Remembering how much fun we had on the turibus (a double decker) riding around Mexico City, we decided to take the city tour here. Well, we have now officially seen all of the various sections of Buenos Aires - too bad we didn't realize that we had actually done that when we were here in May this year. It was still nice to see things like El Caminito en La Boca, which we hadn't seen and is a very colorful street designed for tourist attraction. We saw lots of interesting art and little shops.Oh, and we hadn't seen La Casa Rosada where the president lives or heard all of the history about the founding of Buenos Aires. All in all, we learned and/or re-learned some things.
Being in the Metropolitan Cathedral was also beautiful. It is very ornate and awe inspiring. The remains of Jose de San Martin are laid to rest there. San Martin was one of the principal liberators of South America from Spanish rule and he is also known as Argentina's liberator.
But, we'd have to say, a great part of the day was having charcuterie and cheese at The Alvear Palace Hotel before the tour began. We loved the hotel last time and not a thing had changed! Check out www.alvearpalace.com and you'll see it's a member of the Leading Hotels of the World. It's never too hard to find our style if we try.
Want to know more about where we live in Buenos Aires? Check out this wikipedia entry for Palermo, the largest neighborhood in Buenos Aires: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palermo,_Buenos_Aires
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