The Cook’s Tour of Buenos Aires

We were coming to the end of our stay in Buenos Aires and didn’t want to later say, “We didn’t know THAT was there!”  or  “I didn’t know we were that close to THAT”  or  “I wish we had …”     … so we took a tour.    Through the streets of Buenos Aires …

Old Railway Building

the City Legislature

Casa Rosada

Casa Rosada – executive mansion and office of the President of Argentina.

Palacio de Gobierno – City Hall

Plaza de las Armas – home of Argentina’s Ministry of Defence

Called Torre de los Ingleses before the Falklands War, now it is Torre Monumental.

Floralis Generica – a sculpture of steel and aluminum – the petals close at night

La Boca – the Buenos Aires neightbourhood draws tourists to its pedestrian street and local artisans

La Boca

And at the end of the day – Dinner and Tango

Additional photos can be seen at Beyond the Brush Photography

Below are my other posts on South America:
Free-Ranging in Buenos Aires
Impressions of Buenos Aires
The Ombu tree
Tierra del Fuego National Park
Rounding the Horn
Sailing the Beagle Channel