We are celebrating New Year and Christmas in Argentina for the 2nd time already, but we probably won’t soon get used to the fact that… it’s +30 outside and everything around is green.
Our family is used to celebrating Christmas on January 7, so for us it was just another day off and we just went for a walk. Since it was terribly hot, we left at about 20, and at this time the parks were already all closed + the day off, so we could only wander the streets, enjoy the coolness and silence 🙂
Today we explored the area around Parque Sarmiento.
First we walked along the lower part of Sarmiento Park, where we found a roller skating rink and a mini downhill track.
By the way, the place is simply wonderful for intensive Nordic walking training.
Then we went to the observation deck of the Monumento al General José Gervasio Artigas.
We haven’t figured out why yet, but the Rueda Eiffel Ferris wheel, which according to local legends was designed and built by Eiffel himself, was not working.
On the Internet you can find a video of how it spins, but I haven’t come across people riding it yet.
We decided to return to the central part of the park. We walked:
- past the Natatorio Municipal Parque Sarmiento (large municipal swimming pool)
- past the amusement park Súper Park Córdoba (we will definitely have to take the children there in the new year)
- then past Rosedal Park
- looked at the children’s playground, where the children were happily climbing.
When we had already decided that it was time to head towards the house, Yar (the middle son) saw in the light of the lanterns the large water glistening on the other side of the street Deodoro Roca and naturally we went to see what was there.
Then we walked down to the Plaza del Bicentenario and the Faro del Bicentenario, which was decorated as the city’s main Christmas tree.
The last point of our walk was Plaza España, under which is the Museo Metropolitano de Arte Urbano (M.M.A.U.). Despite the fact that I don’t seem to be afraid of heights, walking on the glass surface of the square, under which you see 2-3 floors of space up to the floor of the museum, is quite uncomfortable.
Everyone returned home tired but happy. A short report about the walk in this video.
However, when you walk with children, especially small ones like our Egor (he just turned 5 years old), it’s quite difficult to take a lot of photos and shoot well. Therefore, later there will definitely be a detailed walk through this area of Cordoba with a photo and video report 🙂
