On Sunday, we went on a group tour of the city. We went by bus to different neighborhoods and walked around Recoleta Cemetary, La Boca, the center square, and Puerto Madero.
Recoleta Cemetery: this is where the rich residents of Buenos Aires were buried. It is free to the public, so people just walk around and gaze in awe at these magnificent mausoleums.
La Casa Rosada (The Pink House): Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina's president, works here. La Casa Rosada is located in the main square of the city. Protesters come to the square all the time. I think that explains both the presence of the fence and the posters hanging from it.
San Telmo San Telmo market: Who does not love an open air market? I think every city needs one. There are vendors and street performer!
La Boca: A neighborhood That is remarkable because of its bright colors. Each piece of architecture is painted in a vibrant shade of red, yellow, blue, green, or orange. La boca means "the mouth" in Spanish and this neighborhood sits on the mouth of the river.
Puerto Madero: The swanky part of town. This neighborhood was recently re-designed and is really impressive in the opposite way that La Boca is. Instead of old buildings with bright colors, Puerto Madero has a newer, cleaner, look. This bridge is supposed to look like a couple tangoing. Do you see it? I didn't.
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