Had a fun and laid back day in hot hot hot BA today. It is the hottest period in BAin 50 years.- 30 days with no rain.

We booked a private city tour at the Hilton last night with instructions for no statues but an architecture and politics tour today. We got a great guide, Alex (Signatures tours) who is an architect. Nice job by the tour company. Turns out, though, that their statues are pretty interesting and are works of art in themselves. This city is sooooo elegant and classy but not stuffy and is down to earth and really fun!

My next husband will be a rich Argentenian. Last night we watched. This 70 something guy with his pregnant 20 something wife who was all over him at dinner. They putbon quite a show. Food here is great...tons to do..,clothes are fabulous...city is prettier than Paris...and if you are a night owl, this is the place for you.

Like NY, there are all sorts of neighborhoods. The Hilton is in the newest neighborhood , the old wear house neighborhood that is now the trendy restaurant and clubby place like NY's meatpacking district. The Hyatt and Four Seasons are in the very upscale Recoleta area where all the designer shops are located. Then, there is the Palermo area close by near the park which is bigger than central park. There is San Telmo which is the old upscale area and now the antiques area and la Boca, which is being rejuvenated in areas for daytime artsy fun. There is the downtown financial and governmental area famous for Eva Peron and the shopping district, Florida Ave.

Doug and I only went to one museum today, the smallish Eva Peron Museum. God, did that woman have great shoes!

We visited the Plaza mayor famous for Eva's speech and saw the pink house which was painted pink because the paint was cow's blood. La Boca, the home of the tango, was a hoot, with brightly colored tin homes and restaurants and art galleries galore. Evidently, this area was the original seaport and was filled with prostitutes who developed the tango as a w ay to entice the sailors. Once a dance of the poor, the Europeans brought it back to France where it eventually was adopted as a dance of the wealthy.

Tonight, Doug and I are going to take in a tango show after dinner soled the Rojo Tango. It's pretty darn expensive so I hope it's good!

We dropped in on Andrea today at the Four Seasons. Lauri was taking a siesta. All is well. We switched to the Hyatt today a few blocks from the Four Seasons and have a lovely suite on the 17th floor with a courtyard view, jacuzzi, huge bathroom, etc. We had drinks on the patio on the courtyard of the old palace. It was lovely and relaxing.

Tomorrow, we hope to visit the teatro colon, the Latin Arts Museum and walk Florida Ave. We never made it to the Beatles Museum. The group dinner is tomorrow night. Thursday, we have a private tour to Tigre. Then, we are off on our adventure!

Can't wait to see everyone.