Buenos Aires on Foot

After torrential rain this morning, the weather cleared and blue skies followed.. my friend and I decided to walk, walk and walk until we dropped and so we did. By the time we left our hotel it was already 11:00 am! We headed east, south east to river plate in the general direction on El Centro.. on our way we discovered the mosque of Buenos Aires.. it was beautiful and it design was a mix of Islamic and Spanish! Our first stop was the Japanese gardens.. they were awesome and did not disappoint at all. We stayed there for a while and enjoyed the quietness they offered ... But as time went on, more and more people showed up so we decided to move on. Our goal was to reach El Centro, where  Argentina’s central government is located. Our walk through the city was random with several stops for small souvenirs. We eventually found our way to the 9th of July Avenue, with 9th of July being Independence Day for Argentina. This Avenue reminded me a little bit of the Champs Elysées in Paris and a little bit of la Rambla in Barcelona! A sort of nice mix... When we arrived at the Obilisk at the center of the Avenue we headed east towards the government buildings.. just like in Washington, the three branches of the government are all in the same general area.. the president’s work place is the “pink” house not white as in the states... it is a beautiful building .. but beautiful buildings in Buenos Aires are all over the place so no need to state that ... my friend and I were amazed by the number of parks we saw in the areas we visited and some are really large and beautiful ... the city has left a very positive impression on both of us and we unanimously voted Buenos Aires the best capital in South America so far...

By the end of the day, we have walked 31000 steps and 14.2 miles between 11:00 am and 7:00 pm!!!!  But we have seen a good shunk of Buenos Aires on foot so... all good!!!

The mosque of Buenos Aires 

Another view of the mosque of Buenos Aires