What an exhausting day!
After grabbing some breakfast at my hotel I took a taxi to Calle Florida and San Martin Plaza where I was to meet for my full day tour to Tigre Delta.
Again I was with a small group: just one lady from Rome, and a young couple from Germany. Our guide took us first through San Martin Plaza.
You really only need to be in Argentina for like 5 minutes to know that José de San Martin is kind of a big deal. He's the Argentine libererator with monuments just about everywhere. Oh, and you can't forget being on money!
We walked down to the train station to take us to San Isidro where we walked around the cobbled streets to see some of the old colonial houses and the San Isidro Cathedral. The whole area was beautiful and you could definitely feel that things were more relaxed here compared to Buenos Aires city.
We took one more train that took us into Tigre where we would tour the delta's waterways.
We first stopped at the Puerto de Frutos where there is a large handicrafts market and a bunch of places to eat. We ate as a group and the food was good but the portions are so large.
The time on the boat was probably my favorite. It was a beautiful sunny day and it is so nice and relaxing to be on the water. We cruised along the water catching glimpses of the houses built up on stilts. We also saw (but didn't stop at) the Museo Domingo Faustino Sarmiento. Which is this little yellow house, protected under glass, that was the island getaway of the former president who built it out of fruit boxes.
After arriving at the port back in Buenos Aires, we each went our own way. I walked back to Calle Florida and did the *last* of my shopping before heading back towards Ave. Santa Fe and my hotel.
My feet are exhausted and now I need to shower and pack.
Tomorrow probably won't be very exciting, but my flight doesn't leave until 8pm, so you never know.
Best part of the day, ok so maybe not the best part but it was pretty funny, was when I saw three separate people with the mullet hairstyle with dreadlocks in the back. Not a good look.
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