Blogs from Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America - page 274

After a long flight from Houston, we arrived in Buenos Aires, surprisingly, ready to see the sights. Unfortunately, they were not ready for us to see them. Three museums attempted, and three museums closed. January, it seems, is a poor time to visit for tourists as all the locals are on holiday, closing many of the attractions. Our hostel in San Telmo, the Telmotango, was very nice. Clean and neat, we had a two story room with two single beds on the upper floor and a double on the lower floor for Sara and me. Cabinets were present in the room for locking up our 100lbs of gear, and we decided the staff was trustworthy. After finding that so much of the town was shut down, and feeling that our lungs were quickly clogging with ... read more

On Sundays, San Telmo, a neighborhood south of the city center that is known for its bohemian, artsy vibe, which usually equates to young people living just a hair above squatter level "by choice". The guys from our building are moving there....we finally found out their names..it was definitely turning into a Seinfeld episode where a group of people hang out and feel like they should know each other´s name by now, but don´t wanna ask so to avoid the awkward moments, you have to always wait till they´re looking at you before you address them....it´s funny, to do....and I was waiting until they addressed each other, but as luck would have it all they do is grunt or bark "yo" to the other person. Napolean Dynamite, I soon learn is named Ean. He´s cool ... read more

Palermo. Avenue Cordoba. Daniel Wasser Spanish School (DWS). Tango lessons. We walked all over the entire city. We walked to the point of collapse- up and down Ave. Sante Fe, in lieu of taking the subte (subway). We shopped- stores, stores, stores, from Recoleta and the city´s microcenter all the way back to Palermo. Nearer our apt. in Palermo, on the country-named streets (Guatemala, El Salvador) we found the best stores for us- fashionable boutiques selling the cutest summer clothes for rock bottom prices. It rained nearly every day, and when not raining it was sweltering. I liked San Telmo even more than Palermo, and Belgrano is nearly as livable. We walked from the antique market in San Telmo on Sunday after a long, long Saturday of walking in Uruguay (Colonia) and a windy, windy afternoon ... read more

Starting this morning in Montevideo, Uruguay, we walked around the city to find out that the city is alive and kicking. Locals go to work, cars are zooming all around us, and shops are open. We managed to purchase some souvenirs from Uruguay, including from a flea market at Plaza Constitution. Montevideo doesn´t have much to offer tourists, so we decided to leave the city earlier than scheduled by successfully changing the tickets to the one o´clock Buquebus. Things went smoothly except for a little incident on my Argentine visa (surprise, surprise), but it got sorted out after a few explanations in English. We got on the three hour ferry ride from Montevideo to Buenos Aires, which was a time for me to catch up with my journal entries. Ryan took a long nap on the ... read more

¡Hola! Finally we arrived in Buenos Aires after a 9.5 hr pretty painful flight from Atlanta. The flight was overbooked, and for some odd reason, there were many kids on the flight. Kids could be cute and all, and they always spread around in the aircraft strategically that almost in every single rows and aisles, there was at least one kid. If one started to cry, it was loud, and of course the crying is contagious, therefore, almost throughout the whole flight, we heard different kid crying at different time. Not a good restful atmosphere, which oddly enough makes me really appreciate my parents and all parents in general for their sacrifices. Thanks mom and dad! We went through the immigration and custom with a breeze. Ezeiza International Airport is located about two hours bus ride ... read more