San Telmo and UT Southwestern reunion in Buenos Aires - Day 11

Today we headed over to San Telmo - another neighborhood in Buenos Aires. Given that it was Good Friday, we expected many things to be closed and we were right. We figured it was a good day to walk the streets of Buenos Aires and enjoy the relative quiet in the city.

Everywhere was closed for lunch so we made the once trip visit to the Mecca of McDonalds. Very expensive compared to the states - a meal was around $8-$10. But when you are hungry and it is the only thing open it doesn't matter. The food was decent, and I was happy that I could get a Fanta there :)

Next stop was San Telmo, located south of Puerto Madero where we are staying. Our first stop was ... wait for it... a church. We were able to go into the Nuestra Basilica de la Senora between the Good Friday services. Really beautiful church - I know it had some significance and I will add that here later :)

Then we headed down "La Defensa" - a street famous for its shopping and antique markets - watch out wallet. On Sundays they have a huge market that stretches for blocks, bummer we were not there on a Sunday. Walking down the street - we found some really cute shops with unique knick knacks. Yes - I did buy something :)

Heading back to the hotel, we passed lots of graffiti, but honestly it was more like art than any of the graffiti back in the states.

That afternoon we met up with Lindsey and Tessa, who are two of my medical school classmates. They are spending time in Buenos Aires taking Spanish classes and working in a local hospital on a research project. We had a great time catching up and trying to speak Spanish. We enjoyed a Malbec (of course, we are in Argentina) on the pool deck.

The night, Kyle and I headed to a Tango show at the local cultural center. The footwork was amazing and mindboggling - and the traditional tango music with an accordion player was fantastic as well. The tickets were about $25USD each, and the tango shows in town with dinner start at $100 USD (talk about overpriced). We were really happy to find this gem through tripadvisor.

That night, we met back up with Lindsey and Tessa for dinner at Broccolino (it was so good we had to go back twice). A really fun last full day in Buenos Aires. Off to Lima manana!

Pics
1. Shop in San Telmo
2. Graffiti in San Telmo
3. From left to right: Lindsey, me, and Tessa on the rooftop deck overlooking San Telmo - UT Southwestern reunion in Buenos Aires
4. Basilica de Nuestra Senora
5. Bottle of wine we enjoyed that afternoon
6. The tango show in Centro Cultural de Borges