"Buenos Aires: a city with a soul" Buenos Aires by midnight_mike
Buenos Aires Travel Guide: 4,766 reviews and 8,856 photos
If you combined Paris and Madrid, you might have a city resembling Buenos Aires. But that comparison would not do justice to Argentina's capital. It is a combination of European culture and the South American temperament.
Portenos, the people of Buenos Aires, are friendly people who will smile even in the worst of times. If you love food, music, wine and architecture, then this is your place.
Unless you have an obsession with Evita, there will not be many "must see" historical sights. Instead, absorb the culture and the lifestyle of the city and its people. Spend at least a day in each of the city's four most popular neighborhoods (La Boca, San Telmo, Palermo and Recoleta). My favorite is La Boca, which is home to the Boca Juniors football team and El Caminito. El Caminito is where the tango is danced on sidewalks and artists sell their work.
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Really nice to reat about Buenos Aires....I'll go there next january!Very good mics and informations!
A very enjoyable and informative page on your time in BsAs!! I have to agree with your high opinion of this amazing and very cheap destination!
sounds like a great place, ba is definitely on my travel wish list
I see theat I'm not the only one to fall in love with Bs. As....can't wait to be able to go back and see a bit more of Argentina than just its capital....greetings from Miami
:-) so the BsAs bug bite you :-) Excellent tips, Mike ! It is a lovely city indeed :-)) Ahhh yes, the biggest steaks and empanadas :-)) and I smiled about your comment on Colonia - so true :-)) cheers from Germany :-)
I'd like to see the Opera here one day.