Last Days in Buenos Aires

Sorry for no updates the last couple of days. Been extremely packed with limited access to the internet. Monday was the final day in Buenos Aires. We spent it touring around and seeing as much of the city as possible. It started in San Telmo, which is an older district with lots of character and art. We were going to the National History Museum, which ended up being closed. From there, we headed to La Boca and Caminito. La Boca is mostly seedy, with the exception being El Caminito which is very geared towards tourists. It was very colorful with Tango dancers at many roadside restaurants. From there, it was time to head to Retiro for shopping and browsing. Unfortunately, not much peaked my interest. While walking through the park in Retiro, we randomly saw Erica, a girl from DC who we originally met at the museum. She ended up hanging out with us and we all went to dinner.

As for dinner, we went to an amazing place that Todd recommended and was also in the guidebook, La Chacra. The steak was flat out amazing and the meal easily would have cost well over $100 at home. It was fantastic. 2 bottles of wine, steak, salad, potatoes, and dessert all rang in at less than $30.

Overall, I found Buenos Aires to be a pretty laid back and very safe city. It was much different than expected. Romance was in the air, you could smell it (inside joke.) But, it was an enjoyable city that was well covered in the amount of time we had allocated. Next post, Iguazu Falls.