Decided this morning to go back to the Colon Theatre for a tour in English - went there on Tuesday but were told they were servicing lighting that day and the actual theatre was in darkness - we got there today and the same message was displayed so saved our money and opted for something else. Checked our notes and found that there was a Jesuit centre, highly recommended for tours, cafes, local artist shops etc, reasonably close so we walked about 10 blocks along very uneven pavements, through the theatre/music district of Buenos Aires and were told the tour was at 3 pm - too late for us unfortunately! The courtyard adjacent to the centre was nice, we enjoyed a beer while deciding the next move then wandered through the small shops there. Have decided this beautiful city needs a thorough clean up - if only they could put some of those bandits to work replacing pavement tiles, picking up litter etc it would be so much more pleasant to walk around.
Maria-Julia & Pablo picked us up late afternoon for the 30 + km drive to their daughter, Mercedes's house for a five year old birthday party. (We met Mercedes when she came to our house with her parents as a 17 year old). She is now married to Tomas and has 2 children. It took 1 1/2 hours on the busiest freeway! Thought we would never get there! Was chaotic with about 20 kids having fun and we really only stayed about an hour but the idea was to have a brief visit. They live in a gated community - both Mercedes and Tomas drive into BA city for work, she as a lawyer and he is an orthopedic surgeon at the British hospital.
On the way home we stopped for dinner at 1000 Eosa Negra, San Isidro racecourse - a beautiful restaurant trackside. We are going to a different racecourse tomorrow.
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