After our relaxing time at the Yoga Park, we finally arrived back in Buenos Aires. With all the tips we got from other travelers we knew we had two busy days ahead of us and we were excited. We stayed at the Sandanzas hostel in the San Telmo area, the staff was absolute amazing, however I did not like the location too much.
After we dropped our bags we walked to the harbor area called Puerto Madero and were surprised how modern the area was.
Here we also saw the first tango dancers on the street. We both were impressed and it was so much fun to watch.
Slowly the city turned from dusk into nightlife and we passed the Casada Rosada at the Plaza de Mayo, were Evita had her speech on the balcony. However she was not there for us to give us a speech...
Argentina is full of art and expressive people, on street stands you can buy great ideas made into art or you can see amazing graffiti on walls. There are small arcades full of different artists and their products.
That night we also walked passed the Obelissco at the Plaza de la Republican before we had dinner at the Palermo area. We had our first "Parilla" (Argentinean BBQ), we got so much meat until we just couldn't fit anything inside ourselves anymore. We saw a lot of party goers passing our table, all nicely dressed up. We were in our usual kaki colored outdoory, backpacker cloth and did not feel like going into a fancy club. By the time we finished dinner and our last bottle of tasty Malbec, it was already late. The night bus and a stroll brought us back to the hostel.
The next morning we crawled out of bed to enjoy the free breakfast at the hostel and it was really worth it. We had some extra coffee to have the energy for a full day of city sightseeing! We also met Boland from Turkey, who joint us for the day.
We started off at the Recoleta area were we walked pass a park with this huge sculpture. The name is Floralis Generica and the petals open in the morning and close at night. It can be found at the United Nation Square.
We just continued to walk around town and found so many amazing photo motives that we could not stop taking pictures.
Buenos Aires is a beautiful city however in some occasions you are reminded that also there is poverty.
We slowly proceeded to our main target the Cementerio de la Recoleta. It is like a miniature city within a city. There you can see amazing graves and sculptures and can walk for hours in the small alleys and look for Eva Padrons grave. Have you found it?!
Boland was busy trying his new photo camera out and we even lost him in this maze and only found him at the exit.
Robert knocked at every door in the hope for a refreshing beer. He only found coffins and urns. So he sticked to the water bottle.
After the cemetery we took a bus to La Boca. It is safe there at the touristy area, but if you walk a few wrong streets, it is not so safe anymore. But not to worry it is not hard to see were the touristy area is finished or be found.
We went there in the late afternoon and the stands started to close, we didn't mind as it meant it was not that busy anymore.
Even Robert had the chance to pose as a Tango dancer. But be aware nothing is for free and Dollars are expected.
It looks very touristy and almost like it was placed there and that is what we did not like so much. But it was fun to take pictures, even if you just go there shortly, walk the three streets, take pictures and take the bus to your next destination. The public transport in BA is very cheap and good!
We saw more tango, but why would you have two restaurants with tango and blasting music just opposite of each other! To catch tourists?
In the evening we went to a club called "Cathedral de Tango", to watch "normal" people dance Tango. Unfortunately we missed the lessons at 21:00, but the club was individual and really cool. We had a drink and just enjoyed watching other people dance tango, whilst sweating doing nothing.
After a night full of Aussie snoring and being thankful to British Airways once again for ear plugs, we once again had our alarm on early to catch the great breakfast and have look at the antique market before saying goodbye to this great country.
Every Sunday there is a antique market at San Telmo. It is really fun to stroll through the stands and see the many curious things. Unfortunately we had not enough time as we had to catch the bus to the airport that would take 2 hours. We heard in the afternoon there would be more tango performances and other street performers, which we missed.
It was hard to say goodbye to Buenos Aires and Argentina, but I know for sure it is an "Auf Wiedersehen". We enjoyed the country and especially the people so much. If I would have the chance I would live there for a while.
For more pictures see the following link: Buenos Aires
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