Recoleta
by Sonador3
Pretty much the center of all tourist activity in the city, and despite my best efforts, the area where I spend most of my time. Here you'll find the Village Recoleta, where there are many shops, restaurants and a huge movie theatre. Take a walk outside, and go head down Junin for the longest and most touristy restaurant row in the city. The prices may be a bit higher here, but the food is generally good in most places, and very good in my favorite, El Parrillon de Recoleta.
Across the street is the Cemetario de Recoleta (where you can visit the tomb of Evita, among others), The Basilica Nuestra Senora del Pilar, as well as the Plastic Museum (yes!). And if you are so inclined, check out the swanky and famous Alvear Palace Hotel; the place where royalty and heads of state stay.
Most stores and major...
by Cabernetman
Most stores and major restaurants have at least one person that can speak english but not always. Most hotels have several people that speak english but the odd maid or waiter may not. Do try to learn a few Spanish phrases. When I was there I found Lonely Planets 'Latin American Spanish' phrasebook most invalueble.
Murky Waters
by SabrinaSummerville
I was astonished to discover that the seas surrounding Buenos Aires are brown. As the country opens out into the Atlantic Ocean this amazed me, as I expected the bluish green ocean waters that I had seen in other parts of the world.
I thought that perhaps it was just me, but I overheard others remark the same.
We stayed one night in the Panamericano hotel before departing on a cruise and the other pre-cruise guests were all mentioning the fact that the cruise ship could be seen from the 23rd floor. I went up to look and, although there was practically a 360 degree view, I couldn't spot the sea anywhere. I saw vast tranches of brown and assumed that these were dry land areas. Then I spied the emblem of our cruise ship in the middle of one of these brown tranches and this brought the realisation that the ocean is brown here.
I thought this was just a trick of light, but when I embarked the ship the following morning the waters were still muddy brown, and were still so as we sailed to Uruguay.
I don't know why this is - perhaps someone can explain.........
I have exhibited one pic here, but there is also one on my tips page which shows the view of the ship from a distance in these brown waters.
Many thanks to VT members gercanz and msocolin for explaining the murky waters to me. It turns out that I wasn't on the Atlantic ocean at all, but instead the estuary of the Rio de la Plata, some 200km wide and perhaps the widest in the world.
BIG TOURIST TRAP
by jlanza29 about Galer?as Pac?fico
This might be on of the biggest tourist trap in the world....They claim to offer competitive prices but that was not the case when I started calculating the prices into US dollars....Ask questions, the stores don't sell anything that one who travels a lot hasn't seen before !!!! NOTHING !!!!!!!!
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Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Palacio Noel - front part along Suipacha
Me & Rob
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