 Lobby of Hotel Recoleta Plaza |
 Eva (Evita) Duarte Peron lived in the hotel building in the 40s... |
 Robert en route to the Recoleta Cemetery |
 Recoleta Cemetery entrance |
 Crypt for the Familia Duarte |
 Evita! |
 In the cemetery |
 Birding at Costanera Sur |
 Coral tree |
 Morning glories |
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 Very close to downtown! |
 Costanera Sur - that's the Rio de la Plata, not the ocean |
 At Costanera Sur |
 Empanada dinner near our hotel at Restaurante El Sanjuanino |
 El Ateneo bookstore in the Barrio Norte district |
 Wine tasting with Anuva Wines, specializing in wines of Mendoza and Salta |
 At Anuva Wines |
 Bonarda, Syrah, Malbec |
 With tapas! |
 And of course, an empanada! |
 At Anuva Wines |
 At Anuva Wines |
 Walking back (metro line was not running!) - stopped to see the obelisk |
 Cooking class with Tierra Negra! Robert & LIza with chef Manuel |
 Class started with a trip to the local farmers' market |
 Verónica buying produce... |
 Local wines |
 Produce |
 Mushrooms! |
 Bread! |
 Market exterior |
 Robert practicing his chopping skills |
 Bad photo, just showing we were in their home, very bright and airy |
 World's best gin for gin and tonics! |
 Prosciutto-wrapped shrimp on handmade crackers with carrot spread |
 More prep |
 Gnocchi, essentially... |
 Lovely Torrontes varietal wine |
 And a dulce de leche cheesecake (panna cotta) for dessert |
 ...with carob ice cream |
 Flying back to Santiago, over the Andes |
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Home | Buenos Aires | Santiago, Casablanca Valley | Olmué, La Campana | Viña del Mar, Curicó | Birds!
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