Plaza de Mayo, Buenos Aires

We got off the bus at the last stop on the circuit and walked up to Plaza de Mayo, the city's main square. Like everywhere else in the city, it was surprisingly quiet.

The Plaza de Mayo is the main foundational site of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was formed in 1884 after the demolition of the Recova building, unifying the city's Plaza Mayor and Plaza de Armas, by that time known as Plaza de la Victoria and Plaza 25 de Mayo respectively.

We took photos of the Catedral Metropolitana and of the Casa Rosada, the pink palace where Eva Peron famously addressed huge crowds from the balcony.

After wandering around for a while, we found a restaurant to have a late lunch. They gave us complimentary starters of toast with aioli and potato limone with Serrano ham. For main course, Mark had grilled chicken and I had salmon ravioli with salad. The only disappointment was that the pasta was quite stodgy, but overall it was a decent meal, and not too expensive by Argentine standards!

We then walked back to the hostel to shower and change ready for our evening out.Read more