Blogs from Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America - page 6

Nach dem kurzen, aber schönen Aufenthalt in Uruguay ging die Reise weiter nach Argentinien in die Hauptstadt Buenos Aires. Zum Glück wurde das Wetter in den letzten paar Tagen immer besser, und als wir in Buenos Aires ankamen war der Himmel wolkenlos und es war dementsprechend warm. Unser Hostel war nahe an einer der breitesten Strasse der Welt gelegen, der Avenida 9 de Julio, welches der Tag der Unabhängigkeit von Argentinien ist. An dieser Strasse befinden sich viele der Sehenswürdigkeiten von Buenos Aires. Die berühmteste davon ist der grosse Obelisk in Mitten der Strasse. Am nächsten Tag erkundeten wir mit dem Velo die verschiedenen Bezirke der Stadt. Interessant war dabei der Bezirk La Boca, in welchem der Fussball Club Boca Juniors zuhause ist. Viele Einwohner leben den Fussball dort und laufen in Klubshirts herum. Das Stadion, ... read more

We ate our museli and fruit (our supermarket purchased brekky) this morning and went out the door at 9:15am. We walked up to a different bus stop which was just a little further then yesterday’s but it meant we didn’t have to go all around the eastern part of the city. We changed at the Green line which covers the Eastern part of the city around the green area of the city, that is, parks, sports facilities etc. It was 10:30 am by the time we boarded the green bus. One interesting item we passed that we’d never heard about was an amusement park dedicated to Jesus which is how the commentary described it. It has a sound and light show on the creation of life, but I don’t think it is Darwin’s version. The road ... read more

Having found out at quite short notice about a work trip to Argentina, and being away on hols in Spain for a week, then teaching for a week, uncharacteristically I felt quite lethargic about doing much research. I relied on my work itinerary, reading some forum posts from colleagues and downloading Cabify onto the phone I wouldn’t be able to use out of WiFi range. Disappointingly, my phone contract didn’t include Argentina, nor could I use my data by paying £5 a day, which was really annoying. Anyway, everybody I know who has been before is very positive about it so I was sure I’d have a great time. I was booked onto BA direct from T5, excellent. I used my avios to pay for seat selection as there were 2 seats on the back row ... read more

Back to home! I have now lived on 4 different continents. If you have followed this blog for year, you know we lived in Buenos Aires from July 2012 to July 2013. I actually just realized that this blog has been now going on for the last 11 years! Great year we had in Buenos Aires. It is just my first return in just 5 years...crazy to think that not a lot have changed since than...same restaurants are still opened as most shops I used to enjoy. What has changed solid is the exchange rate. Back in 2012, the "blue rate" just surfaced. This was a black market exchange rate. When we arrived, one usd was 4.5 at the official rate, and close to 6 on the black market one. A year later, the official rate ... read more

After another early start we were picked up and driven to the airport arriving ages in advance so we had plenty of time. We checked our bags in and then went through to try and find something to eat for breakfast. There was a choice of KFC, McDonalds or Dunkin Donuts. Dunkin donuts won out as we don't have that option near home so we settled down with a cappuccino and egg and cheese muffin each with an obligatory donut. The airport was pretty busy already even though it was only 7am. We were down to our last 18 Peruvian Soles so went on the hunt to try and spend them before leaving the country and picked up a gift for one of the cat sitters back home! We headed through security as normal and found ... read more