Post 2: Buenos Aires tour...

We hired a car and driver for a 3 hour tour of the city. It was a fun way to see the different neighborhoods (barrios) and we got lots of good tips on how to be savvy tourists, like the way to tell a radio taxi (good) from a private taxi (possibly bad). So you know, the radio taxis have two signs on the side of the car instead of one.



Buses don't run on time. Sidewalks seem to be maintained only by the owners of the property on the sidewalk...The city has LOTS of monuments and parks. All streets are shaded by trees.











Most people go out in the evening and walk around, eat, talk to neighbors. Very relaxed but they don't start till about 9pm. Between 1-6pm the streets are deserted. Siesta. Although as a commenter pointed out, siesta is mostly practiced outside of BsAs.


San Telmo is another barrio close to the old port. It was a neighborhood of dock workers but the port moved to accommodate bigger ships as the years past. Since paint was expensive the workers asked for the ship paint leftovers and painted their houses really uniquely. ; ) They also expanded the homes by using corrugated sheet metal. San Telmo has now become a quirky trendy neighborhood...