I haven't been on for awhile because we’ve been BUSY. We spent yesterday mostly in travel taking the Buquebus (ferry) from Buenos Aires across the Rio de la Plata to Colonia, Uruguay, and then the bus to Montevideo.For those of you wanting to do this I’ll explain how it works. When you get to the expansive Buquebus terminal at Puerto Madero you enter a huge lobby with one desk up front that looks like it’s where you should be, but actually w...

We are soooo happy to be in sunny Buenos Aires on the shores of the Rio de la Plate. It's a balmy 89 degrees so first thing we did upon landing was to start stripping off the clothes. YES! It's good to be back. Isabel, our long time travel agent, says we now know more about Argentina than she does. We've been more places, that's for sure. We're staying in Palermo, just north of the very ritsy Ricoleta, for those who know a little about BA....

Remember when I said I'd give up my second nap to get some pictures? Well these are they. I'll try to do a bit of a description with each one. We went to an artists' fair in Palermo Viejo, an old section of the city where bohemians and artists gather. I loved seeing all the people--so much going on! and this was very early. These places don't get warmed up to 2 am I hear. Since we'll never be up to that, you'll just get to see what we saw...