When we first arrived (was it only yesterday ????) it was rainy and cloudy yet Buenos Aires still looked pretty interesting. Today with not a cloud in the sky, 32 degree temps (no humidity, though, so absolutely gorgeous day) it looked wonderful. This city is a great place to wander around, or find a patio and chill. It is fairly easy to figure out on the map (Domi is much better at reading maps than I am, whew...) and there is plenty to see.
BA is one of the cleanest cities I have been in. Sure you can see signs of neglect in the broken cobblestones and such, but the streets are so clean, except for when you trip on one they are quickly forgotten.
Plaza De Mayo, Plza San Martin, Florida street´s pedestrian mall are all interesting and very pretty - Plenty of statues, stores, fountains and pigeons. Then we hit for LaRecoletta cemetary. This was absolutely amazing, totally not what I expected. No wonder it is listed as a must see for BA !!!!.
Not a blade of grass in sight, but plenty of crypts, masoleums, and statues. We found the burial place of Eva Peron which was pretty cool to see. Apparently they do still bury people here, as we found one as recent as 2007....
After the cemetary and some ice cream (which is really good here) we headed to the Palermo district. We decided to try the public bus system, which turned out to be pretty easy and cheap. After some more wandering, a roof top patio beckoned. It was a comfortable place, so we stayed for a few servecas and some tapas before heading to the subte (subway) and back to the hostel.
Tomorrow after another day if sights in BA we are headed on an over night bus to Puerto Madryn. Apparently it´s about a 16 hour bus ride, so we bought tickets for sleeper seast but this should be interetsing.
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