Whirlwind tour of South America - 5
We are now in Buenos Aires (meaning: good air), the biggest city and capital of Argentina.
First visited the La Recoleta Cemetary, the 1st public cemetery since 1732. The mausoleums are mostly massive and elaborate. Famous people buried here include Eva Peron (remember "Don't cry for me, Argentina"?).
The Paseo El Rosedal, a scenic park and sprawling rose garden. Then to the main square, visited the Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires, a church first built in 1580 and restored many times since. The main Catholic Church in the city where Pope Francis was the archbishop here from 1998 to 2013.
And the Caminito Walkway, a street with brightly coloured buildings credited to a local resident Q Martin, who started to beautify the slum in the 1950’. Now very touristic
蜻蜓点水看南美 5
我们现在在布宜诺斯艾利斯，阿根廷的首都，也是最大城市。
早上去了Recoleta坟场，大吉利是！这是市里的第一个公众坟场，始于1732年。墓碑多用大理石，古色古香，过度奢华。高官显要富豪都在这里。
在市中心的Paseo El Rosedal 作短暂停留，这是个公园，玫瑰花为主打。也参观了市内的天主教主教堂，此圣堂建于1580年，已多次修复，建筑风格杂乱。现今的教宗方济各，在1998年至2013年，是这个教区的总主教。
也去了Caminito，百多米长的一条街，艳丽颜色的建筑群。这里本是被遗弃的贫民区，二十世纪五十年代，一位居民，马丁先生，利用船坞遗剩的油漆，开始装饰这里的旧建筑。现在是旅游胜地。
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Whirlwind tour of South America - 6
We spent the day in San Telmo, an old neighbourhood in the city center of Boenos Aires. The Sunday open-air flea market around Plaza Dorrego was established since 1970.
Many entertainers perform in and around the plaza to earn a living. The most popular ones are the tango dancers，the most hated the pick pockets.
We had coffee at this iconic cafe called Bar Plaza Dorrego with classic decoration reminiscent of the early years of the 20th century.
We attended a Sunday mass at the Church of San Pedro Gonzalez Telmo, first built in 1734 and one of the oldest in the city. The bell towers are 40 m high.
蜻蜓点水看南美 - 6
今天去市中心的一个旧社区San Telmo。星期天在大广场有跳蚤市场，非常热闹，以真假古董，艺术品为主。已有四十九年的历史。
大广场也有各种表演，四方人马云聚，为生活费而忙。其中探戈舞最受欢迎，扒手也活跃。
我们在标志性的Bar Plaza Dorrego 喝咖啡，这间酒吧装饰古典，二十世纪初的风味。
今天是星期天，我们在一间教堂听弥撒。Church of San Pedro Gonzalez Telmo 建于1734年，是市内历史最久的教堂之一，钟楼高40米。
We spent the day in San Telmo, an old neighbourhood in the city center of Boenos Aires. The Sunday open-air flea market around Plaza Dorrego was established since 1970.
Many entertainers perform in and around the plaza to earn a living. The most popular ones are the tango dancers，the most hated the pick pockets.
We had coffee at this iconic cafe called Bar Plaza Dorrego with classic decoration reminiscent of the early years of the 20th century.
We attended a Sunday mass at the Church of San Pedro Gonzalez Telmo, first built in 1734 and one of the oldest in the city. The bell towers are 40 m high.
蜻蜓点水看南美 - 6
今天去市中心的一个旧社区San Telmo。星期天在大广场有跳蚤市场，非常热闹，以真假古董，艺术品为主。已有四十九年的历史。
大广场也有各种表演，四方人马云聚，为生活费而忙。其中探戈舞最受欢迎，扒手也活跃。
我们在标志性的Bar Plaza Dorrego 喝咖啡，这间酒吧装饰古典，二十世纪初的风味。
今天是星期天，我们在一间教堂听弥撒。Church of San Pedro Gonzalez Telmo 建于1734年，是市内历史最久的教堂之一，钟楼高40米。
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Whirlwind tour of South America - 7
Early morning we took a 3-hour local flight from Boenos Aires to Ushuaia, reputed as the southern most city in the World. Population: 60,000. And it is cold and windy, around 5 to 6 degrees most of the day. Shown the buildings against the backdrop of snow-capped mountains. It is a port of call for cruise ships, like those to the Southern Antarctica.
In the afternoon some members took a cruise out to the coast. We didn't. We visited Museo del Fin del Mundo, a museum on natural history of Ushuaia and southern Patagonia. Shown penguin specimen.
On food, the southern king crab (lithodes santolla) is a must try in Ushuaia. This one cost about RM 175, certainly enough for 2 people. In KL it could cost double.
蜻蜓点水看南美 - 7
今早我们花了三个小时，从宜诺斯艾利斯飞来Ushuaia 或“勿刷牙”。人口约六万，它是世界上最南方的城市。非常冷，整天都在五六度之间。它是个旅游城市，也是游轮的停靠港。
下午有些团友乘游艇去海湾看景。我们没去，我们去一个这区域的自然历史博物馆参观。图示企鹅标本。
这里的帝王蟹(southern king crab - lithodes santolla)非常有名，这只约马币165零吉，够两个人吃，吉隆坡可能要三四百零吉。
Early morning we took a 3-hour local flight from Boenos Aires to Ushuaia, reputed as the southern most city in the World. Population: 60,000. And it is cold and windy, around 5 to 6 degrees most of the day. Shown the buildings against the backdrop of snow-capped mountains. It is a port of call for cruise ships, like those to the Southern Antarctica.
In the afternoon some members took a cruise out to the coast. We didn't. We visited Museo del Fin del Mundo, a museum on natural history of Ushuaia and southern Patagonia. Shown penguin specimen.
On food, the southern king crab (lithodes santolla) is a must try in Ushuaia. This one cost about RM 175, certainly enough for 2 people. In KL it could cost double.
蜻蜓点水看南美 - 7
今早我们花了三个小时，从宜诺斯艾利斯飞来Ushuaia 或“勿刷牙”。人口约六万，它是世界上最南方的城市。非常冷，整天都在五六度之间。它是个旅游城市，也是游轮的停靠港。
下午有些团友乘游艇去海湾看景。我们没去，我们去一个这区域的自然历史博物馆参观。图示企鹅标本。
这里的帝王蟹(southern king crab - lithodes santolla)非常有名，这只约马币165零吉，够两个人吃，吉隆坡可能要三四百零吉。
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Whirlwind tour of South America - 8
Today is mostly spent at the Tierra del Fuego National Park near Ushuaia. The park was established in 1960, over 680 sq km covering mountains, lakes, waterfalls and glaciers.
Many trekking options are available. We chose an easy one, 5+ km, taking about 3 hours. Other members mostly on more difficult or longer treks. Shown typical scenes, and an indigenous Magellan goose. The biker is from Rio, Brazil and he has ridden 8,000 km to come here.
蜻蜓点水看南美 - 8
今天我们大部分时间呆在Tierra del Fuego 国家公园。公园在“勿刷牙”西侧，面积超过680平方公里。既定在1960年。
逛国家公园最佳方式是徒步。这里徒步路线很多，我们选择了一条最容易的，约5公里多，看看停停拍拍走走，花了3个小时。其他成员多是选更艰难或更长时间的路线。这Magellan鹅是这区域的土生飞禽。这位骑士来自巴西里约热内卢，已骑了八千公里。
Today is mostly spent at the Tierra del Fuego National Park near Ushuaia. The park was established in 1960, over 680 sq km covering mountains, lakes, waterfalls and glaciers.
Many trekking options are available. We chose an easy one, 5+ km, taking about 3 hours. Other members mostly on more difficult or longer treks. Shown typical scenes, and an indigenous Magellan goose. The biker is from Rio, Brazil and he has ridden 8,000 km to come here.
蜻蜓点水看南美 - 8
今天我们大部分时间呆在Tierra del Fuego 国家公园。公园在“勿刷牙”西侧，面积超过680平方公里。既定在1960年。
逛国家公园最佳方式是徒步。这里徒步路线很多，我们选择了一条最容易的，约5公里多，看看停停拍拍走走，花了3个小时。其他成员多是选更艰难或更长时间的路线。这Magellan鹅是这区域的土生飞禽。这位骑士来自巴西里约热内卢，已骑了八千公里。
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Whirlwind tour of South America - 9
Today is travelling day, first flew from Ushuaia to El Calafate, 1+ hour with Aerolineas Argentinas, unfamiliar name to us.
From El Calafate we took a bus to El Chalten, 220 km away. Shown highway scene near the small town, called the Trekking Capital of Argentina. We go trekking tomorrow.
No sightseeing today so no photo to show. To comply with my self-imposed rule of 4 photos a day, I present here two shots of endemic parasitic plants taken at the Tierra del Fuego National Park yesterday. The 1st one the orange ball-like "misodendrum punctulatum", the 2nd white "thread-like" nick-named "Chinese lantern".
蜻蜓点水看南美 - 9
今天是赶路的日子，早上坐一小时多的飞机到 El Calafate, 航空公司是Aerolineas Argentinas, 又是个陌生的名字。
下午包小巴走220公里的路来到一个小镇 El Chalten，阿根廷的徒步首都。明天去徒步，再找苦吃。
今天没观景点，没景点照片分享。我的定律是每天的报告有四张照片，所以补上两张昨天在 Tierra del Fuego 国家公园拍的照片。两种奇特的本土寄生植物：一个黄色圆球的学名是misodendrum punctulatum，那白色丝状物的花名是“中国灯笼”。
Today is travelling day, first flew from Ushuaia to El Calafate, 1+ hour with Aerolineas Argentinas, unfamiliar name to us.
From El Calafate we took a bus to El Chalten, 220 km away. Shown highway scene near the small town, called the Trekking Capital of Argentina. We go trekking tomorrow.
No sightseeing today so no photo to show. To comply with my self-imposed rule of 4 photos a day, I present here two shots of endemic parasitic plants taken at the Tierra del Fuego National Park yesterday. The 1st one the orange ball-like "misodendrum punctulatum", the 2nd white "thread-like" nick-named "Chinese lantern".
蜻蜓点水看南美 - 9
今天是赶路的日子，早上坐一小时多的飞机到 El Calafate, 航空公司是Aerolineas Argentinas, 又是个陌生的名字。
下午包小巴走220公里的路来到一个小镇 El Chalten，阿根廷的徒步首都。明天去徒步，再找苦吃。
今天没观景点，没景点照片分享。我的定律是每天的报告有四张照片，所以补上两张昨天在 Tierra del Fuego 国家公园拍的照片。两种奇特的本土寄生植物：一个黄色圆球的学名是misodendrum punctulatum，那白色丝状物的花名是“中国灯笼”。
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Whirlwind tour of South America - 10
Today is trekking day. El Chalten is a small town crowned the Trekking Capital of Argentina. Most tourists come here to trek and there are many established treks.
We the less fit went to the initial parts of 2 separate treks, covering some 11 km. Great vista through out. The 3rd photo shows the Valley of Vueltas and the 4th photo shows the peaks of Torres, Egger, etc. as viewed from the Torres Viewpoint.
Most of the other members took more difficult and longer treks，over 20 km at least.
蜻蜓点水看南美 - 10
今天是徒步日。El Chalten 是个小镇，自称是阿根廷的徒步首都，旅客都是来徒步的，有很多路线可选。我们的体力不是最佳，走了两条路线的前段，约十一公里。第三张照片是Vueltas 河谷，第四张是雪山景色，在Torres观景台拍摄。
其他团友多是选较难走或斜坡度较大或更远的路线，20公里以上。
Today is trekking day. El Chalten is a small town crowned the Trekking Capital of Argentina. Most tourists come here to trek and there are many established treks.
We the less fit went to the initial parts of 2 separate treks, covering some 11 km. Great vista through out. The 3rd photo shows the Valley of Vueltas and the 4th photo shows the peaks of Torres, Egger, etc. as viewed from the Torres Viewpoint.
Most of the other members took more difficult and longer treks，over 20 km at least.
蜻蜓点水看南美 - 10
今天是徒步日。El Chalten 是个小镇，自称是阿根廷的徒步首都，旅客都是来徒步的，有很多路线可选。我们的体力不是最佳，走了两条路线的前段，约十一公里。第三张照片是Vueltas 河谷，第四张是雪山景色，在Torres观景台拍摄。
其他团友多是选较难走或斜坡度较大或更远的路线，20公里以上。
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