It is Sunday and we don’t start our project at the school until tomorrow. That made for an ideal day to take a tour bus around the city. Again the weather was beautiful. We had the opportunity to see some neighborhoods that are not within walking distance of the hotel. There are a lot of nice areas but of course not everything is nice. It was interesting to see the areas where the Italian immigrants first settled and the soccer stadium where Maradona played his home games. Of course, any interesting areas has been overtaken by shops and vendors selling touristy junk. People must buy it because there is so much out there for sale.
BA really plays up the “tango” with tango shows and tango themes. Of course a lot of it is just for the tourists. When Mike and we’re visiting the school in October Mike mentioned the tango when we we visiting a classroom. Upon saying the word “tango” the class gave up a collective groan.
Tomorrow we start work.
The Caminito area where the Italian immigrants settled.
Outside the stadium the superstar players have their footprint set in cement. One of the stars had a handprint. I guess that had to be a goalie or a player that was famous for “flopping”.