Foray to Buenos Aires, Argentina

I went to Buenos Aires mainly to visit my friend Dylan who, after quitting his job, is living there for 5 months to learn Spanish and play tennis. 

Buenos Aires seems very European - it has wide tree-lined avenues, lots of cafes, museums, book shops and theatres. Dogs are also very popular and when you are walking you have to watch out for dog poo.

The food here is great. I've eaten a lot of lomo (filet steak) and ice cream - the dulce de leche (caramel) flavour in particular is really good (if you like sweet things!). 

Buenos Aires is easy to navigate as most of the streets are in a grid arrangement. I've walked around a lot as well as used the tube, buses and taxis. 

Palermo Woods after the rain...

Tulip art in Recoleta.

With Dylan at a monument in Recoleta

Obelisk in stormy weather.

View of the obelisk along Avenida Corrientes (very famous avenue with lots of theatres and book shops along it).

 San Telmo

Jardim Botanico

 Cemeterio  - where Evita is buried.

 Jesuit church

 Malvinas (Falklands) memorial in the Recoleta Cultural Centre.

 Cultural Centre in Recoleta

 Puerto Madero

 Caminito, La Boca

Church on Plaza Mayo in the centre of town.

March of the Madres, the mothers of adult children who went missing during the military dictatorship. The mother's march in the square every Thursday afternoon at 3.30pm demanding information on the whereabouts of their children.

Congresso Nacional

 Casa Rosada, where the government sits.

Pisco sours and dinner at Peru Deli - delicious!

Milonga on Scalabrini Ortiz, in Palermo