Buenos Aires

Let's go to the southern hemisphere! We left the autumn behind and started our trip into spring at Buenos Aires. We can call it a hot spring down there with about 30 degrees Celsius. At downtown Buenos Aires we visited the sights around Plaza de Mayo (Casa Rosada, Catedral Metropolitana, Cabildo) as well as the Teatro Colón, the Congreso de la Nación Argentina and the obelisk at Av. 9 de Julio.

If you are at Buenos Aires there are two urban quarters you won't miss: La Recoleta and La Boca. The latter is well known for its colourful housing made of corrugated sheet iron from old ships. There is also the football stadium La Bombonera home of one of Argentina's most famous football clubs: the Boca Juniors. We also attended a Tango Show when beeing in that neighborhood. At La Recoleta one visits the famous cemetery that contains the graves of notable people, including several presidents of Argentina, Nobel Prize winners, a granddaughter of French emperor Napoleon and Eva Perón. Getting a mausoleum at that cemetery is more expensive than getting a flat in downtown Buenos Aires.

We had also time to visit the new barrio (district) of Puerto Madero, occupying a significant portion of the Río de la Plata riverbank. This old harbour is today one of the trendiest boroughs in Buenos Aires with a hip waterfront. Every street in Puerto Madero is named after women (!).

We enjoyed very much our stay at Buenos Aires, the old domiciles, the southern ambience and especially the blooming jacaranda trees.