Recoleta

FULL ARGENTINA PHOTO ALBUM

I was very excited to visit Abhay in Buenos Aires. He had been there all summer while I was in Miami and then India. The city was a fascinating mix of old and new and all very European in style. This is the view from his apartment.




On a walk to Recoleta.






Recoleta is a neighborhood (barrio) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This typical "French architecture-style" district is known for its squares, parks, cafés, galleries and the La Recoleta Cemetery Cementerio de la Recoleta, one of Argentina's most important cemeteries.

Right outside the main gate.


Inside the cemetery there is just a maze of graves.










Oddly enough, there were cats everywhere. It brought a whole new meaning to the ancient belief in Greece that cats are guardians of the dead.