Buenos Aires

Finally arriving in Buenos Aires, the pace started to slow down even more. The first morning was spent touring the town on a coach with the local guide. This was an effective way to get a feel for the area, but it started with a long drive past several of the international embassies which wasn't interesting as many were behind large walls.
Next, was a walking tour of the famous tombs of famous people with the main one being Eva Peron, with interesting information about her life. Moving on, we visited the town square where we looked across to the Casa Rosada, the seat of the president of Argentina. You could also see the balcony where Madonna sang the iconic song' Don't Cry for me Argentina'.
Our final stop was for a walk around the La Boca area where the famous Boca Juniors are based, an interesting area, but unfortunately, this was only a statue not the real person.

Having a free afternoon, we set off to explore. The city is huge so after a long walk, we decided to visit the 'Museo Nacional Bellas Artes,' where we spent a couple of hours enjoying the vast range of works from national and international artists.

On leaving the museum, we arrived at the two main gardens, eventually deciding to visit the Japanese gardens. This proved to be a relaxing area for a pleasant walk, although smaller than we expected. We even saw a man propose to his girlfriend on one of the bridges, hopefully, as it was in public view, she accepted!

It was a long walk back to the hotel, so we decided to treat ourselves in the evening to an Argentina steak.
Arriving at a recommended restaurant, we bumped into the tour guide Alex. This proved to be a good omen as he visited the area quite often, so knew all the best places to eat. It was also helpful as he recommended which steak to have. This meal proved to be the highlight of our day. Although a little pinker that we normally eat, the meat just melted and when we paid the bill at the end it proved to be about a quarter of what it would have cost in the UK. We had also timed our arrival correctly, as when we came to leave, the queue outside stretched down the street,
An enjoyable first day in Argentina.