Don't cry for me Argentina

The day once more took some time to get started as business issues occupied our time until the early afternoon. We have started calling our holidays "callidays". In any case, by 2pm we were well on our way and our first stop was the Evita museum which was fascinating. It had a major impact on Lisa as she likes tales of strong women.

Truly amazing to think she was dead at age 33 and that for her mourning period the continent of South America literally ran out of flowers! We lingered at the museum for about two hours before heading off to the nearby zoo. While both of us are not wholehearted supporters of the concept of zoos, it was still a fun experience. As it was a gorgeous day (sunny and 25 degrees) we wanted to stay outside so we wandered around the zoo until closing at 6:30pm. We saw capybaras, giraffes, an elephant, rhinos, tigers, a lion, goats, monkeys and other assorted beasties (snakes and birds). The grounds were also filled with wandering black swans and Patagonian Mara which look like jackrabbits. Lisa fed quite a few of the Mara as well as the other animals as we travelled (they sell food pellets at the entrance to feed the animals).

After the zoo we wandered back to our neighbourhood, stopped for a couple of pints in the sun and finally made it out for dinner around 9:30pm at a Mexican place (we needed a change from BBQ). We had intended to go out for Tango but a few drinks too many put is in a sleepy frame of mind so we stumbled back to our hotel shortly after midnight. All in all an excellent day!