10 Odd Facts about Buenos Aires

On a recent trip to Buenos Aires, a number of things stood out to me. Here they are!

1) The city has a strong European influence.

2) Many of the beautiful old buildings are dirty and need restoration.

3) Air-conditioning units abound and drip water over unsuspecting pedestrians.

4) In many areas, paving stones are uneven, loose or missing.

5) Graffiti is scrawled on every surface imaginable.

6) A local version of buying freshly squeezed juice!

7) Dog walkers abound and I saw a group of them in a park without about 20 dogs between them.

8) I came away with a new concept of what a cemetery is.

9) The infrastructure is there but badly neglected. Think faded road paint, crumbling curbs, rail tracks overgrown with grass, marble monuments with weeds growing out of them.




10) There is litter everywhere!