Tag 34 - Buenos Aires

We started the second day in Buenos Aires a little later and had a leisurely breakfast before taking the bus through the city again during rush hour. After a good hour we arrived in the district of "La Boca", a former working-class and immigrant district - and home of the Boca Juniors. We started another walking tour through the street "Caminito", which was very pleasing with its brightly painted corrugated iron houses, restaurants and small shops. The adjacent river "Riachuelo" was pumped full of heaps of industrial waste for a long time and in 2013 was among the top 10 most polluted areas on earth. There were a striking number of fish to be seen, but they were strangely gasping for air on the surface - no wonder. We slowly walked towards the stadium and the streets were full of graffiti and traders selling Boca items. At the end of the tour we stood in front of the huge "La Bombonera", painted in blue and yellow, the home of the Boca Juniors. In the hope of being able to take a look inside the stadium, we paid €13 each for the club's museum, which was relatively small and, to everyone's disappointment (for Chris), didn't allow a view of the pitch or the stands. When we asked, we were told that only members were allowed into the stadium, both on match days and during the week. Thanks for nothing. We strolled a bit through the streets of La Boca, ate some delicious veggie burgers and slowly drove back to our accommodation. We discovered a small café that served cinnamon rolls in all kinds of variations and of course we took the bait. We spent the evening planning our trip, cooking and watching Netflix.