Arrived in BsAs on Wednesday 18th January. We booked a room through Airbnb in the southern part of the city in Barracus which is about 8km from the centre. We have been staying in a 2 bedroom flat with Pomi the father of the owner of the flat. Pomi speaks no English and we speak about the same Spanish. He likes to talk and we like to nod and say sí... It's the perfect relationship...
The first day we headed out to see some of the sights, first walked to the near by neighbourhood of La Boca. La Boca is a very poor part of town next to the old docks where the Italiano's immigrated to. The small touristy part of town is brightly painted which is a bit of a gimme to attract hoards of buses.
Boca Juniors Fútbol team resides nearby, made famous by Diego Maradona.
From here we survived our first local bus experience. The buses hammer though the narrow streets, overtaking cars and racing each other. It is an extremely efficient way to travel, and there are about a thousand buses and hour. NSW state government could learn a thing or two.
The architecture throughout the city is amazing. Rivalling grand European cities. And the food is both cheap and great.
Another outing we headed to Recoleta cemetery. The cemetery for the rich and famous created in 1822. Mausoleums cost the families thousands of $$ each year and are an architectural free for all. The most famous tomb being Eva (Evita) Perón.
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