Blogs from Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America - page 17

We started our last week with dinner with friends of Mark's from Chevron. A few live here in BA and one is on a trip with three friends. We had a fun dinner at Camp Bravo, we ordered many items and shared the food, the wine and conversation flowed. We went out to a club after and we did not get back to our apartment until after 3 am. We were surprised to see how many people were out in the middle of the night. We also visited Casa Rosada, the President of Argentina holds meeting here. Evita also addressed the people from the balcony. We were on our way to La Boca to watch fireworks. This was a questionable decision to begin with, people get robbed in La Boca in the middle of the day. ... read more

Renting a bike is a easy and cheap way to spend the day. You can rent a bike and just take off or pay for a bike tour. I would only do the tour if I was alone and wanted company on my ride. The city is full of bike lanes that are physically separated from the street. We rented from La Bicideta Narana located in Palermo at Nicaragua 4817B between Thames and Jorge Luis Borges. The cost was 40 pecoes for one hour and 120 for 4 hours. We rode for 3 1/2 hours and they prorated the fee. The bike included a helmet and the bikes have a basket. The company also has a location in San Telmo. I would recommend the Palermo location because it is near multiple parks. We rode around the ... read more

I distinctly remember a certain night in the summer of 2003 when I was waiting tables at Landry’s Seafood House. I took care of a table that started at disaster and then quickly proceeded further downhill. While I certainly could have avoided my own mistakes, many were honestly outside of my control. However, as any former or current server knows, you should never blame a colleague for your table’s gripes. As a result, my table berated me the entire meal; all to my face…but entirely in Spanish under the assumption that I couldn’t understand them. News Flash: This is Houston. It may not be Miami, but Spanish is pretty integral to getting by here; however cursory the exposure. Spanish is my second language, and I understood everything they said to me that day, but I played ... read more

On the first day of the new year we began our adventure! It did not start glamorously, with a 7am start and one sore head from the celebrations the night previously. Though as we discovered nothing cures a hangover quicker than 29 hours of travelling! That's right, as we booked these tickets on points, we couldn't get the direct flight to Buenos Aires ("BA"). Instead we took this wonderful journey, Shannon Airport to London Heathrow to Newwark New Jersey. From there we had 3 hours to get across Manhattan to JFK and catch a flight to our final destination. Long, but we made it! Our first impressions of the city are: There are big, wide, leafy streets, and in Palermo (where we are staying) there are lots of cafes, bars and restaurants. Lots of dogs! It ... read more

Rachel arrived and now we are three. It is great having her here. We took a yellow on and off bus around the City. I would not recommend it. You wear a head set and the information about what you are seeing is never complete. It will say this building is important because and then it will cut out. We never got a full explaination without the info cutting out. When it was not giving us info it played music that could give you a headache. We did get to see parts of town we would never visit like La Boca which is not a place you would want to walk around. If you want a tour I would take a private company tour not the yellow bus. Book stores are very popular here. We have ... read more