The day started quite well; I skyped Jacqui for an hour while everyone was asleep/eating breakfast, then we checked out of Reina Madre and made our way into Palermo Soho for lunch with Steph who had just returned to Buenos Aires the previous night. First though was the debacle of finding an ATM. The only one that didn't involve a 20 minute walk back the way we had come (in hindsight we had enough time), was next to the Art Factory hostel. Go figure. In the end, ...

We started the day with a failed Subte attempt. Our line was limited (one every 30 minutes instead of 2)m and every train that passed was packed, so we gave up and ended up walking. We had planned to catch the free walking tour, but since our line was delayed and we chose to walk instead of wait an hour, we missed the tour. We followed the Linea D route into the city, saw the Obelisk and thought we were in Washington DC, visited the Cathedral wearing shorts (scan...

Today was such a nothing day. The Art Factory Hostel had no room for us when we tried to extend our booking, so we were forced to find another hostel if we wanted to continue our stay in Buenos Aires. And we did. A couple of metro stops away was a hostel called Reina Madre, a very small hostel in a weird crossover zone of Buenos Aires and Recoleta. So the greatest achievement of the day was moving hostels (carrying packs in this heat is definitely an achievement!...

After breakfast, we took the Subte to Cathedral and walked the rest of the way to the port in Puerto Madero. For whatever reason, I was feeling flatter than a pancake so motivating myself was difficult, even after lunch at am espresso cafe (bullet sandwich and chips) was not enough. But we continued on, walked around the edge of the biological reserve (it was closed we later found out) where we found birds with long legs, Jesus birds that walk on water, and a liz...

Steph left us for Mar del Plata today, and we planned a reunion either back in Buenos Aires when she returned, or when she came home to Melbourne this coming November. That done, we head off into Buenos Aires to explore the district of San Telmo. This was an easy Subte ride and a shortish walk into one of the oldest districts. The first place we stopped at was the Plaza Dorrego. We were there on a Monday, but apparently if we went on a Sunday the entire plaza wou...