Buenos Aires has been given the reputation of the Paris of S.America. It has enormous areas devoted to green-space. Beautiful buildings. A vibrant nightlife and restaurant scene. We did not go tango as we had two different shows on the boat. We took the hop on hop off bus on a tour of the city which occupied several hours and ends up in LaBoca which is home to a street fair known as Caminito. We did however eat the specialty of Argentina, steak. I mean it's really something different. First of all, the meat is raised differently. All natural feed on the range. No antibiotics, cereal or other additives that you can’t get away from in the US. Then its cooked over a wood embers flame and severed without salt or seasoning. Just chimichurri sauce on the side. “Filete de Lomo”; what a fantastic piece of meat.
Buenos Aires has the look and feel of Madrid. More parks and monuments. Too much to see in 2 1/2 days. This calls for a return trip in their winter. Just a nice hotel and tour service next trip.
So I board my overnight flight back to Houston somewhat disappointed at the cruise line for many reasons. I possibly had too high of expectations of this cruise and it basically was a typical cruise with lots of noise. Heavy on the cruise and short on the history ,terrain and culture of the area. A real disappointment, but definitely a new continent partially explored.
Great time in BA! Must return for more eating and shopping
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