Goodbye Argentina

Hola,

The final leg of our honeymoon is coming to a close. We have seen much of the city by foot, cab, subway, and near the marshy water, by rented bicycle. Buenos Aires is a huge city with distinct neighborhoods. Our first few nights we spent in the old-town heart of the city, Microcentro, with a hotel room looking down onto the Av. de Mayo. From there we walked the shopping areas, saw the sights, and took the subway to Puerto Madero and rented bikes at Reserva Ecologica Costanera Sur. At the Costanera Sur we saw many birds, swampy marshland, and then had bbq from one of the carts. After the biking we set out on a walk to a museum but got turned around and ended up in the La Boca neighborhood which is considered the rough area. Most guide books recommend sticking to the touristy areas and only going during the day due to crime. While the change in scenery was palpable, we never felt in any sort of danger. This is also the neighborhood that has La Bombonera, home stadium of the Boca Juniors futbol team. This Sunday is a huge game between them and crosstown rivals River Plate which will be draw extremely passionate fans. When asking about it, one porteno (Buenos Aires resident) in La Boca said about the game, "For you, not safe".

For the last four nights of our honeymoon we stayed in the trendy Palermo neighborhood at the boutique Home Hotel. Palermo is the home of BA's beautiful and hipsters. At first it looks rather plain, but after walking around for a short time you notice that every corner has a hip restaurant or clothing store.

Tonight we fly home and tomorrow we return to Seattle life. Buenos Aires is fun and beautiful, and also tiring. I feel like this post is a rambling sentence due to fatigue and a bit too much Argentine wine last night, so it's time to say Adios.

Thanks for reading. Ciao ciao,

Mark and Allison.