Day 18. This is Monday,December 8, and there will be no heavy traffic or banks open today. It is a national holiday called Día de la Inmaculada Concepció, or Immaculate Conception day. 
The plan today is to go to explore the district of Recoleta- including the Recoleta Cemetery. In the early 1700’s this area was a perfect place for quiet recollection. This is where its name comes from. The cemetery is “a blend of architectural whimsy and a panorama of Argentine history.”
Here we find Evita.
It is seriously hot here today. Scalding hot! We find this humongous 200 year old tree.
We decide to have some soda and a snack at this world famous restaurant: La Biela:
http://www.geobeats.com/videoclips/argentina/buenos-aires/la-biela
It is a little more expensive to order on the patio under the tree but it is gorgeous and peaceful here. You can’t quite see from any of the pictures but these branches are so enormous that each one requires a 8”X8” post to prop them up. 
Because it is a national holiday, the Sunday fair at the Plaza Francia (the Recloeta Feria) is also going on today.
We walk along the path and peruse the vendor’s goods.
We end up buying
a necklace for Tim’s birthday before heading
back to the hotel. On the way back
we take this photo through the gates of the Palacio San Martin. This is a national monument to the nation’s liberator. We stop at the disco for some dinner and bring it back to the room. 
We see our neighbors across the way enjoying a fireplace on their balcony. We enjoy our evening alone as we recoup from a long day of walking. What a beautiful city.
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