Welcome to Argentina (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
An early arrival in Buenos Aires
I arrive a day ahead of my family and only hours of the plane, my first
views of the streets of Buenos Aires were complements
of my brother-in-law Miguel who was quite the tour guide.
The Casa Rosada and Courtyard
Me thinking "I can't believe I'm wearing shorts in December!"
An Old Courtyard
In The Old Subway
A Tango Hotspot
Professional dog walkers are amazing.
Courtyards and Congress Building
Vicente entertaining his father Miguel
Another statue in the middle of the road
My Family Arrives!
Welcome lunch at La Casa de Galperin
Left to right: Vaughan (my stepfather), Silvia (Hernan's Mom),
Mom, Hernan (brother-in-law), Sis
Mom in a booth at an arts and crafts fair held Sundays in Palermo
The amazing view from our rented apartment in BA
A day in San Telmo...antiques and Tango for all!
Vaughan surveying the scene
Puerto Madero
Mom spots another bird!
A random store front downtown
The ever lively Galperin household
Basilica Menor Nuestra Seqora del Pilar in Recoleta and my
parents
Dinner in Palermo
My exhausted parents
A day of shopping in Palermo
Another view from the apartment
Christmas Eve Dinner
An Argentinian Feast!
...in a beautiful courtyard
Hernan and Dawn watch the fireworks
An adventure in Tigre
Ahhh...We could eat Parilla (Argentinian BBQ) every day!
The Delta del Parana
Dawn and Hernan aboard our fine chartered vessel
The Skipper
Hernan and Sylvia enjoying the sun
A shipyard
Hernan, Jorge, and Sylvia
Hernan and my seasick sister
A night of Tango...
Southern Argentina (Calafate, Argentina)
Mom and Dawn tiptoe through the...whatever those flowers are called
A view from our room...
Our first trip to the glaciers and an estancia (ranch)!
Vaughan on the way to the glaciers! It was really cold.
Ahhh...Nothing like parilla on an estancia
Little Bo Peep missed this one too
The Carnage
The Aftermath
Dawn and Mom mesmerized
Sheep sheering equiptment
A view from the barn
Vaughan striking a pose
Another Glacier
A Patagonian Glacier
Estancia Alice
It's a horse of course!
Dog hearding demonstration.
The dog, half Border Collie half Dingo!
Mission Complete
New Years in Uruguay (Colonia, Uruguay)
Jorge and his Citrion
Another amazing accomodation on the river
(yes the water is brown)
Car troubles
A welcome back from Calafate lunch...
In attendence: Hernan, Layla, Miguel, Dawn, Mom, Vaughan,
Silvia, and Jorge
Colonia has beautiful old streets
Atop the Galperin Colonia getaway
Inside Jorge and Sylvia's Colonia Residence
...needs a haircut
Chez Sylvia and Vaughan's birthday dinner!
Happy Birthday Big Guy
Vien pondering the significance of living a half
a century
Touring the Uruguan countryside
Not really countryside...scroll down
A face only a grandma could love
Mom's new friends
Day last in Colonia
Vaughan and Dawn back in town
A beautiful countryhouse supper
Through the patio door
A final feast in Argentina (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
End
Created 1/13/2004