Mine Hotel is a boutique property in Palermo – a trendy, edgy area bustling with bars cafes and restaurants- really recommend it, good value, great rooms and incredibly helpful staff.
Ate a hearty breakfast and set off to change some US dollars into the local currency – currently $60 pesos to one dollar. A 25% depreciation of the Peso since June making everything seem exceptionally good value. The poor Argentines are only allowed to buy a maximum of USD250 per month. Be warned, finding places to change money, even at the airport is difficult. The only place to change money at BA’s EZE airport was at the National Bank which was closed when we arrived at 6pm. Not much use when cash required for Taxis.
After changing some money we set off to meet a free guided walking tour of the major areas of the city. Had to grab a cab as we were running late. Cab got there 20 mins after the tour started, but we spotted the group and joined them! The idea is you pay what you want at the end, depending on how you felt. Well worth doing, informative and fun. It lasted around 4 hours and conveniently finished by a famous bar, once renowned for being frequented by racing drivers, La Biela is one of the oldest cafes in the city. We were warned to be extra attentive and lookout for pick pockets and were given a list of various tricks susceptible tourists have been known to fall for, thankfully no issues today. We walked thru some beautiful Parks while the guide carefully explained the origins of the various areas of the city. Recoleta was a really interesting district with many old palaces and Parisienne style buildings. One of which remains the French Embassy. The walk ended with a visit to the mausoleum of “Evita” or Eva Duarte de Peron to give her full name.
The city was particularly beautiful today, with blue skies and a temperature of 25C, plenty of leafy trees, inviting side cafes and Jacaranda trees just starting to burst into colour. A very similar feeling to being in Sydney but with way more historical architecture and European influences. We walked about 17km in all and even experienced their impressive subway to get back to the hotel.
Argentina Travel Log 2019 
Excellent photos, yet again. Sounds a fascinating city and beautiful weather too!
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