Buenos Aires, Take Two

Ok, maybe Buenos Aires IS the Paris of the south. Wide boulevards, lots of parks, statues everywhere, classic architecture, art museums aplenty, street cafes....I'm sold.

It's a lovely city and I find myself shocked to think it's in Latin America. I've been all over it and this is probably the safest I've ever felt in it. Granted, I'm staying in nice neighborhoods and am somewhat protected here. There are cops on street patrol everywhere and they have a secondary type of police patrol that doesn't carry weapons, but they are eyes and ears on the street and that keeps this place pretty safe.

I've spent 11 nights and days here on this stretch and it's nice to have that time to do a deep dive in different neighborhoods and go to most of the museums and parks. I've done too much to mention here, but I've enjoyed the people and the culture. You really need to know some Spanish because hardly anyone speaks English.

I can get a great ribeye steak and a glass of Mendoza wine for the same price as a standard lunch without a drink in downtown Madison. Our great conundrum is trying to decide if we want to have a glass each of house wine at lunch or get a bottle for just $2 more. I bet you can guess what we've been doing.

Getting around town is pretty easy with a Sube card. Buses are 40 to 80 cents and the Metro is $0.85. But we've been walking a lot also and averaging about 8 miles a day.

We are flying to Puerto Iguazu on New Year's Eve to go to the famous Iguazu Falls. I've been before but they're worth seeing again and it will be Deanne's first time.

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