I decided to keep the trip in balance so since I did the first two days in the city, I took another tour today into the countryside. It again was an all day tour and today there were only 3 of us, a young couple from Brazil and me. They loved the United States and had been to Chicago, New York, the California coast, and Disney. Love to hear about other wanderlust people traveling the world.
Our first stop was to the Port area (where all the cruise ships dock) called Puerto Madero. On our way we saw the pedestrian bridge called Puente de la Mujer (Women’s Bridge). It was unveiled in 2001 and resembles a sharp fishhook or even a harp (it’s supposed to represent a couple dancing the Tango). I included a pic below so you can decide! I also included a pic of part of the Buenos Aires skyline.
We then boarded our boat to head to what’s called the Tigre and Delta region. The town of Tigre and the surrounding Delta region (it’s the 3rd largest river delta in the world, think Mississippi River delta) is a popular weekend getaway for “Portenos” (residents of Buenos Aires). Locals live along the peaceful canals with boats as their only transportation. There are boat taxis, boat buses, and even a floating boat grocery store that delivers! If they want a delivery, they put a plastic bag out on their dock and the boat stops. We saw tons of people kayaking and canoeing. Our boat just slowly meandered the delta seeing cool houses along the water. One looked like an old VW hippie van that I assume someone was living out of. Hey, it had a dock and a great water view!
The boat dropped us off in the town of Tigre and we walked to the Italian Rowing Club for lunch. (Yes, Italians can row! Lol). Actually there are tons of rowing clubs all over the town due its proximity to the water and some are in really nice buildings. We had empanadas for lunch and we all traded travel stories.
After that, our van driver met us and took us to this quaint little town called San Isidro. It had lots of trees and cobblestone streets as well as some pretty nice looking mansions. In the town square was this gorgeous Gothic Cathedral called Parroquia de la Catedral de San Isidro (yes, I got my church fix in again!). As you can see by the picture, it’s beautiful from the outside and the inside with all its stained glass was very pretty.
We then headed back to Buenos Aires. On the way back, the tour guide kept raving about how Buenos Aires has the best pizza and ice cream, even better than Italy. So I figured why not have a nice healthy dinner and see if she’s right! So I stopped by Pizzeria Guerrin for a slice. As you can see by the pic you gotta love mozzarella cheese because they pile it on thick. And while it was good, it’s not better than a good pizza in Naples, Italy.
Since I’m such a real trooper, and of course out of sheer scientific research reasons, I stopped by an ice cream place called Cadore. While it was really good and really creamy, it doesn’t beat Italian gelato. There, I did all the research for you, so go to Italy for the best pizza and gelato! (But wait until after the Coronavirus dies down!). Hope everybody is having a great weekend!
The Wandering Italian 