Daylight Savings & Plaza de Mayo (BA Day 7 - Part 1)

We woke up today to a wonderful discovery. Today was the day to change clocks for daylight savings. Since it is Fall here, we 'fell back' an hour, so were pleasantly surprised with an extra hour.

The longer we've been here, the more intrigued I am by the city/country and it's history. I can't help but try to imagine and picture the people in these places long ago. So, I'm adding the background and history of some of the places. If you're not interested in that, you can skip over it :).

The Plaza de Mayo is the main square in downtown Buenos Aires. Several of the city's major landmarks are located around the Plaza: the Cabildo (the city council during the colonial era), , the Metropolitan Cathedral of Buenos Aires. The May Pyramid, the current city hall or municipalidad, and the headquarters of the Nación Bank. The Buenos Aires financial district (microcentro), affectionately known as la City also lies besides the Plaza.

The Plaza de Mayo is the historic core of Buenos Aires, founded upon the city's second founding in 1580. The plaza's prominent buildings create an architectural timeline: the Cabildo (the city council during the colonial era), and Metropolitan Cathedral are vestiges of the colonial period (18th and early 19th c.), while the Casa Rosada (home of the executive branch of the federal government), the Pirámide de Mayo (Pyramid of May), the current city hall or municipalidad, and the headquarters of the Nación Bank reflect the styles of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Surrounding the government and union offices are structures built in the mid-20th century that are less interesting. However, they typify the severe fascist style popular in South America at the time, with their smooth surfaces and enormous Roman-style metal doors.

Plaza de Mayo remains the political heart of Buenos Aires, serving as a forum for protests with many camping out here overnight.

Its current name commemorates the May Revolution of 1810, which started the process towards the country's independence from Spain in 1816.

The Cabildo

The Cabildo in 1867

The May Pyramid and the Casa Rosada - where Eva Peron's (Evita) famous balcony is.

This is a common occurrence, where Kerrigan is a main attraction.