Built in Philadelphia in the 1880s, this is the oldest operating train in Brazil.
Off to the rain forest!
This is what intrepid explorers look like. Brave, fearless, wondering if there are baños on board…
You guessed it… jungle. We did see skeeters in the train, and we *were* glad we wore our permethrin-dipped skeeter armor.
We must have had at least a hundred people waving to us from the isolated farms, schools, and roadways. We’re guessing that we might have been the first tourists since Covid.
In the middle of nowhere, on this dirt road in the forest, we saw the strangest sight… were we in New Zealand, The Shire, or???
These were the trusty beach cruiser bikes for our 10 mile Buenos Aires tour.
The Law School surrounded by tree-lined streets.
Moving steel flower sculpture that kind of says “Chicago”.
There’s a beautiful Central Park with waterways, a lover’s bridge, and a rose garden.
Yes. The rose garden.
Eva Peron’s monument. She’s kind of a big deal in Argentina- still. We saw the balcony made famous in “Evita”.
This is one of many swanky tango clubs in Buenos Aries, where professional dancers put on dinner shows. A must-see!
The inside had a speakeasy vibe.
Three couples danced the tango, accompanied by two singers and a seven piece band that was fantastic. Who knew squeezeboxes were good for something other that polkas?
It’s all about the tango-face. These people whirled, twirled, kicked, and slid- without so much as a puff or huff!
The gaucho sent the audience into a frenzy. Like a one man band, he stomped his boots and smacked his swingy-thingys on the floor faster than the eye could follow.
Three loose Argentine chicas at midnite.
Gathering the next day for some vino! The bar was not far from our tango club.
Argentine wines were a delight. We drank wine made from the highest-grown grapes in the world (3,300m)!
Our animated, if somewhat blurred, sommelier gave us a really informative talk. Food pairings included empanadas, beef skewers and soft cheese and quince. Mmmm!
Uruguay is a small country under most Americans’ radars.
Apparently, navigating Montevideo harbor is tricky. We were thankful that the Octantis’ captain was more skillful than some of the competing cruise lines’.
