the  neoclassical styles of the French, Spanish and the Italian. Buenos Aires is the  Capital of Argentina and  this city is alive with culture from its latin roots. The buildings are a mixture of new modern structures and cutting edge designs, mixed with historical buildings and brightly coloured abodes. This vibrant city is steeped in culture  and has a wealthy history going back 500 years  when the first settlers arrived. With this mixture of cultures and different European influences its clear to see why they are so protective over their heritage and love of crafts and their arts.

On one of my many sightseeing day's i stumbled across an area known as La Recoleta. This is famous for many things and one of them being a cemetery. This is the most beautiful cemetery [as cemetery's go] i have ever been fortunate enough to view. It is a surreal environment that is a collation of sky grazing statues and deep imposing crypts. Its clear to see that only the wealthy and famous[ including Eva Peron] are fortunate enough to be encased here. The heavy financial burden plus the up keep of the marble, silver and gold decor ,must be a strain for any remaining relative to maintain but still not a bad place to end up. There was many breathtaking areas of the city and i was never disappointed with the up keep of their  treasured buildings. I admired their innovative ideas of turning old theatres into book shops and cafe houses and street art was still pertained on walls of commemorative events in Argentine history.

My visit has left me with a deep impression of a beautiful, eclectic, hybrid country that homes the most friendliest of people, street Tango, craft fairs and architecture. I shall be saving for another visit soon.