Mark and MarieOur visit to Buenos Aires in 2016 coincided with the arrival of the President for the opening of parliament. As a result there were road closures throughout the capital both to facilitate the arrival of official vehicles and to keep the large protest groups away. Our tour that should have largely been by bus ended up being largely on foot through wide roads in the capital city devoid of traffic and often with barricades of police in the distance. A slightly surreal but enjoyable experience.<br> <br> This is Casa Rosada- the "Pink House" - the Argentine president's official workplace, located at one end of Plaza de Mayo. We never saw any trouble and the police didn't care about couples, individuals, or our obvious tourist group wandering around and passing through barricades. We also didn't see any use of the numerous water cannons that had been set up along one side-street.<br> <br> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/Travel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Travel</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/Photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Photography</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/TravelPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TravelPhotography</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/Argentina?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Argentina</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/BuenosAires?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BuenosAires</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/CasaRosada?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CasaRosada</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/PinkHouse?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PinkHouse</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/Architecture?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Architecture</a>