City tour

On our third day of the tour, we had a chance to take a bus/walking tour of the city of Buenos Aires. We learned today that the name Buenos Aires was named after   Santa María del Buen Ayre when the Spanish came in 1580. We passed by many sites that include the Plaza de Mayo, la Casa Rosada (where the president works), la Palerma and La Recoleta. La Recoleta is a mausoleum where there are 4,000 residents and where Eva Peron's tomb can be found. In addition, we learned that the casa rosada is pink for two different reasons. The first was because the people of Buenos Aires needed the houses to withstand the humidity of the summer. Therefor, they mixed the blood of animals with the lime of the buildings and it created a pink color. The second reason was that during the civil war, there was one side that had a white flag and the other side which had a red flag. When the war ended, they mixed both colors to have as sense of unity in the country. In addition to our other travels today, we went to the neighborhood La Boca which is home to the soccer club Boca Junior as well as to some of the most colorful buildings in the city. The weather has been beautiful with temperatures in the 60's and sunshine! Our dinner tonight was at an Italian restaurant where they ate pizza and pasta dishes followed by an ice cream dessert!