Buenos Aires, Argentina

Wake up ready to explore this city and walk up to the Plaza del mayo. This is the main area that has a awful pink building, Casa Rosada, as the presidential palace on one end. It is all barricaded off but as this area is known for protests it is probably always like this. Apparently the Argentinian mothers started protests in the 70’s against the regime for their lost sons and this tradition continues although these days it could easily be about fuel prices as the Argentinians love a protest. We keep walking across avenue 9th July (the widest avenue in the world?) and 4 separate crossings, onto Plaza Congress which is much grander. Big European style buildings frame the plaza which has statues, gold painted ornate lamppost and pretty blue flowering trees. We walked up the main shopping street to Galleria Pacifico which is a restored shopping mall with painted ceiling, not exactly Caesar’s palace. The food court was a little busy so faithful TripAdvisor recommended Santos Manjares for a cheap eat nearby. Nice little restaurant which clearly did steaks, so I went for a ribeye washed down with Malbec. It was fabulous and under £15 each. Fully stuffed we set off to buy ferry tickets to Uruguay for Monday and then up to Recoleta for tickets to a show called Fuerta Bruta (brut force) which Amy M had recommended from her travels. We went for Saturday show so we could catch a tango on Sunday in San Telmo. Our route home took in El Tetro book store, previously a theatre it now is a fabulous space. After steak for lunch we opt for a healthier roast veggie salad for dinner, buying groceries and heading home a mere 21,000 steps later.