Day 74 - Buenos Aires

By this point, everyone is covered in bug bites; the Argentinian mosquitos are merciless.  While we had no troubles in Africa, we are itching away in South America.

Today we finally figured out the subway system.  We made it back to San Telmo to shop at the Sunday fair.  It was far from what we expected.  It was a flea market so packed with tourists we could barely walk.  The merchandise was antique, and vendors were eager to delay tourists at their stands.  There were many locals dressed up in costumes like monsters, brides, and cartoon characters for tourists to take photos.  As soon as we found room to move, we got ourselves out of there.

We took the subway to the other side of the city.  I learned the hard way why the locals wear their backpacks in front of them.  We got out in the Palermo neighborhood, a very rich area.  Walking the streets was a joy.  All of the buildings were beautiful, and we would be happy to live in any one of them.  We passed through the Botanical Gardens (free!) and the spacious green parks scattered throughout.  We walked back to Recoleta and the market we had liked so much before, and stocked up on dulce de leche at the grocery store before returning home.