Steaks and Wine in BA

So after a great few days in Uruguay, we hoped onto a fast ferry for the one hour ride across the Rió de la Plata and back into Argentina, or more specifically - Buenos Aires.

In no time we had checked into our nice little hostel in the suburb of San Telmo. We picked it for two reasons. 1. San Telmo - is one of the oldest barrios (neighborhoods) of Buenos Aires, and therefore is one of the best preserved areas of the constantly changing Argentine metropolis and 2. Our good friends - Scott and Anthea were already set up nearby and we were lucky enough to be able to link up for our 4th meeting during our travels.

We picked a great day to arrive, as San Telmo is known for its Sunday market day at Plaza Dorrego. The place was alive and the beautiful colonial buildings, cafes, tango parlors and antique shops mixed nicely along the cobblestone streets with the many artists, antique dealers and street performers.

Of course we had gone a good week and a half without a juicy Argentine Steak, so shortly after meeting the guys, we were all soon heading straight into a local corner BBQ store that had a huge line coming out the door (a very good sign). In no time, the juicy sandwich (featured below) was in our hands and shortly thereafter sitting nicely in our bellies !!


Mmmmnnnnnnn Big Juicy Steak....

We spent the next couple of days with Scott and Anthea exploring town. Thankfully Anthea is a dynamite little walking tourist guru who is always well and truly researched on a city before she explores it. So we were able to happily put the map away for a change and let her dictate our movements. We walked a lot (a good idea considering our steak consumption) and took in a couple of the better known areas of BA including Palermo and Recoleta.

One of the more interesting areas we visited was La Recoleta Cemetery. The Cemetery holds the graves of some of the most influential and important people of Argentina, including several presidents and those who are just plain loaded. It is mainly crammed full of mausoleums and most of them are absolutely massive. To non Argentine´s, probably the most famous person buried there is Eva Perón (aka - Evita). Her burial place is semi-amusing because her family mausoleum has so many family members in it, that her burial site is actually quite plainly underneath the footpath that hundreds of daily visitors walk on...

Of course we also spent numerous hours filling our bellies with Argentina´s finest beefs and Scott had even done some of his own research and tracked us down a little Argentine Beer tasting pub which lead to a very late and enjoyable night.

All up a fantastic city and a great few days in BA. Here are some pictures from our time in Buenos Aires..

As always, click here if you can´t see the album Buenos Aires