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Traveler Rating
161 reviews 149 travel blogs 150 photos Attraction Type:
Observation deck/tower, Lake, Landmark/point of interest
TravelPod Member ReviewsThe Obelisk (Obelisco) Buenos Aires
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huge, busy and no too spectacular
usupandaway 9 contributions somewhere in Europe, Netherlands Jan 14, 2012
there are better things to visit - buy a postcard and go to San Telmo instead
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Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction The Obelisk (Obelisco) Buenos Aires
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Mini vacaciones + coloquio UTN-DAAD
Entry containing 77 photos titled: Puerto en La Boca, La boca, La Boca, Parque de la costa, Caminando en Plaza de Mayo, Parque de la Costa desde el faro, Cómodo en el subte, Llegamos, Parque de la Costa, El Obelisco, Obelisco a lo lejos, Tigre, Llegada al hostel, Tomando mates en el hostel, Desayuno
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Buenos Aires - Stadt der Vielfalt und des Tangos
Am Flughafen angekommen, machten wir uns erst mal auf die Suche nach einem Bankomaten. Dieser befindet sich im Terminal A. Da wir schon um kurz nach 6 Uhr in der Früh angekommen sind, haben wir uns dazu entschieden, mit dem Bus in die Stadt zu fahren, da wir erst um 14 Uhr im Hostel einchecken konnten. Der öffentliche Bus (Linie 8) braucht nämlich …
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Buenos Aires, here I come!
Buenos Aires: Home of the Tango and the Parrilla. I clearly didn’t have enough time here and with so much to see and do coupled with a favorable exchange rate, it is a place I will be returning to for sure. One thing for sure is that when I will come back it will be in summer. It gets COLD in Buenos Aires. Maybe it is Miami spoiling me, but I …
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Last Stop South America - Buenos Aires
Hey there everyone. Well that's it from South America! Probably saved one of the best cities for last. It felt like we left Sth America a week ago. Just a beautiful city with pleny to do during the day and when night comes it all comes on show and is spectacular. 16 million people live here and the streets were always full and plenty of …
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Arrived in the Capital
A grueling 13 hours on the bus and 1000 miles we arrived in the slightly cooler Buenos Aires to continue our Tango adventure.
Took a bit to find the Subte (Subway) from the bus station, but like two whales (with our backpacks) we plowed through the crowds and boarded our train south for the centre.
Emerging with an eye on our …
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Related BlogsThe Obelisk (Obelisco) Buenos Aires
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La Boca is the least of your worries...
... to seeing the sunrise over the water from Pacha - everything about this city has captured me completely. Yep - I'm in love with Buenos Aires. The question is - how do I tell Hong Kong? How good is avoiding death? Not dying? Brilliant. Going to La ...
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Junto al Río Inmovil
... immersed in culture and history. I felt like I was in a true city. The three major monuments of Buenos Aires-The Casa Rosada, the Obelisk and the National Congress-are arranged geographically in a triangle. From the presidential palace, we walked up ...
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STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF A DOMINEY FAMILY VACATION
... were able to see Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, all at one time. Buenos Aires (-) The Obelisk. Buenos Aires' landmark looks like a miniature Washington Monument. The city loses points for ...
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The Paris of South America
... til Sunday so bang goes that plan. Then off to change our central america flights again so we get there a day early via the Obelisk. More walking back to the hotel where we ditch our huge pile of laundry nearby and then walk to the Galerias ...
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Buenos Aires:Enter Crazy Drunk Parents to Big City
... and I bought 3 shirts and a skirt for about $20. It was awesome. We all put on our finest that night and headed out to the lovely tango show and officially wrapped up our splendid time in the capital of Buenos Aires. Chao, Suerte. ...
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Day 3 - We are alive and well in streets of Paris!
... who have contributed each in his own way to creating, during 500 years, the resonance of the city's soul today. The Obelisk,is representative of BA - an icon not unlike Eiffel Tower to France, the Statue of Liberty to USA or the Space Tower to ...
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8.55am - Big Apple
Thursday 5 November, 8.55am, Hotel Elevage There is not a cloud in the sky in Buenos Aires, but there are plenty in the hearts of its people. At least, that was my impression as I wandered around yesterday. Arrived safe and sound in the morning ...
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A Little Bit of Luxury
... ajar. Those were a bit sad to see. Thursday evening, we went to check out a tango show -- a classic Buenos Aires event. The show included a nice dinner, and some very impressive dancing, which was quite fun to watch. Friday we headed to the ...
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Buenos Aires!
... eat and drink our way around town and even pick up a little Spanish (we even have diplomas to prove it). Buenos Aires is like a little Italian Paris. Very European with lots of medialunas (croissants), coffee (most popular one here is ...
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We love this city!
... of the center, headed to Palermo for dinner and drinks...Saturday, we OF COURSE took in the Argentina v. Mexico futbol game, and celebrated properly at the obelisk (aka Washington Monument according to Janson), and then went out for dinner around ...
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