What to do when you have 12 hours in Buenos Aires

A special thankyou to Victoria for arranging all my flights for me and to Stacey and Clif for taking me in for the night! I LOVED what little time I spent in Buenos Aires and can't wait to go back. Here is a look at the ridiculous twelve hours or so that I spent in BA.

Landing late-night in BA 

Returning to land meant we now had internet and WiFi access.  This picture is exactly why I'm happy that we did not have internet access on the ship. 

The apartment we stayed in was chic, modern and reminded me a lot of NYC.  We were in a gated high rise complex in the Palermo section of Buenos Aires.

The pool on our floor - not bad right??

Buenos Aires is filled with interesting architecture and there were murals around every corner.  This mural was one of my favorites.  I wrote a separate post on the street art in BA where I share some of the other murals we saw and include some interesting historical facts.  

Stairs and entryway to a small church around the corner.

Random old school van that further reminded me of the show Lost and the Dharma Initiative : )

Newsstands sold a wide array of comic books.

Most of the areas bars and restaurants were also pained with brightly colored murals.

This is not a Marchesa skirt. This is the man on the corner selling feather dusters - of course.

It was past noon, I think.  Why not start lunch with a cocktail?

Caprese salad that was to die for.  The mozzarella tasted more like provolone to me- I loved it!

In BA, the servers know how to prepare and pour a proper scotch.  It was fun to watch and nice to see the attention to detail.

I am sad to say I pulled a bad tourist move and took a picture in Starbucks- but come on how funny is the term Bebidas Skinny?  Maybe it's just me.  I also love seeing the differences in the food offerings at international Starbucks locations.  I noticed that the portion sizes were bigger in BA - they had a cheesecake that was easily 2 servings.  There were also a few things that we don't have- I can't remember exactly what but I know there was Dulce de Leche involved!

One of my favorite things to do when I travel is to visit local grocery stores and check out the local versions of America products.

In particular I love checking out the flavors of chips offered in other countries. 

This is a huge tree that extended into the zoo.  We actually contemplated going into the zoo and realized that seemed ridiculous considering where we just came from.

A quick trip through the mall in BA and we stopped in the Sony store that had this interesting little setup.

And I made time to test out the new PlayStation.  N.B.: I am not good at zombie games.

I either shrunk 3 inches in Argentina or the whole selfie posture has turned me into a shortie!  I just noticed the little boy in the background - probably thinking how weird adults are.

I'm not really sure about this….but I had to take a photo.

We stopped in every store that looked remotely interesting and we stumbled upon these strange spheres that are apparently used as an alternative way to grow plants.

A bowl of spheres used to grow plants.

We also paused to take some photos for our own version of Sharknado. 

Eat your heart out Tara Reid! I'll be starring in Sharknado II!

Always take embarrassing selfies in random stores to identify oneself as a US and/or Canadian tourist.

We stopped for an afternoon drink before continuing our walk around Palermo.

I usually like everything but these I did not like.  In theory cheese and olives sound delicious but not in this case.

The architecture around BA was so interesting and ornate.  Every door, every window, every building was different.  I like how this older design was right next to a more modern apartment building.

This is my idea of heaven: cheese, cured meats and wine.

BA is filled with cobblestone streets and reminded me a lot of Old San Juan with an Italian flair.

I wish I had time for a proper dinner in BA.  Meat. That is all.

My dad was really into vintage cars so I learned a lot about them growing up.  I smiled when I saw this Peugeot because my parents used to have a Peugeot moped when I was little and I recognied the logo right away.  I'm not sure if this is a true vintage or just a car in need of TLC but it fit right in on the cobblestone street.

The colors and doors of Buenos Aires were unique; another similarity to Old San Juan.

Apparently Taco Box in BA has a logo similar to Chilis- I wonder who had it first?

This small house seemed out of place with it's by-the-sea cottage look.

This is a door handle I passed on one of the cobblestone streets.

I really liked the wooden door and detailed metalwork on this building front.

Who doesn't love a little pink and purple?

This corner home was stunning.  Not so sure about the colors but I absolutely love the large windows

Don't forget to take a drive-by selfie when walking by a mirror shop!

The kind of meat. 

We took a right and hit a dead end where we found this telephone booth!

And a selfie had to happen in front of this picture.  It was meant to be.

Derebique says good-bye to Buenos Aires.  Who is Derebique? You'll have to wait to find out.

Good-bye Buenos Aires.