Finally we went on a tour of the City this weekend! We started in the Barrio of Belgrano and took a bus down through the northeast side of the city. Through Palermo, Recoleta, San Nicolas, Monserrat, San Telmo, Boca and hit up Puerto Madero on the way home.
In Palermo is a very wealthy Barrio, with one of the most expensive shopping avenues in Buenos Aires. It also has a Beautiful city park called Palermo Woods with some of the oldest trees in Buenos Aires. It's no forest but a nice park none the less.
In Recoleta we saw a monument of Evita who is a very important lady politically. She worked for the worker’s and women’s rights starting in the 1940s. We also drove past the National library and the Recoleta cemetery. It looked like a small town because all of the bodies are buried in tombs.
Then we drove through downtown. We saw the Opera House and all the government buildings including the pink house where the president supposedly “works.” The people of Argentina seem to dislike Christina the current president. We also saw where the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo march. We are going to go watch them march on Thursday, which they have been doing for the past 30 years every Thursday.
La Boca was next. That’s where my team is from! I can’t wait to see a match! Go Boca Juniors! This Barrio also has beautiful buildings of all different colors. Originally the people that lived here didn’t have enough money to buy paint so they asked for the leftovers. Now they keep painting the buildings various bright colors for tradition. You never stay in La Boca after 5 pm. It can be a very dangerous part of town.
Our last stop was Puerto Madero which is a very nice part of town. It used to be part of the port but they have gutted all the buildings and turned them into restaurants, shops and apartments. This is where the TGI Fridays is, I hear it is very pricy to eat there.
That’s all for now! But I hope to revisit all these places to get some good pictures for you all to see! :)
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