Just across from the vast expanse of Avenida 9 de Julio which our apartment overlooks is the boho neighbourhood of San Telmo. We immediately headed for a cold chopp (small glass) de cerveza in the atmospheric Bar Plaza Dorrega. Chop and chat!
And the bill was peanuts! The pound is very strong against the peso, for instance, 100 pesos is less than 15 pounds. You can get a great bottle of wine in grocery stores for less than two quid. Needless to say, we're going to grocery stores more often than we used to...Amongst the crumbling colonial buildings and cobblestone steets, San Telmo has wonderfully colourful murals.
And there's a terrific arts and crafts fair on Sundays but you can buy antiques anytime in the various shops - I got a pair of vintage pearl earrings for a tenner at this galeria.
