Today was our first day in Argentina, and we planned to spend it roaming around Buenos Aires. We started the morning walking to Plaza de Mayo. There is a huge flag of Argentina here, which was nice to see. The Monument of General Manuel Belgrano was in front of Casa Rosada.
After spending some time there, we walked across to the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral. It didn’t look like a typical cathedral from the outside, but inside, it was grand and majestic.
We then walked along Paseo de la Historieta. This is a street circuit that pays homage to Argentine comic book characters.
We then headed to see the San Telmo Market. We exchanged money at one of the places and converted 100 USD to local currency. But later, we saw other places in souvenir stores that were giving an even better exchange rate.
We had lunch at one of the places in the San Telmo Market called Beba Cocina. We had the Chorizo Sandwich and also a freshly baked Empanada (this was the best Empanada we had during the entire trip).
We started our walk back to our Airbnb and saw the Convento Santo Domingo on the way.
We also visited the Museo del Bicentenario and then headed back to the Airbnb.
We rested for a while and headed out again in some time to see Plaza de la República and the Obelisco. We picked up a couple of Empanadas on the way at Central de Pizzas & Empanadas Microcentro.
We also saw Teatro Colón from the outside and the famous BA sign. On the way back, we stopped and grabbed a quick pizza at Mr. Cook Empanadas Pizzas & Medialunas before heading back to the Airbnb to get some rest before the weekend of travel.
🍽️ Beba Cocina
🍽️ Central de Pizzas & Empanadas Microcentro
🍽️ Mr. Cook Empanadas Pizzas & Medialunas
🛏️ Apartment in the City Center