I think I was being a little too ambitious in wanting to cover most of the south-eastern part of the city in one day. The initial plan was to visit La Boca, San Telmo, Centro, Puerto Madero and in the midst of all that, pick up my passport from the Bolivian Consulate near the centre of Buenos Aires!
The plan to visit all the sights in mind was also dampened by heavy showers in late afternoon, which lasted through the whole night and made it impossible to complete visiting the sights of Buenos Aires.
So I ended up just visiting only the Centro area, which was extremely big and contained most of the main touristic sights.
Florida Street
Florida Street is the famous pedestrian street in Buenos Aires and contains a number of historic architecture (I have no idea what era the buildings were built in!)
Street vendors were just starting to put up their items for sale when I was there and there were some interesting stuff. Lots of shops on this street too for the shopaholics, and if you look close enough, one can find some pretty good bargains.
Plaza de la Republica
This square houses the Obelisk, the infamous icon of Buenos Aires often featured in postcards of the city. It was built to commemorate the fourth centenary of the first foundation of the city and located at the intersection of the key streets of the city – Corrientes and 9 de Julio Avenida.
Plaza de Mayo
This is the earliest public square of Buenos Aires, and is lined with historic and governmental landmarks, such as the Cathedral, Casa Rosado and Banco de La Nation Argentina.
Casa Rosado
Some monuments surrounding the area of Casa Rosado, including the monument to General Manuel Belgrano, who created the Argentinian flag in 1812.
Cathedral
When I came across this building, I thought it was a museum. Only when I went into the building did I realise that it was a Cathedral. Magnificent exterior!
Surrounding views of Plaza de Mayo
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