Another good sleep last night was followed by another morning of waking up a little earlier than we would have liked however we needed to get up and go exploring this beautiful city again.
This morning we boarded the BA hop on-hop off bus to try to get a broader perspective of the lay out of this large city. Our first stop was the historic, colourful suburb of La Boca. La Boca was originally settled and built by Italian immigrants and today is both an artist colony and a working class neighbourhood. The main streets are brightly coloured and very cool. La Boca is also the home to the La Bombonera Stadium which is the home of the Boca Juniors, BA’s favourite soccer team. We next explored Port Madera which was traditionally the trade port for Buenos Aires but has now been developed into apartments and restaurants which reminded us both of Melbourne. After this we stayed on the bus for the remaining sections, travelling through Recoleta and Retiro. Recoleta's cemetery is where the famous Eva (Evita) Peron is buried.
This afternoon we did a walking tour with BA free tours. It was great. The tour took us through Recoleta and Retiro showing us the aristocratic side of BA. We learnt that the reason BA is so European in appearance is because the palaces (which are now embassies) were built by European families who imported all the materials from Europe! There were some other important sites as well, for example, the site of the old Israeli Embassy which is now a memorial site as it was bombed in a terrorist attack, and the Falklands War memorial.
Tonight, for dinner, we walked to an awesome steakhouse, La Brigada, which was recommended by our tour guide from this afternoon. Jack had a T-bone which was the size of his plate and Brii had an Eye fillet that she struggled to finish. The steak was so tender the waiters were literally cutting it with a spoon! It was a delicious meal!
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