Buenos Aires, Argentina
We visited this port during the 2012 World Cruise, so
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here to see what we did then.
The view back to the port from an elevated walkway. We were headed for
the train station about a mile from the port.
 
The street market included bread fried over a charcoal fire. The smells
were amazing.
 
The train and bus station
 
Bikes and performers on the train
We were headed to El Tigre River.
 
A fancy building for a train station
 
Our plan was to take a boat trip on the rivers.
 
We bought our tickets for a ride on one of these classic wooden river
boats, but we had an hour to wait, so we found some shade on the bank
of the river and ate our lunch while watching the boat traffic.
There were also more modern river boats.
 
Here is the bow of our boat with a shade cloth for the pilot. The route
of this trip is an oval and wemt through various interconnected rivers.
Water is the main transportation around here.
From the front looking back. Fortunately the boat was not crowded because
we had to sit sideways to get a good view.
 
A riverside water park, featuring an old building serving as high takeoff
spot for water slides. It was busy with participants.
An impressive building with launching ramps for rowing shells.
 
Various private covered structures provide access to the water and a
protected place to wait for river taxis.
 
We saw several boat-based markets serving private residences on the
rivers.
An aviary in a riverside park.
Coming back into town again...
 
Before we left the river town, we bought a beer.
Our next stop was for twenty days in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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