Photos 1.1: Departure -> Buenos Aires

Not the best of weather to be taking off in, but at least it made for a decent pic: my 747-400, with NO personal entertainment system but very nice flight attendants!


view upwards into the dome of the shrine to General San Martin at the catedral metropolitana in Buenos Aires;


my very own private guide on a 4-hour bike tour round the city; this is in front of Recoleta cemetery


Clouds closing in above Recoleta cemetery during the bike tour


View down one of the alleys at Recoleta cemetery. I love the soft, warm light here and the dark clouds above. Give it a good workover in Photoshop, and this may become pretty good.





Unorthodox view of my en-suite luxury washroom/toilet. notice the not-so-Health-and-Safety-conscious lightswitch next to to the doorframe and exactly opposite the shower head!



Trying to get away from my usual rather static way of taking pictures, I've decided to add dynamics and unsharpen my view of the world. So no, it isn't your glasses!



Looking up into the roof of an indoor market, where they sold everything from antiques from Germany ("Bier macht den Durst erst richtig schoen" from 1936) to meat and chorizo!



Sunday afternoon in San Telmo. Tourists idling, locals rushing







The sky above the hostel terrace at night. The place is getting a facelift, which means masons going at the old tiles with hammers and chisels from 8 am onward.



Recoleta cemetery again. Walked there from San Telmo with people from the hostel to sample it more fully than during the bike tour.



The usual suspects live in the cemetery.



Making sure no one famous can get away from their crypt



I can't find the crop option on this editor, so you'll have to make do with that odd bit of masonry up at the top left of the pic.



The hostal common area where breakfast is and people hang out. Reception is all of 3 meters away, my door 2m. Still, the place really isn't noisy, the people are great and relaxed! The Garden House in Piedras is highly recommended if you want to steer clear of the hardcore party scene