Buenos Aires

My final stop in South America was Buenas Aires and it did not disappoint. Oddly enough though it felt to me that the city did not belong in South America and was nothing like any other city I had been to. After the bus from Bariloche I walked to the neighborhood of Recoleta to check out the famous cemetery with massive crypts. 

The next day I went to the neighborhood of la Boca which I home to the futbol club of Bocas Juniors and amazingly colorful houses with tin roofs. I then rode the metro to some outskirts town to see the oldest barber in Buenas Aires. La Epocia is a coffee shop/museum/barber where I got a hair cut and the first straight shave of my life. 

On my third day I walked through the Palermo neighborhood for their craft market and then went back to Recoleta for their market and to see the Fuerza Bruta show. The interactive show was a crazy mix of music, acrobatics, dancing that created a sensory overload. It was one of the coolest shows I have been to, I just wish I could explain what it actually was to people. 

The next day I visited to San Telmo neighborhood for their famous street fair that stretched multiple kilometers. Then that night I went to the futbol match between local team, San Lorenzo and their rivals River Plate. The competition was not that good but the fans were crazy. They sang from start to finish in unison about 20 different songs regardless of the score or even if River scored. It was an amazing experience to be part of. 

Yesterday I realized that I hadn't see anything Tango related, something that Argentina is famous for, so I decided to get the full tango experience by taking a lesson and then having a 3 course steak dinner while watching a show. 

On top of all thoes amazing activities most backpackers flock to BA for the legendary night life. A typical night consists of dinner until about midnight, then to the bars until about 2 and then to the nightclubs that don't close until the sun rises. 

Today is my last day in South America and as I walked around today I got the opportunity to reflect on the past 3 months. I have had a blast in every county that I have been and I wouldn't change a thing. I am sad to be leaving and I wish that I could have seen more, but I am also very excited to start the next chapter of my trip. I know I will come back in the near future but now I need to change modes and get ready for Asia!