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Second
time in Buenos Aires
City
Tour / Sights
Take
one of the city tour coach trips early in
your stay - they cover most of the sights
around Plaza de Mayo (casa rosada,
cabildo, catedral etc) through to the
Bombonera - Boca Juniors playground - and
the conventillos of Caminito - lots of
tango souvenirs - and will give you an
idea of where you want to revisit.
Don't
miss the old "English tower" or
the flower monument (open by day, closed
by night - a gift from an Argentinian
architect who now lives here in
Cambridge, UK) and the regenerated Puerto
Madero docks.
Do
think about visiting Evita's tomb (Recoleta
cemetery) and, of course those of Carlos
Gardel and Juan Peron ( Chacarita
cemetery - almost at the end of one of
the metro lines). If you are a smoker,
help Carlos out with another nicotine fix.
Another
"must do" is the flea market at
Plaza Dorrego on a Sunday (usually
complete with "El Indio" and
Mariana doing a few "history of
tango" demonstrations before his
open air milonga between around 6pm and 8pm);
there's also a "tango souvenir"
shop there.
We
took a taxi up to the Spanish monument in
Recoleta one morning then took a few
hours peace and quiet in the Japanese
Gardens - recommended to clear the lungs!
- before walking back through Recoleta /
Retiro etc; we also spent time around
Florida (shopping), and Corrientes (CDs,
theatres etc).
Postcards
home? Forget it! Postage is expensive and
- whether or not they are put in
envelopes - they just don't get here.
Well, if you really must - send them from
the airport when you get home; better
yet, put the Argentine stamp on and
deliver them yourself!
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