The ferry to Uruguay

The ferry from Buenos Aires to Colonia, Uruguay, was very cool. The ferry crosses the Rio de la Plata. Boarding it felt like getting on an airplane since there was a border crossing involved. The ship is huge and is like a floating city with food, bars, shopping, mini-arcade, and other features. It takes a couple of hours to get to Colonia. I spent most of the trip with two Argentinians who at one point shared some ma-te with me. My guidebook says that you should feel honored if people share ma-te with you, but I think that statement is overblown because they drink it constantly. 

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Pictures from the ride:

Buenos Aires: Puerto Madero

I took the subway over to Puerto Madero for two reasons: 1) It is where I will be taking my boat to Uruguay from, so I wanted to scope it out before my departure and get the lay of the land. 2) I had heard that it is absolutely gorgeous.

It really is a very nice place, situated on the Rio de la Plata. A newer neighborhood, with a mix of high rises and smaller buildings, all of them new and most of them modern. Feels like TriBeCa in NYC. Business people rush past the meandering tourists. 

Everywhere you go in Buenos Aires there are street performers dancing the tango, which is always nice to stop and watch for a bit. Here is a video of some tango in Puerto Madero:

Here are some photos of Puerto Madero:

Puente de la Mujer, photo taken on Dia de la Mujer: