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Buenos Aires

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The obelisk. Not "the" obelisk. The excellent " Cuidad Baigon " playing at the San Telmo street fair. Congress. The Palacio Barolo was inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy and just so happened to be directly across the street from my hostel . The colorful La Boca neighborhood. These "residents" look festive in the daylight, but I imagine once the sun sets, they become the stuff of nightmares. The Recoleta Cemetery: home to ex-presidents, Evita and a healthy number of cats. My plans for Buenos Aires were simple. I was going to finish the cruise, spend an evening exploring the city and board a flight home the following day. But, of course, the best laid plans, etc. and so forth... A couple of things happened. (1) I went to the wonderfully bohemian San Telmo street fair, a weekly gathering of antique collectors, artists, street performers and assorted on-lookers of all age