This indoor market has NO air conditioning, or it wasn’t on when we were there on a 90° afternoon.
The immediate area is charming, with many little shops, eateries, most of them don’t have air conditioning.
There are many vendors selling stuff door to door (presumably illegally but no one does anything). But I saw this one selling mirrors! Really? Someone will buy a mirror from him?
This is Buenos Aires‘s major square, in the heart of the city, founded in 1884, replacing the Recova building. We passed by here a few times because all the roads lead to it -:). Compare to Tiananmen Square in Beijing, this seems a sesame. But there are many notable monuments and structures around the square:
the headquarters of Bank of the Argentine Nation wiki
…The most notable one is their Ministry of Economy / Ministerio de Economía @ Hipólito Yrigoyen 250 / building Palacio de Hacienda modern BA, which is at a corner. I didn’t do any research on it, so don’t know if it’s the office for the country’s current Ministry of Economy … can’t imagine the minister goes to work there every day, it’s like a slum 贫民窟!
Stopped by for a quick French. They took me in immediately. The price is double from my last one @ Chevere , given the fact that they’ve to remove the old vestige.
They’ve ac. The decor is simple and tasteful, with a black and white Marilyn Monroe looking straight at you. They serve coffee in a real china (no for me) and water from the pasties (yes for me).
The job the young woman has done is good, not the greatest, thought Google translates. She didn’t use nail clipper (maybe no one uses it anymore?).
Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana de Buenos Aires
The formal seat of Pope Francis (1936-; 2013-), this main church of the city dates back to 1580.
The Liberator of Argentina, Chile and Peru, General de San Martin (1778-1850) rest here. There are two guards by his mausoleum. We were there at 11am, saw the changing of guards.
A small Chinese restaurant that’s hard to find, in terms of following Google Maps or on Yelp . I think the correct address is C1036AAU, Bartolome Mitre 1189. They open for lunch 12-2:30, dinner 7-11; closes on Wednesdays.
One young woman serves the room, who’s polite and efficient.
We’ve
spicy fish 水煮肉片
eggplant (bit sweet, which is the norm)
string beans: all are good and delicious
Corona
loose leave tea
Much inline with last night’s. I’m wondering if the Chinese restaurants in Buenos Aires have developed their own ‘cuisine’ – spicy with very limited sugar. Wish elsewhere take note.
They accept credit card but add additional 20%. We paid US$36.
An old world charm, rich in history. You order or not order, off the menu – we chose this one bec I don’t like to have a full meal so late.
It offers hotel pickup, although it’s a bit long – the mini van makes frequent stops for guests. We were picked up at 8:10, dropped off at the venue 8:51; the light went out at 10:10pm, the show starts at 10:14pm, to a 75% filled house. It’s over by 11:22. The performance is ok, once is enough.
Can’t say the cheese and olives are the best. The brandy is good tho, even I’m not a hard liquor drinker. Crappy utensils. Love our waiter, so fitting with the venue. The longer version.
