There’s a restaurant (inexpensive) but good food with a complimentary huge salad bar that comes with your main meal like a juicy streak. A bottle of Malbec vino is also inexpensive. We went there often on Sunday’s:
Juana M’s, at Carlos Pellegrini 1535 – Retiro:
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Ciao, M

Recoleta – I recall fond memories of this neighborhood 🙂

Ill be stopping in BA quickly next week on the way down to Ushuaia – wish I had more time in BA.

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M&G
Rome, Italy

In May 2008, we sold our Manhattan apartment to fulfill our retirement dream to travel the globe and visit all seven continents. Our first destination and plan was 3- months in Buenos Aires. We were blown away with the busy city that has almost a population of 3-million, its architecture and plenty to do – – that we stayed 11-months before we shoved off for Europe.

We rented an apartment in the Recoleta neighborhood maybe 5 blocks from Cementerio de la Recoleta (La Recoleta Cemetery), where we met many retired Americans living there – also more Americans living in Palermo.

Just before our 90-day tourist Visa expired, we would meet a lot of Americans at the Puerto Madero terminal waiting for the Buquebus ferry to Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay. After we had our passport stamped, we strolled the old town to enjoy the flavor of the city, had a delicious lunch and caught the late afternoon ferry back to Buenos Aires – – good to stay for another 90-days because we left the country. We also did the same ferry trip to beautiful Montevideo to have our passport stamped so we could return and stay for another 90-days. However, we stayed in Montevideo for 3-days/nights.

In all the time we spent in Buenos Aires the culture and cuisine were at the top of our list along with Friday nights at the Confiteria Ideal Tango Hall, watching the locals, pros and a very early morning show with more dancing until 3-4 a.m. We must have ate a cow enjoying thick steaks, ribs and sausage during our 11-months. Also, delicious was the Argentine roasted lamb with potatoes – not fries.

We loved living in Buenos Aires so much and enjoy traveling to Argentina’s beautiful Patagonia, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, Ecuador and Peru – using our Recoleta apartment as a home base – – that we returned for another 7 months in 2010.

Thanks for bringing back many good memories for us with your article.

Ciao,
M&G
Rome, Italy