Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires was a great place to celebrate the end of an amazing trip.  It was a beautiful and lively city though I think what I'll remember most about BA is the steak, the wine, and that people don't have dinner until 11pm and bars and clubs don't get busy until 1am.  Seriously!  We thought we were doing well having dinner at 10:30pm and then a family with young kids would show up as we were leaving.  It was certainly something different!  Aside from all the food and drink, there were some sights to see as well.

One of our first stops was the Recoleta Cemetery.  Among the massive grave sites was the resting place of Eva Peron.

It was a beautiful cemetery and some of the grave sites were larger than New York City studio apartments.

Afterwards I stopped by a cafe to catch up with my old friends Brian and Brian. They loved my t-shirt.

Another day we spent some time checking out Plaza de Mayo, Casa Rosado (Executive Mansion and office of the President) and the nearby Puente de Mujer (Women's bridge.)  We were lucky to have a stunningly sunny day!

Plaza de Mayo

Buildings adjacent to the Plaza.

Casa Rosada

Puente de Mujer

We also checked out the nearby Teatro Colon, the main opera house in the city and the Washington Monument look a like, Obelisk of Buenos Aires.

Another afternoon we checked out the neighborhood of La Boca.  It was fairly touristy and is known for colorful houses and buildings and tango dancers performing in cafes and on the street.

On Sunday we checked out the massive outdoor market in San Telmo.  It probably stretched for 20 blocks and they sold all sorts of everything.

Though coming back to where I started, some of the most enjoyable parts of the trip were the food and the wine.  We probably tried half a dozen different Malbecs during our stay and they were all excellent and so cheap.  Though I have to credit Deney who was the trip's certified Malbec selector.  At most places there were dozens of local choices to choose from.

I don't have any foodie photos, but as anyone who's been to Buenos Aires can attest, the steaks really are out of this world.  Nothing like I've had at home.

After dinner we always did our best to keep up with the locals as you really couldn't go anywhere and expect anyone to be there until 1am.  We were also in town over Halloween weekend and you could not miss it even 4 days later on November 4th.  They loved their costumes and Halloween decor!   So did I to be honest.

As I sit at the mediocre AA lounge in the Buenos Aires airport finishing up this post I'm already reminded of home.  Sadly, because its a mediocre US style lounge. :)  I am looking forward to coming home, though I'm enjoying as much Malbec as I can before I leave.  Cheers to you Buenos Aires, you were wonderful.