Antarctica -- October-November 2010

Buenos Aires. Argentina. The tree windows on the left-hand side (with closed shutters on them) are where Eva Perone (and her husband, Juan, the president) would address crowds in the plaza. The scene where Madonna sings "Don't Cry for me Argentina," in the movie version of "Evita" was also filmed here (they gave the film crew access for only a few hours late one night). Although called a palace, it is really an office building now, the president has a residential compound elsewhere in the city. I think even at the time of Juan and Eva Perone, the building was no longer a residence.

(18 Nov 2010)

This is Casa Rosada. It is made of stone that has a slight pinkish cast, but that’s not really visible here. This side of the building was in shadow when we were there.

The three windows on the left-hand side of the second floor are where the president gives public addresses – and where Eva Perone gave at least one famous speech – and where Madonna doing the “Don’t Cry For Me, Argentina” song was filmed for the movie “Evita.”

Date on the photo is incorrect. In January 2010, I realized I’d goofed when I gone thru the setup process after this camera was purchased in early November. [Added to this end-of-description "adder"in Feb 2013 -- the incorrect date is on the image itself (and on other images). This does not refer to the date in this description, above).]