Written By: Dan
Buenos Aires is a beautiful city. It is known for Stake, inventing the Tango, beautiful people, and a very wide street (12-15 lanes). All are true - though the beauty of the people is often overshadowed by the ugly tourists.
We tried our best to tour the city, but it is a large area to cover. We went shopping down Florida street - a crazy bazaar. It is a cobblestone road (no cars) lined with shops. Of the road are alleys with tons of Malls! Not a shop or two, but entire malls - Tons of them! Florida street ends at a park, and a quick walk later we were back at the hotel (Sofitel - a great hotel). We also found time to tour a monument that looked like the Washington Monument, and the balcony that is famous for the Eva Perone speech (or really, the Madona song from Evita). I did some research on Evita - it is not what most people think - but a great story.
We left this morning for Brazil. That marks the end of our Spanish speaking South America, and the beginning of a week in Brazil. Buenos Aires was quite different from any other city we have visited so far. Larger, generally safer, and it offers more to do than a tourist can handle in one trip.
Buenos Aires is a beautiful city. It is known for Stake, inventing the Tango, beautiful people, and a very wide street (12-15 lanes). All are true - though the beauty of the people is often overshadowed by the ugly tourists.We tried our best to tour the city, but it is a large area to cover. We went shopping down Florida street - a crazy bazaar. It is a cobblestone road (no cars) lined with shops. Of the road are alleys with tons of Malls! Not a shop or two, but entire malls - Tons of them! Florida street ends at a park, and a quick walk later we were back at the hotel (Sofitel - a great hotel). We also found time to tour a monument that looked like the Washington Monument, and the balcony that is famous for the Eva Perone speech (or really, the Madona song from Evita). I did some research on Evita - it is not what most people think - but a great story.
We left this morning for Brazil. That marks the end of our Spanish speaking South America, and the beginning of a week in Brazil. Buenos Aires was quite different from any other city we have visited so far. Larger, generally safer, and it offers more to do than a tourist can handle in one trip.
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