Heading home

After breakfast, we took a taxi to San Telmo market, and looked at antiques. Then we took a taxi to the Japanese garden, and arranged for the taxi driver, Gustavo, to pick us up. Unfortunately, the restaurant in the garden was closed, so we walked over to another Cafe, and then back to the Japanese garden.

Our taxi driver picked us up at the garden, took us to our hotel to pick up our bags, and then to the airport. The taxi driver had lots of questions about the USA, including the economic crisis and cars. Richard and the driver chatted the whole way. At the airport, Richard changed his remaining money from Chile and Uruguay to dollars. We left about 10 PM for our long flight to JFK airport in NYC. The flight was bumpy but OK.

We arrived in NYC in the very early morning, freezing cold, 21 degrees. We decided to get a day room at a nearby Day's Inn. Richard and Marianne slept for a while, and then Richard headed to Manhattan. After a shuttle ride, a train ride, and two subway rides, Richard arrived at the Guggenheim. The most impressive thing was a room lined with loose gold leaf.

Richard met our friends Malcolma and Janis for lunch; good to see them. Then he headed back to the hotel, picked up Marianne, and headed for the airport. Our flight from JFK to Denver left around 10 PM, so we got into Denver late. We took the RTD bus to our car, and then we were home.

Quite a trip, new countries, our first cruise.