Bueno Aires: Barrio Boca

We slept in and after a nice shower headed down to the breakfast buffet. It was probably the most selection we've had in all over Latin America but the quality wasn't very convincing. The bread was dry, the eggs partly cold and the fruits rather tasteless. The breakfast option wasn't that expensive but still pretty disappointing experience 🙄
But we are not in Buenos Aires to spend our day in the hotel! Today was planned fully with exploration of the highlights:

First up we walked the same way as yesterday evening to the Plaza Dorrego and then continued further on until we reached the Boca neighborhood. It's famous for "La Bombonera", the stadium of the football club Boca Juniors. The whole neighborhood is in the clubs' colours 🟨🟦 We took some pictures and then investigated the souvenir shops briefly but continued our way through the narrow colourful streets. This small section of the neighborhood is called Caminito and famous for the street art and artesian products. We got a beer at one of the small stalls and strolled through it. At the end is the waterfront where we took a bus to the next destination, Puerto Madero.
This renovated, hip riverfront is bustling with people and offers a great selection of bars, cafés and restaurants. In the center is the Bridge of the Women, representing a woman in fluid movement at a Tango dance 💃Most of the buildings are big brick buildings that used to be warehouses. There was also a huge, beautiful sailing ship anchored ⛵ From there it was just a little walk to the historic city center with the Casa Rosada (now by day) and the cathedral.
Another iconic monument is the obelisk with the green BA in front. We stopped by to take a few pictures but it was super crowded with a long queue. So we continued our way to the library "El Ateneo", an old theater that was converted. Overall the impression of Buenos Aires was great, wide walkways with tree cover, generally pretty clean and a comfortable climate. We checked out the cemetery Recolecta but just from outside and then returned to the hotel briefly.

For dinner we had decided to go to a traditional Argentinian barbecue restaurant. It was a nice walk about an hour until we arrived there but it was still pretty early for local customs. I ordered a tenderloin steak and we shared a bottle of Malbec wine 🍷 The steak was well prepared and barbecued but not as great as in Bariloche. But the dessert was one of the best Flan in our trip ☺️ We took the bus to the Plaza Dorrego again but just had a coffee and then went back to the hotel as it was already pretty late.Read more