Photos 2013: Buenos Aires, Argentina

From Iguazú we went on to Buenos Aires to complete our stay in the country

Aerial view of the centre of Buenos Aires

View of the centre of the city from the plane

Miriam outside the Anglican Cathedral in Buenos Aires

On Sunday morning we went to visit the rather imposing Anglican Cathedral

With Greg and Sylvia Venables

We met the Bishop, Greg Venables, and his wife Sylvia, who were pleased to learn that we were going on to Bolivia

The Defensa street market

Nearby a street market stretches for block after block, selling everything from Jesuit chess sets to antique siphons

Graffiti

We stayed in the San Telmo district, which is decorated with some very creative graffiti

Graffiti

More graffiti

Graffiti: Ministry of Silly Walks

It's great to know that Argentina has a Ministry of Silly Walks

A waterfall generates huge amounts of spray

The ceremonial heart of Buenos Aires: Plaza de Mayo commemorates the country's independence

Protest banners in Plaza de Mayo

Plaza de Mayo is the scene of a more or less permanent protest movement

Inside El Zanjón de Granados

El Zanjón de Granados is a wonderful private museum,
displaying tunnels that were discovered under an old house in San Telmo

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