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Back in town in the central park, there was a 200 year old gum tree!

200+ year old gum tree

To give you and idea what 2 centuries worth of nearly unpruned growth looks like, have a look at these photos:

Sar and the gum tree

Its limbs stretch way out beyond the sidewalks and into the streets.

Rob & the giant gum tree

We then went to the city’s cemetery. There were hundreds, probably thousands of tombstones, crypts, and mausoleums packed into this relatively small plot of real estate.

elaborate crypt architecture

And you wouldn’t believe the intricacy of the design. Some were like miniature houses or museums, they were so ornate, complete with marble columns.

elaborate crypt architecture

The Catholics like them some masterful architecture. A lot of the crypts were very old. Take a look at this one:

mausoleum

Let’s zoom in on that date…

coffin dated 1492!

Before having lunch, we stopped for nerdy photos in the old English phone booth.

Rob in the TARDIS

Lunch included — what else? — pastries and coffee (café con leche for Sarah¹ ). A national favorite of the Argentines is dulce de leche, thick milk caramel. Sar and I loved it the first few days, but now we kind of wretch inside at the mere mention of it. Too much of a good thing, I suppose.

the 2nd best lemon meringue pie in Argentina

1. con = with, leche = milk [↩]

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