24.06 - Coincidence or destiny?

I walk out of the Internet café and I meet the French couple I had met on the 2nd night I reached Buenos Aires who are now living in a different hotel after coming back from their trip from north Argentina. We decide to have a picnic at El Tigre.



El Tigre -

The story says that once jaguars used to frequent this place, and in Spanish, apparently, jaguars are called tigres. And so, this place, which is supposed to be the Venice of Buenos Aires, got its name.

Well it doesn’t look like Venice at all except for the water part, but it’s a wonderful getaway from the rush of the city for only a 2 pesos 55 minutes train ride. Filled with trees, grass everywhere and charming villas and the water flowing, it’s absolutely different from the city. You tend to forget that you are still in Buenos Aires. After a small picnic, a long walk, and a small scare of wondering whether our boat would ever come back to pick us up, we were right back in the thick of the city. We couldn't really believe the contrast!