los tres puertos de argentina

Today, Nana and Papa took us on a city adventure to see three ports in Argentina.  The first port we went to was La Boca.  Truman wrote in his journal, "There they had lots of cool colored houses.  They were made of wood and metal.  They also had people selling art pictures."  In fact, Benito Quinquela Martin was a famous Argentine painter who gave his money for the development of this area and its focus on art.  His paintings are still loved for life at the port in La Boca.

 Nana had the boys drawing their own art of something they saw at the port.

 Here is what I saw:

We attempted to go to an art museum, but without much luck.  However, we did get some great views of the area including La Boca stadium.

The second port we went to was called Puerto Madero. 

 On the way, we saw the Aduana.  Customs!  A lot of missionary packages get held here.

 When we arrived at the port, my mom told us about how this port has been revitalized into an urban area.  They used the cranes as decoration and they turned all the old brick warehouses into upscale stores and restaurants.  It is one of the most successful waterfront renewal projects in the world.

 The swinging bridge was a big hit!

Then we were on our way to the last port.  With some superb driving by Papa who managed to get us through the madness of no lanes, and all kinds of craziness parked in the middle of the road, we saw Puerto Nuevo.  (The New Port)  It is the principal maritime port in Argentina today.  As Truman said in his journal, "They had huge ship carrier boxes.  There were millions and millions of them.  There were also big cranes that would lift the boxes off the ships."

Each of the ports was so different and we had a great time checking them out on such a beautiful day.