Tigre

Today we went to Tigre, which is a smaller city north of Buenos Aires on the delta of the Rio de la Plata. The region is geared toward tourism and includes many boat trips of the delta area, restaurants, an amusement park and other items. We took a cab from the city to the Muipa train station, just outside the city and then had a 30-minute train ride to Tigre. The train, which was full of families heading to Tigre for the day, snaked through a series of suburban neighborhoods, some of which were very high end.



Historically, the area was populated in part by Italian immigrants, and the Italian rowing club has existed for over 100 years:





There's also this old historic building:



Which is now a casino called "Trillenium"...



... where in just 10 minutes of slot playing, we turned 10 pesos into 33 pesos! As soon as we got up on the house, Jen insisted that we cash out right away, but kept one peso chip as a souvenir:



Then we went to the market down the street to spend our winnings. There were hundreds of vendors of various items, including many kitchen supplies and housewares, furniture, plants, baskets, fruits, blankets, clothes, toys, and all kinds of small trinkets and gifts. The market wrapped around for probably a total of 2 miles.





We stopped for a bite to eat at Arramas Snack Bar, which was right on the river.



Just like Buenos Aires, there were dogs everywhere. This one was sleeping in the street.



We then headed back and grabbed the train back to the city, walked quite a few blocks back toward the city (including past the Quinta de Olivos, which is the residence of the President of Argentina) and then grabbed a cab back to the hotel.