Visiting Evita

As public attention turned to the south of the country for Nestor Kirchner's funeral, we decided it was appropriate to visit the Eva Peron Museum. This was an interesting account of her life from her days as a movie star to the rise and fall of the Peron government.

She was loved by the poor and hated by the rich for her social welfare values but still managed to acquire an impressive collection of hats, gowns and shoes that were on display.

On the way, we walked to Plaza de Mayo and paid our 3rd visit to the cathedral, this time to look at in detail and then caught the subway to Palermo. Palermo was disappointing but we did spen an hour walking the district in a light drizzle. More interesting was the Plaza Italia near the museum and we walked past the Zoo and the Botanic Gardens.

The subway is an experience in itself, more packed than downtown Tokyo and just a tad more efficient than Sydney.

We finished the day with dinner at a local restaurant, very pleasant especially the bottle of Trapiche Torrontes from the Valle de Cafayate. Torrontes is a distinctive Argentinean white wine unique to Argentina