Hola todos! As I write this I am preparing for the flight to leave Argentina. As this is chapter comes to an end like all others there will be a post mortem blog on the Cono sur which will come later but for this one it is worth a post to sum up our second week in Buenos Aires.
After I got back from Uruguay on Sunday I began to come down with a real nasty cold which meant the next 2/3 days were basically spent bedridden while I popped pills and vitamins and cooked myself some simple basic meals in the evening. By about Wednesday I had recovered enough to start doing stuff again.
Thursday I went into the traditional city centre and visited a few of the museums and while I am sure I could probably write a lot about them the truth is most of it we’ve already seen in some shape or form on different legs of this journey so I will largely skip over that.
Friday I did was the last proper excursion of this trip, I took a half day boat tour of Delta Tigre, that place where Ed and hubby stayed a few weeks at. This was quite interesting, firstly I’m picked up on the bus there and I’m the only one who is not Brazilian so this tour is being done mostly in Brazilian Portuguese – I feel like I can understand about 80% of what their saying but having a conversation with them I can’t really do too well, which is a bit of a shame as some of the Brazilieras on this trip looked well smart. I here will also say I did on several occasions flirt with the idea of going into Brazil and trying to move my exit point to Sao Paolo but it was a bit of a step too far taking time and money into account however Brazil is on my list for next time I visit this continent!
On the trip itself we’re first taken to Tigre city where we have a bit of a look round and do a little shopping in the artisan market. Soon after this we are on the boat. This place is a series of islands on the delta as the name suggests, there are no roads on these islands and as such the only way to get around is by boat which creates an interesting look. There are lots of houses on stilts here. As it was a short tour we are back on the bus to Buenos Aires after about an hour but it was good to see the place I have to say!
Saturday was a bit of a lazy one all I really did was chill and hang around the parks near my gaff and then go out to watch futbol in the evening with the world cup being on. I dont normally follow footy but these world cup games have been very fun and entertaining to watch.
Sunday I take a little visit to the famous San Telmo Market, it is in one of the oldest parts of the city where the streets are cobblestone, going into the market it is pretty rammed busy and it’s mostly a food market with some stalls selling tat. I end up sitting at a stall and having some drinks and a big ol’ Choripan watching España VS Saudí Arabia and Spain win 5-0 which was good to see.
Monday morning ends up being a final bit of admin ahead of flying on Wednesday, then in the afternoon I end up going to watch Argentina Vs Austria and that I have to say was a very intense game and by no means was it a walk for Argentina though fair play to them they won it 2-0 in the end.
Tuesday was my last full day in the new world and I went to the centre and ended up buying one of those tourist sightseeing bus tour tickets. I’ll be honest that tour was a bit meh all things considered but what else are you going to to pass the time?
At the time of writing this I am just about to go out for my last meal in BA. Wish me Buena Suerte con el vuelo mañana! It’s gonna be a hard old day!
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