My first day of sightseeing...

so, with 4 months to explore this great place, my sightseeing has been at a relatively leisurely pace. Plus, the fact that we've been out till all hours of the morning each night (more about that later) has meant that I really haven't done much 'touristy' stuff (yet).

Here's a picture of me in front of the Casa Rosada (Pink House). It's essentially the same as the White House (i.e. Presidential Palace). This is where Eva Peron (Evita, for all you Madonna Fans) used to speak to 'her people'. I forget the spanish word (descamisado, maybe?), but it roughly translates to 'the shirtless'. Apparently she was quite a hero of the great unwashed (to use a north american colloquialism). Anyway, the casa gets its characteristic pink hue from the technique of mixing oxblood with whitewash. It had faded quite a bit since being originally constructed, so was redone just a few years ago. Well, the money actually ran out after only the front had been refinished, so it's only been partially redone.

As for the picture, I thought it somewhat clever (ironic?) to go sightseeing in a city that I'm not from, wearing a shirt of a place that I'm not from either. At least I can amuse myself.