El Tigre

We took the train - Linea Mistre - from Retiro to El Tigre today.  It was so cheap ($2.70 Argentinian pesos each return - that is less than $1 each return CDN) and it was supposed to be a beautiful and sunny day!  We thought it would be really nice to get out of the city and visit the delta area and the river and enjoy the beauty.

We could tell that it was HOT the minute we stepped out the door.  It was supposed to get up to 36 degrees...

We took an air-conditioned taxi to Retiro train station and stood in line to buy our tickets.  The train station was very busy, but we realized it would be given that it's Saturday.  We got a seat on the train for the 45-minute train ride - it was really hot and only getting hotter.  We got to Tigre and headed out.  I don't even know how to descibe the heat that we experienced there.  It felt like 40 +.

Our plan was to take a boat ride along the water and maybe even go for a swim, but then we saw this:

So we walked around a bit and then stopped for some food at L'Foret Pizza Libre.

Yes, that is a slice of pizza topped with french fries and then a fried egg...  It was delicious!

We headed out to look for the street market.  We were already exhausted from the heat and it was seriously just getting hotter and hotter.  The market was small but okay. 

We came across the CUTEST puppy!

It was pretty nice there, but because of the heat, we decided to head home. 

It wasn't exactly what we expected.  A decent day trip but we are exhausted now!