Our 2nd Day- Antiques, The Government and Tango

Yesterday began with a walk through the San Telmo antique and crafts market. There were musicians every step of the way playing accordian, guitar or violin. Tango music is incredible romantic while melodramatic.

We ate lunch at an extremely popular restaurant named Desnivel. We had more red meat and red wine than anyone should ever have and it was fantastic.

After hours wandering the street fair, we headed towards La Casa Rosada. Their White House, only pink. We passed by an beautiful and ornate church called La Iglesia Metropolitania and stopped in just before its restoration ceremony began.

After exploring La Plaza Mayo, home to La Casa Rosada and various monuments, we took the old timey subway line A to Congreso- a neighborhood with more government buildings and a gigantic plaza. We watched children feeding the pidgeons and admired the enormous building (picture above).

We entered a small cafe and drank coffee for hours- a regular Argentine tradition. After about 3 hours drinking cafe cortado and munching on gnocci, we headed back to San Telmo to catch some Tango. I wussed out on taking lessons and opted for a bottle of Malbec but we returned to soak up the sights and sounds of a traditional milonga. Internet time running out...