Buenos Aires, Argentina

This is only about the second time it has rained during my stay in Buenos Aires, during the day. I wanted to spend the day exploring the Palermo barrio. After enjoying Eggs Benedict as a Sunday Brunch treat, I made my way down past the botanical gardens and along Thames Street. Palermo is a more up market area with boutique shops and cafes along big tree lined streets. The markets are good to look round, but in the rain the atmosphere is not as good and I tended to mooch around the shops to stay drier. There are hundreds of ice cream shops in BA and here there seems to be one on every block so I felt despite the rain I should test a few flavours. I stumble on Jauja, which features Patagonian flavours and enjoy a Passion fruit type one that reminds me of fruit salads. The guy in the shop is clearly pleased to meet a foreign face and helps me practice my Spanish a bit. I enjoy the early afternoon and take a few pictures of street art as I walk round before rain starts to get heavier and I retreat home. I spent the evening practicing my Spanish and trying to plan my next adventure.