We set out to visit Tigre today, which an Argentine friend of mine recommended we do. We took a train from the Retiro Station which only cost ARS 7.50 (US$ 1!!) for a round trip.
The train ride took about an hour, and we got off at Tigre which was the last stop.
Tigre is a river-port town north of Buenos Aires City, which lies on the
Paraná Delta. After dropping by the tourist information center to get a map and ask about what to do, we headed towards the Puerto de Frutos. The
Puerto de Frutos (fruit port) used to be an important port for bringing in fruit and wood, and is now a crafts fair. It was so nice to just walk around and visit all the shops; they were selling everything at the market!
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| Wine and olives |
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| Honey |
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| Cheese |
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| Candied apples |
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| Candies |
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| Paintings |
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| Woodwork |
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| Dried fruits |
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| Flowers |
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| Newspaper and magazine clippings of Argentine football clubs |
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| More cheese |
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| More wood stuff |
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| Jams |
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| Huge paella! |
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| Some of the stores near the riverbank |
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| The river |
We bought some sandwiches for lunch. Ange tried the choripan while I had a milanesa sandwich.
After lunch, we went on a boat ride. The scenery from the boat ride was pretty, we got to see the houses along the river, but i was a bit disappointed because I thought the boat ride would be taking us to the delta!
When we got back, we walked around a bit more then made our way to the train station to catch a train back to Retiro.
Back in the city, we made our way towards Almagro to check out La Catedral Club, which my friend recommended to us to watch some tango. We arrived there at around 6:30, but the place was still closed (despite the website saying shows start at 6). We had dinner at a small café nearby then went back at 8pm. They were open but then they told us the shows start at 11:30 (classes start at 6). The place was quite far from our hostel so we just decided to go home and try watching some tango the next night elsewhere.
We tried to take the bus back to our hostel, but when we got on the bus and tried to pay, we realized that you couldn't pay on the bus; you have to buy a bus card. The bus driver noticed we were pretty clueless about the system, and we ended up getting a free bus ride to our hostel (yay!).
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