Welcome to the latest and greatest installation of my Buenos Aires series, otherwise known as: "This is what happens when you are impatiently waiting for a passport to arrive in the mail so that you can get on with your life, so in the meantime let me take you on a picturesque journey through the lovely parks of the Palermo neighborhood."
Rose gardens! Bridges straight out of a Disney movie! Plazas decked in tiles from southern Spain! A planetarium! The parks in Palermo had me at "hello." The following photos are from the Parque 3 de febrero, which first came into being in the 1870s when land previously owned by the Argentinian dictator Juan Manuel de Rosas was confiscated and turned into a city park. Walking along the many paths in this the largest and most popular park in Buenos Aires, one will find him or herself among joggers, rollerbladers, friends out for a walk, families buying food from street vendors, groups of people doing various exercises, groups of people training their dogs in a Westminster Kennel Club-style obstacle course, and friends gathered on the lawn enjoying some mate and conversation. This is where European-influenced design meets Latin American sense of community, and it's a great place to dominguear, or pass a Sunday.
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| Planetarium in the middle of Parque 3 de febrero |
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| One of the supposed 12,000 rose bushes in the rose garden. There were a lot. I didn't count them. So let's believe them when they say 12,000. |
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| Plaza de Andalucía |
And if there somehow isn't enough to see or do at this park, nearby there is a zoo, botanical garden, and Japanese garden which add a beautiful touch of greenery to the urban jungle. We made our way to the Japanese garden later, so stay tuned for another post about that one (which is likely coming momentarily).
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