Exploring Palermo

So I know I promised I'd post about what the work has been like lately, but first I thought I'd post some pictures I've taken on my favorite walk around Buenos Aires. A few weeks ago I went for one of my need-to-clear-my-head-and-get-outside-for-a-while walks, and ended up finding an amazing route to explore. (As my Facebook friends might remember, I figured out the walk was more than 10 miles - it took almost four hours!) I liked the walk so much that I've made it a permanent route, and I walk it pretty regularly now. It's the perfect combination of exercise (I'm also swimming a lot at a pool close to my apartment, but I still can't run because of my injured knee), a break from the stress, and a way to get out and explore the city. I love being in a part of the city where I can get out and explore parks, lakes, interesting neighborhoods, and whatever else I come across, without the chaos of living downtown.

There's not enough room to post many of the pictures from my exploits in Palermo, but here are some of the highlights of my walk:

These two pictures are of the Islamic Cultural Center of Argentina, which is one of my favorite spots in the city. I still haven't taken a tour of the inside, but I'm definitely planning to when I find time.

This is a really cool building that's part of an athletic club (the clubs tend to be really big here). This photo doesn't really do the building justice, but it's a really interesting color, and the architecture is pretty cool.

Here you can see both a bridge the commuter train goes over, in the foreground, and a pedestrian bridge in the background. The pedestrian bridge connects the two parts of a massive park in the northern part of Palermo, the place I've been exploring the most on my walks.

This is a tiny section of an absolutely massive complex that's used as a water purification plant. When I first saw it I thought it had to be some kind of major tourist attraction, like a museum or something, because the architecture is incredible. Alas, there's actually a practical use for it (ha).