Today is another really hot day, so we’ve been taking it easy with some leisurely walks on tree-lined streets. We’ve joked about how we can’t imagine that we’ll return to Atlanta and complain about the cold winter weather.

During our walk this morning, we saw this which made me laugh, given that it’s so hot out and that last week we were literally with penguins in Antarctica.

We found a little pocket park called Patio de Marruecos. (I think this means Moroccan Patio.) It was a small plaza on the corner of a block. It was a cute, private oasis in the middle of the neighborhood.

Since we didn’t feel like doing touristy things today, we decided to go all-out for lunch. We spent almost three hours at El Preferido.

We’ve walked by the place a few times over this last week, and there is always a crowd of people waiting for a table. Our guidebook says “Reservations are a must.” We figured out a way around that by showing up for lunch at 11:45, and we were immediately seated at a table outside.

The food was incredible with typical Argentine cuisine and some innovative twists. It was a pricey meal, but it was totally worth it. We thoroughly enjoyed it.

Of course, after all of that food, lunch was followed by some quiet time in our apartment with the air conditioning.

This evening we took another long walk, about an hour and a half. This really is a great neighborhood with lots to see and do. I would stay here again.

This is our last night in Buenos Aires. We do have almost a full day here tomorrow, so there might be another quick blog update in the afternoon, and then we head to the airport to fly back to Atlanta. Until then: