Don't Cry for Her, Argentina

I walked past the Recoleta cemetery, and thought that I should tick at least one tourist box by visiting the Evita tomb.
The place is actually very pretty in a graveyard kinda way and quite grandiose and ornate, probably an indication that there once was an awful lot of money in Argentina.


Finding the Evita tomb was not really that difficult. You just need to identify the likely people to go there (your best bets are Madonna fans, a bunch of emos oor a group of Japanese tourists) and just follow them. I followed the local emo chick and sure enough - she was going straight there!

So here it is - the eternal resting place of Eva Peron, and probably the only tomb to actually have the person's nickname with two exclamation points! Good on you !Evita!

The on the way out, I couldn't help but noticing that
(a) there are an awful lot of cats walking around the place
(b) all of them look pretty fat, very well fed, and suspiciously content


Which makes you think... One day you are married to the president, adored by the people, have West End musicals written about you. Then, the next day - you're cat food.
Maybe Argentina should cry for her after all.