Buenos Aires City Guide

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Things to Do



Recoletta Cemetery /Area

Recoletta is a poorly connected but
well to do suburb for the rich. It is most well known for the cemetery which
features some amazing architectural examples of tombs. Eva Peron is entombed
here and her grave is the only one to get flowers daily. There are some museums
here in the area too.

You might walk to some of the gardens around from here or just explore some of
the residential streets around. There is a cinema and home furnishing centre.San Telmo

San Telmo is well connected with the subway and has a lot of hostels and places
you can stay. There are a plethora around the streets Chile and
Avenida Mayo. Check the end of the article for a list. It has some very fine
dining options for all budgets and some of the major sights like the
obelisque.  This is a good place to stay.



Palermo

Palermo has
some interesting streets to see with a few designer shops and the nightlife is
usually here. Parks and Gardens too. The Japanese Gardens
are a very pleasant walk for an hour or so. The Botanical Gardens have some
cool statues and it seems to be the kingdom of the cats as they seem to be
everywhere.



La Boca

Formed by immigrants some typical style houses –( reconstructed tin shacks)
brightly painted remain. Buenos Aires
is not known for its danger and indeed you will feel most comfortable wandering
around BUT YOU SHOULD TAKE CARE ! This is still a South American Metropolis. If
there is an area of the city that is a bit edgy this is it. The touristic areas
are limited to a few obvious streets with paintings for sale the usual stuff,
Boca Juniors Kit   It is home of the Boca
Juniors football club, you can do a tour for 30 A$ which is good but the museum
is less interesting unless you are really into the team and can read Spanish.  You can go and watch Boca play sometime. The metro
doesn’t serve this part of the city either so its a bus or taxi.



What to Wear

Maybe BA feels European also as the locals seem to dress this way, going out
you can wear an elegant dress if you choose. But equally you can get into a
club with day wear usually. In the cooler months you might prefer to wear shoes
instead of flip flops as a visitor. But also the amount of walking one does in
this city can be a lot.



Getting Around.

The metro can get you out to Palermo
for example the stop Plaza D’Italia. But it is useless for visiting Boca or
Recoletta or Puerto Madera. Buses work well from Boca to San Telmo like the 29
which runs up Defensa and by the Durango
square where you can see more street tango. Taxis can be very useful and in the
day not expensive. Getting back from a club the meters spin so much faster and
the prices double. Also beware of the drivers favourite scam switching your
good bills for their fakes and saying that you handed them a fake !



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