Written 11 Dec
On Saturday, I took a trip to Tigre. About one hour (and less than 2pesos) by train from Retiro station,
Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 2013
Tigre is a town situated next to a delta which flows into the Paraná river instead of the sea, and is one of the largest deltas to do so.
It’s a very serene little area, and being there makes you feel quite removed from the hustle and bustle of the main city.
Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 2013
It really is a must visit if you are in Buenos Aires and feeling a little overwhelmed by the city after a while, as I was.
Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 2013
It’s easy to forget how exhausting big cities can be, being constantly bombarded by the various sounds and sights and smells of everything and everyone. Oftentimes, I don’t think we even realize how draining it is, until you are removed from it and realize, with an unintentional sigh of relief, how people and tranquil places outside the city can be.
I wandered around Tigre for a couple of hours,
Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 2013
Ate a sandwich sitting in a random park,
And took a catamaran around the delta (60pesos, 1hour).
Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 2013
It was absolutely relaxing and I even fell asleep part way through the delta tour.
The absolutely fabulous day drew to a close with a visit with some CouchSurfers to Frank’s Bar, one of the most exclusive and fancy bars in Buenos Aires, and some say Latin America. Like speakeasies of the 1920s, you need a password to get in, but lucky for us, despite not having the right password, the bouncer let us in anyway. Entrance was through a telephone booth,
Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 2013
And it was generally very fancy.
Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 2013
It was a pretty cool experience, and if you have time, you can check it out. The password can apparently be figured out using clues on their facebook page, or you can just try your luck with puppy eyes 😉
Sunday was my last day in Buenos Aires. Juan and I decided to check out the Feria de Mataderos in the neighbourhood of…you guessed it, Mataderos! It was an hour by Subte and bus, but the trip was worth it. It was a huge fair,
Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 2013
With ponies,
Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 2013
People selling all sorts of things,
Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 2013
And even a concert!
Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 2013
People were very enthusiastic about dancing to the traditional folk music,
Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 2013
With people of all ages mingling and enjoying the traditional dances,
Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 2013
And we also managed to watch a horse competition of sorts!
Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 2013
We couldn’t really figure out what was going on,
Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 2013
But it seemed to involve the caballeros pulling a tiny ring off a pole.
Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 2013
No clue who won, but we did see a cabellero in training with his baby horsie (:
Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 2013
A llama sighting
Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 2013
wrapped up the excitement of the feria de Mataderos!
I had dinner that night with Fabrizio, whom I had met at a CouchSurfing event and we had the loveliest bife de chorizo (sirloin steak). The meat was so sweet and tender and flavorful and I am going to stop talking about it before I start drooling all over the keyboard.
Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 2013
All in all, I must say that Buenos Aires treated me well and I will definitely go back (: but in the meanwhile, it’s onward to new adventures!
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Hey, I’m great! Hope Singapore is treating you well! I’ll try to post more, but it’s hard to get decent internet! Haha (: