FLORALIS GENERICA

Buenos Aires Botanical Garden

My favorite trip I've taken thus far in my time on this globe has been hands down Buenos Aires back in 2017. I had always wanted to go, and must admit it was the men that attracted me. But in general, I have to say Argentina has more beautiful people per capita then Id ever seen. Inside and Outside. Very welcoming people. Natural beauty. But what took and blew me away was the architecture, a mix of very old and new, getting around and communicating wasn't an issue as many there spoke English, Spanish and French, and had more diverse culture then any other city I have visited. You can see many of the post by clicking the tag under the post. One of the most cool things we saw was the Floralis Generica.

Argentine architect Eduardo Catalano, designed the Floralis Generica, a giant silver flower, which has been a striking landmark since it opened in 2002. When standing at, it is huge! The enormous metal flower blooms anew each day in a pool of water next to the National Museum of Fine Arts, revealing four long stamens inside. It's six 13 meter long petals open, which takes about 20 minutes to watch, at eight in the morning, and then will close, slowly, at sunset, mimicking the action of a real flower. It is soo cool to see. We went back several days to see it even if just for a few moments. When the petals are closed finally, the 18 ton flower is 75 feet tall and 52 ft wide, and when blossomed it becomes a flora of incredible 105 ft wide. The constructed flower reflects the city around it, in the aluminum of it's petals. When the petals close at night, the flower either glows red or purple. On just four nights of the year, the petals will remain open, and glowing brilliantly, keeping Buenos Aires in bloom all night long. Just one of many unexpected delight this city offered.

I'm STILL surprised I came back.... don't cry for me Argentina ...

We'll soon be back together.