Well, Buenos Aires is over!! And what to remember? European type atmosphere, very cosmopolitan but dirtier than european capitals as you need to keep a constant eye where to put your feet (Lee will not contradict me on that!) and as rubbish is flooding the streets after 5pm especially in the town centre. But the town is relatively safe; in 2 weeks we have never been bothered even during the protests (policemen are also posted at each block corner).
The city was full of interesting points: Avenue of "9 de Julio" for its amazing width and its Obelisco; San Telmo district for its quiet and serene atmosphere and the "Plaza Dorrego" with its "Joie de vivre", la Boca district with its coloured houses and its football team, Palermo and its parks and its evening life. However, the Plaza de Mayo was surprisingly disappointing; there was no real "wow" factor when we arrived to the Plaza and we were left thinking "That's all?!!!". A Plaza is supposed to be the heart of the city where people can meet and relax but this one was missing splendor and a sense of purpose. There were only a couples of trees, a statue and lots of barriers dividing the Plaza in two parts; the barriers are probably there for safety reasons but why? as the Casa Rosada is separated from the Plaza by a road...
To conclude, Buenos Aires is very charming, full of small "cafes and bars" which are serving amazing good steaks and it is worth to spend 13hrs by plane to visit it...
Buenos Aires c'est fini!! Et que garder en memoire? Atmosphere de type europeen, tres cosmopolite mais plus sale que les capitales europeennes car tu dois constamment regarder ou tu marches (Lee ne me contradira pas sur ca!) et parce que les poubelles foisonnent dans les rues apres 17h specialement dans le centre ville. Mais la ville est relativement sure; en 2 semaines nous n'avons jamais ete embetes meme pendant les manifestations (des policiers sont postes aussi a chaque coin de rue).
La ville etait remplie de lieux interessants: l'avenue "9 de Julio" pour sa largeur incroyable et son "Obelisco", le quartier San Telmo pour son atmosphere tranquille et sereine et la "Plaza Dorrego" pour sa joir de vivre, le quartier de la Boca pour ses maisons colorees et son club de foot, le quartier Palermo pour ses parcs et sa vie nocturne. Cependant la Plaza de Mayo a ete decevante. Il n'y a pas eu de "Woaw" quand nous sommes arrives, pensant "c'est tout?!!". Une Plaza est supposee etre le coeur de la ville ou les gens se rencontrent et se relaxent mais a celle-ci il manquait la splendeur et le sens de la fonction. Il n' y avait seulement que quelques arbres, une statue et pleins de barricades divisant la Plaza en deux; les barricades sont probablement places ici pour des raisons de securite mais pourquoi car la Casa Rosada (le palais rose) est separe par une route...
Pour conclure, Buenos Aires est tres charmante, avec plein de petits "cafes et bars" servant de superbes steaks et ca vaut la peine de faire 13hr en avion pour la visiter...
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