As we headed out today, we were starting to feel like locals. Stopping to exchange dollars to pesos, stop at the bakery and 8 block walk to catch the subway and off we go…
We stopped at the local bakery to buy the most delicious croissant rolls on the way to the subway. Have I mentioned how scrumptious the croissants are here?
We walked around Casa Rosado, “The Pink House,” executive mansion and offices of the President of Argentina.
After a terrible lunch at TGIFridays(craving some food from home, but it just didn’t work out), we grabbed a taxi to the Costanera Sur Ecological Reserve, which is located between the city and Rio de La Plata. It started as a magnificent promenade where the people of BA could come to bathe. It lost favour as the water quality in the river deteriorated and swimming fell out of fashion. Landfill and reclamation separated the promenade from the riverbank and subsequent silting gave nature a chance to flourish. The area became a protected reserve in 1986. We had a great afternoon here. Kane loved climbing trees and Kat loved looking at the rocks on the beach.
We ended our day at a Tango Show at Cafe Tortoni(originally opened in 1858 by a French immigrant as a coffeehouse, moved to this location in 1880). This was in Kane’s Top 5 List for Buenos Aires.
