Street Art, Chinatown, and Puerto Madero 街头艺术、中国城与普埃尔托马德罗
August 25, 2025
Early in the morning, Chenggang stepped out by himself to the small café next door, enjoying two medialunas and a cup of coffee with milk — a simple yet delightful local breakfast that cots $4.
After several days in Buenos Aires, we felt we had checked off most of the must-see sights. Today was our last full day in the city, with plans to explore the Palermo area, have lunch in Chinatown, and end the day with a leisurely stroll through Puerto Madero.
Palermo is both a high-end residential and commercial district, but it is also known for having some of the best street art in the city. We rode the bus there and spent the morning wandering its streets, admiring colorful murals and creative designs painted across walls and buildings.
Afterwards we took another bus to Chinatown. Since it was Monday, many restaurants were closed, but we managed to find one open spot serving decent dim sum.
In the afternoon, we headed to Puerto Madero, the modern waterfront district, and spent a few hours walking along the docks and soaking up our final impressions of the city.
That evening we enjoyed a simple homemade dinner back at our rental, chatting and packing for tomorrow’s departure. Chenggang tired out Mate tea set he bought in the market yesterday.
Late at night, one of our friends translated an email we had all received earlier from JetSmart in Spanish, only to discover that due to a strike, our departure had been switched to a different airport. Thankfully, they woke everyone up in time, and we quickly rebooked our Uber to the new airport. We couldn’t imagine what would have happened if we had shown up at the wrong one.
二零二五年八月二十五日
在布宜诺斯艾利斯待了几天后，我们觉得大多数必看景点都已经打卡了。今天是我们在这座城市的最后一整天，计划先去 巴勒莫 (Palermo) 区走走，然后到 中国城 (Chinatown) 吃午餐，最后去普埃尔托马德罗 (Puerto Madero) 逛逛。
巴勒莫既是高档的住宅和商业区，同时也是欣赏街头艺术的最佳地点。我们乘公交前往，在街区间随意闲逛，欣赏着五彩斑斓、充满创意的壁画与涂鸦。
之后我们又坐车来到 中国城。因为是星期一，大部分餐馆都关门了，但我们还是找到了一家营业的餐馆，吃到了还不错的广式早茶。
下午，我们去了普埃尔托马德罗，这座现代化的滨水区是城市的另一张面孔，我们在那里走了几个小时，也品尝了当地的冰淇淋和咖啡，享受在布宜诺斯艾利斯最后的时光。
傍晚回到住处，我们做了一顿简单的家常晚餐，边吃边聊天，并开始整理行李，为明天的离开做准备。深夜时，同行的一位朋友把大家之前都收到但忽略的来自JetSmart航空的西班牙语邮件翻译出来，才发现由于罢工，明天一早的航班起飞机场临时改到了另一个机场。幸好朋友及时发现，把大家都叫醒。我们赶紧重新预订了去新机场的 Uber。新机场很远，我们必须更早出发。真不敢想象如果去了错误的机场，会是怎样一番局面。 几天来我们常开玩笑，说这位同行的朋友是我们的福星，每次有他在总能帮我们化险为宜，今天再次证明了这一点。