We have a couple of days in BA at the start of our trip. You need two weeks to see a major city, I'd say, but it’s spring here and we want to get south as soon as we can.
So… two days of sleeping (Ann), lying awake at odd times (Nick), double check bookings for the comming weeks (Nick), reading about places we are going in detail (Ann), figuring out workflows for the tech we are using for this site (Nick), and finally getting out and about in Central BA.
We're staying a couple of blocks from Plaza de Mayo and from there we walk south through San Telmo. A bohemian quarter, somewhat subdued this Tuesday afternoon, it matches our travel-weary mood. We linger a little in Parque Lezama before making our way over to Puerto Madero as the sun goes down.
On our second day we follow a more conventional tourist pattern, making our way up through slightly more affluent neighbourhoods to the cemetery at Ricoleta, resting place of Eva Peron. It is worth reading her story again, even if just the Wikipedia article. It is a remarkable real-life fairytale of political hope.
What did we miss? If we had those two days again we'd probably spend more time exploring San Telmo and maybe La Boca nearby.
