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3.5 Stars - 32 Opinions
Lavalle 560, Buenos Aires, Capital Federal District, 1047AAL, Argentina
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August 29, 2008
I am looking for information in train travel from BA to Tigre - and return - same day travel. Any suggestions, insight will be appreciated. Thank you.
there are two train to Tigre, first is a 'normal' train from Retiro to Tigre and the other, more recent which is Tren de la Costa, more touristy and expensive and it does not start from downtown.
Look at the below links. I have taken both, but prefer the "Tren de la Costa" for the view. From the Retiro train station you take an older train to the Mitre train station in the Olivas neighborhood where you exit the train, cross over an indoor foot bridge to the other end of the train station, then catch a second train. You reverse this on the return trip.
At the Retiro train station ticket counter state, "Ida y vuelta para Tigre con el Tren de la Costa" (Two-way ticket to Tigre via the Tren de la Costa). They will give you the tickets you need, which will be 2 sets since there are 2 seperate trains to catch.
http://www.viatigre.com.ar/tigre/how-to-get-to-tigre/
http://www.aczoom.com/travel/buenos-aires/train-to-tigre
http://www.trendelacosta.com.ar/site/
http://www.ferrolatino.ch/FLBArgBARetiroEng.htm
If you want to make sure you can communicate with locals during your travels I'd recommend contacting www.cactuslanguage.com as they seem to be World experts on Language learning. They sorted out great Spanish for me at a good price in Costa Rica and I they can do programs in Argentina too. Spending New Year's Eve at a house party in Cuidadela. We partied til dawn in our fanccy dress!
This place is the old harbour now reconvert like leisure place crowded of chic restaurants and terraces but keeping the huge crane towers destinated to empty the load ships
Its located closer to Plaza de Mayo just "two blocks" behind it croosing Av de la Rabida ...(5 minutes walking). And its a suggestive place to visit and take a meal or just a coffee ...besides beneath one of the big towers there is the inforation touristic point
There is nothing that is more traditional of an Argentinean than the mate. It's the traditional tea and drink of Argentina and a huge part of their culture. Yerba mate is a herb with green leaves which are picked, dried and chopped into yerba. Mate is served with a metal straw from a shared hollow calabash gourd, known as a mate. The straw is called bombilla and is traditionally made of silver. It has a filtering mechanism on the end. Each one of these items can be found from the simplest to the most ornate and stylistic one can imagine.
Mate is a medicinal and cultural drink of ancient origins. Introduced to the world by Guarani Indians of South America, mate consists ingredients that help keep its drinkers healthy and energetic. More than a drink, mate has become a cultural phenomenon throughout South America. Its benefits are obvious. Mate is traditionally drunk in a particular social setting, such as family gatherings or with friends. In Buenos Aires people carry their mate with them during the day. To the Argentineans it is more than an offer of a drink to quench your thirst, but also an offer of friendship.
The drink has a strong taste like a mixture of green tea and coffee, with hints of tobacco and oak. The type of yerba mate one uses can also vary. It can be a traditional bitter blend that is common among Argentine gauchos, a mixed blend with additional flavours such as lemon, orange and mint, or a sweetened blend that is favoured in the northern regions of Argentina. Best brands are Taragui, Rosamonte, Nobleza Gaucha and Cruz de Malta.
The Palmero neighborhood of Buenos Aires is full of green space, the Botanic Garden is just a tiny triangle of it that can be found near the Plaza Italia subte station. Admission is free and it's a terrific place to have a picnic or rest on a bench in the sun or bring a good book and soak up some sunshine. Stay long enough and one of the resident cats may find your lap an inviting resting space, especially if you are out in the sun. There's not much here in the way of flowers, just green space and plants marked along the trails along with a small greenhouse that didn't appear to be open.
To get here take subte line D to Plaza Italia. Also nearby is the Zoological Gardens and a Japanese Garden.
They are apparently the only two pedestrian malls in the centre of Buenos Aires. The shopping streets are lined with music outlets, bookshops, cafes and take-aways, clothing, internet cabins, locutorios telephone cabins, snack kiosks, newspaper kiosks, ice-cream parlours, cinemas, etc… everything that anyone ever needs in a city.
The cheapest internet cabins are found along these streets and late in the night, close to mid-night or so during the weekends, some shops are still opened!
To be honest, in terms of shopping for leather goods or clothes, this is not really the right place as they are quite expensive (especially along Calle Florida) due to the high tourist traffic. But it is still a great place to people-watch, enjoy the hustle and bustle of the city and catch some street performances like tango or musicians and 'statues', etc... A delightful place! Mainly for enjoying the atmosphere as the prices here are generally higher. But books, clothes, leather goods, photography materials, shoes, etc... are all found here.
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