Lanus

Our very last stop in Argentina before we left to go back to Spain was to visit family in Lanus, where Jonathan's mother used to live.  Like Rafael Calzada, where we stayed the majority of our time in Argentina, Lanus is a suburb of Buenos Aires.  We stayed with Jon's mother's first cousin, Josefina.  Our first night there, we went to Josefina's restaurant, Nuestra Pampa, which was absolutely awesome.  We got a tour and merchandise and everything!  We had a big dinner and met most of the family there from Lanus, Jonathan's grandpa's brother's children and their families. 

The next morning we headed out to see Jon's mother's old house, only a few blocks from where Josefina lives.  The house appears abandoned now, but we took a few shots.  Josefina also showed us the corner store where she and Jonathan's mom would go and buy alfajores (dulce de leche filled cakes).

From there we went to La Boca, neighborhood in the city of Buenos Aires.  Historically, it is the part of the city where the shipyard people lived.  They used the paint from the boats to paint the outside of their homes, resulting in all of these multicolored homes.  We had already been to La Boca, but we went in the middle of summer and it was completely full of tourists, so we wanted to go again to take some photos.  There are some parts of La Boca that are really annoying and full of tourists and tourist merch, but there are other parts that are really beautiful and fun to wander around. 

Later that night we headed back to their restaurant to grab a quick bite and a few drinks.

Our last night we went to have dinner at Angelica's home, which is also located in Lanus.  We had a really nice time spending time together, looking at old photos, telling stories, and learning family secrets :).  They served us some good Galego food - fish empanadas, shrimp, and calamari (a welcomed reprieve from the all meat, all the time diet we were on in Argentina).  The first picture is of Angelica, who wanted me to show Jon's grandmother that we were using the tea cups Jon's grandparents gave them for their wedding.

I do also have to include this photo Jon took of an old photo, where Jon's grandpa is quite obviously telling one of the greatest stories ever told :).