So today I finished the Hop On/Off bus because I wanted to get back to the Recoleta Cemetery. Everyone says it’s a must see so I must see it. It’s world famous.
Indeed, it was very beautiful and nicely set up. Those people spent a lot of money on these tombs and mausoleums.
After the cemetery, I walked to catch the Hop On/Off bus going in the other direction so I could get to the MALBA art museum. Unfortunately, the walk in the blazing sun took a full 30 minutes, and I was so dripping in sweat by the time I got there, I was a little worried about heatstroke.
All I had was hot water to drink until I found a sidewalk coffee stand where I got ice in a cup along with a fresh bottle of water. I downed it.
The MALBA had some pretty cool art.
Now that I was in Buenos Aires, I had to have a steak. Steak without any sides is at least $50 in a nicer restaurant; I saw chalkboards outside smaller restaurants for about US$30 but wanted a splurge.
To spend $75 on dinner by myself, staring straight ahead just doesn’t sound fun. So I went to a place with a “happy hour” which meant you got 40% off of your entire bill if you come between 6:30 to 8 PM That sounded more like my cup of tea so I went for it.
After making sure I wasn’t ordering an eyeball, I ordered the Ojo de Bife which is ribeye.
My steak was good but a little fatty. I don’t think it was the best quality compared to what is available in better restaurants here. I still spent $50, and I still stared straight ahead eating. sometimes it’s just not worth all the effort to save money. 
For breakfast, I found an awesome coffee shop in Palermo called Moshu Treehouse. It’s the coolest. The food and service are also awesome.
I’m bored. There’s not enough to do in Buenos Aires to warrant staying a week. Four days would be good. I should’ve followed the research. Three to four days is what was recommended.
I decided not to take any tours. I considered the Tigre River Cruise, thinking it might be cooler on the water. But I doubt it. The pictures show on an open air boat which will be hot… It just didn’t appeal.
Then I thought about going to Uruguay. It’s only an hour and a half by high speed ferry. I really really wanted to go to a beach and touch the Atlantic. But after further research, I learned that the area is on a river beach and the water is brown. It’s not even mixed with the Atlantic. I didn’t want to hassle with getting to the port early in the morning, skipping the included tour, then trying to figure out how to get to the beach, then who watches my stuff while I go in the water.
I looked up images on the web and by the pix, it looks like there’s no shade out there and it might not be that safe. And it’s going to be 86°! Plus it’s $189. That’s a lot of effort to swim in a river for an hour. so I decided against it.
I’m tired. I’ve been schlepping my stuff up multiple flights of stairs in hotels and boarding airplanes and buses for a month now. It’s all been great, but it is tiring.
I’m moving to the San Telmo neighborhood of Buenos Aires tomorrow. It’s where all the tango shows are. It will be the last three days of my adventure.
Why are we giving Argentina 22 billion again? They live a better life than we do. I’ve seen about 2-3 homeless people per day.
San Francisco, by comparison is much much worse.