Because Buenos Aires is so big, we thought that doing a bike tour around the city would be fun and informative at the same time. We covered many points of interest and learned a lot about Argentina’s oftentimes tumultuous history.<\/p>\n
Our guide, Taylor, who happens to be from Colorado, took us through different parts of the city that we would have not otherwise gone to or learned about on our own. He is very passionate about history and helped us all to understand some of Argentina’s past and present.<\/p>\n
We travelled from the oldest – and now bohemian – barrio of San Telmo<\/a> to the newest and most expensive area called Puerto Madero<\/a> where the likes of Lionel Messi<\/a> stays when in town.<\/p>\n Throughout our ride, we took photos of some of the most famous sights in BA including Teatro Col\u00f3n, El Obelisco, Floralis Gen\u00e9rica (the giant aluminum and steel hydraulic flower), El Caminito (in La Boca), and of course the famous Recoleta Cemetery where Eva Per\u00f3n lies.<\/p>\n We cruised by the world famous La Bombonera Stadium<\/a> (the chocolate box) where the Boca Juniors football team plays. The Boca Junior fans are known for being very aggressive – so much so that last year they pepper sprayed the local rivalry, River Plate, and the game had to be suspended! We wanted to go see a game but maybe it’s better that it is off season right now.<\/p>\n We took a nice break midway through the ride where we stopped for a delicious lunch at a food truck in Puerto Madero called Parilla mi Sue\u00f1o<\/a>. On the menu was a huge pork sandwich called a Bondiola and a sandwich with chorizo that we shared. There were lots of toppings we could choose from including chimichurri sauce which is an Argentina original.<\/p>\n Later that night we met up with our new Aussie friends from the bike tour and went to an awesome show called La Bomba de Tiempo<\/a> (the time bomb). It includes a whole team of percussionists that follow up to 70 different signs given by a director. It’s all improvised and every show is different!<\/p>\n And what better way to finish off the long day than to have a fine piece of Argentinian steak for dinner. They’re not shy about the serving sizes either! Our group ordered several different cuts of meat and they were all top notch. Argentina knows how to cook a steak!<\/p>\n The bike tour (a first for both of us) proved to be enlightening, fun and we were able to get a workout all at the same time! A day well spent…<\/p>\n