Back in Buenos Aires

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Starting this morning in Montevideo, Uruguay, we walked around the city to find out that the city is alive and kicking. Locals go to work, cars are zooming all around us, and shops are open. We managed to purchase some souvenirs from Uruguay, including from a flea market at Plaza Constitution.

Montevideo doesn´t have much to offer tourists, so we decided to leave the city earlier than scheduled by successfully changing the tickets to the one o´clock Buquebus. Things went smoothly except for a little incident on my Argentine visa (surprise, surprise), but it got sorted out after a few explanations in English.

We got on the three hour ferry ride from Montevideo to Buenos Aires, which was a time for me to catch up with my journal entries. Ryan took a long nap on the ride, which was not actually a comfortable spot to do so.

As soon as we got back to BsAs, we checked into the same hostel. For lundin (lunch dinner), we decided to check out Cafe Tortoni, a posh restaurant on the Av 18 de Mayo, as suggested by many sources. It turned out to be one of the best restaurants I´ve eaten at, and the service was very friendly.

We spent the rest of the afternoon chilling around Florida and Av. Lavalle, pedestrian mall street that offer a lot of shopping and entertainment, then around the Obelisco. After an hour or two, we were heading back to our hostel area, and had a bite at our new favorite parrilla, or an Argentine style BBQ restaurant.

Now we are ready by packing our stuff to fly out to Iguazu Falls early tomorrow morning.

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Photos

Argentine Ice Cream
Dessert at Cafe Tortoni.

Uruguay daily life
A celebration at Av. Sarandi, Montevideo.

Mercado del Puerto
Montevideo's fruit market stall.

Montevideo harbor
Waiting for the ferry to leave.

Cafe Tortoni
A posh interior of Cafe Tortoni, Buenos Aires.

Av Florida
A pedestrian friendly street, Buenos Aires.

Daily street life
Shoe-shining business at via Florida.