This is my final post for this trip. It's been a great 3-and-a-half weeks on the road, and to wrap it up, I wanted to show the various interesting open spaces that I have explored while I was in Buenos Aires.
I was in Buenos Aires two times during this trip. And I must say, it's just a fabulous city. Contrary to the other Latin American cities that I have visited in the past, Buenos Aires had a different vibe. It looked modern, it looked alive, and it looked like a very busy and populated metropolis.
Let's start with the Plaza de Mayo. This is the large square right in front of the Casa Rosada, or the Argentinian Presidential Building. Plenty of people hang out in front of this building, right on this square. I saw school groups, protesters, tourists, and many other people, checking out the area.
There is a small obelisk in the same plaza, as seen above.
But whenever people talk about the obelisk, they are actually referring to the larger one, located at Plaza de la Republica, seen above. There's also these gigantic letters "BA", initials for Buenos Aires, of course. It is located right in the middle of a very large road that cuts the city, Avenida 9 de Julio.
A bit further north is the Plaza General San Martin, a cliffside park with an equestrian monument, seen above. I actually like this area of the city, as it's relatively green, and the buildings are rather fancy.
Close by is the Edificio Kavanagh, an art deco skyscraper. It's very craftily positioned, as it actually hides a church. I heard stories about architects being mad at certain priests, which caused this interesting positioning of the building.
In the same area is the memorial for the Falklands War. This is a sensitive topic for Argentina, and I have seen several memorials across the country. This one in Buenos Aires consists of an eternal flame, and a list of war dead.
And then there's also the Torre Monumental, a clocktower that commemorates the country's independence. Surrounding it is a nice and leafy area, close to the sea.
There's plenty of other interesting things that are worth seeing in Buenos Aires. Alas, I didn't have much time, not to mention the fact that the city after all is huge. So there is definitely a second visit to be planned. After all, the country is large, and I only explored a small corner of it. I definitely can see myself coming back to Argentina at some point, but for now, let me wrap up this series.
On my last day, I had a lazy breakfast at the hotel, and afterwards I slowly packed up and made my way to the airport. I had a long-haul flight to Madrid, and from there onwards to Berlin. Time to go home!
Stay tuned for another travelogue, there's another one on the pipeline, as usual.
