Buenos Aires
Flight
We arrived in BA yesterday after a long flight. SF to Dallas took 3.5 hours. Dallas to BA took 9.5 hours. We read, watched airplane movies, and started to watch the TV show the Wire because everyone is raving about it. We watch the Wire on our little netbook (EEE PC) which has a battery life of 10 hours! It lasted longer than we did.
Apartment
We rented an apartment through vrbo.com. It's a one bedroom Apt on Callao & La Hera (kinda near Recoleta). Since the economy isn't so hot, there were plenty of reasonable places available and it was easy to bargin...just have to look. Many of the places require 3 nights, so we negotiated 2 nights. We also wanted to come to the apt at 8am, not in the afternoon, etc. Anyhoo, Alfredo, the owner, was awesome. He was super flexible, took so much time to show us places on a map and gave us a great political science lecture (he was so passionate) when we arrived. Might post later about that topic...He also arranged tickets to a local football match today, which is going to be really rowdy and full of diehard fans.
Cemetery
After we took a quick nap, we had a few empanadas and strolled to the cemetery to admire the beautiful crypts. Since I can't seem to insert photos right not into this blog, please check out our album. We also walked to a giant metal flower that opens and closes by daylight. I didn't see as many stray cats as I expected. Also, we didn't see any dog walkers which are rampant in the city. Maybe because it's a weekend and people actually spend time with their dogs instead of hiring a walker?
Steak
For dinner, we decided to try some Malbec wine and steak. We went to a local, cheap place to eat. The steak was really dry. Too bad. The wine & empanadas were excellent.
Today
We plan to visit San Telmo because there's a fair with free tango. Then, we're off to a memorable football game. Honestly, I'm not in love with football, I really want to experience the new-rowdy football experience, which we don't get in the States.
We arrived in BA yesterday after a long flight. SF to Dallas took 3.5 hours. Dallas to BA took 9.5 hours. We read, watched airplane movies, and started to watch the TV show the Wire because everyone is raving about it. We watch the Wire on our little netbook (EEE PC) which has a battery life of 10 hours! It lasted longer than we did.
Apartment
We rented an apartment through vrbo.com. It's a one bedroom Apt on Callao & La Hera (kinda near Recoleta). Since the economy isn't so hot, there were plenty of reasonable places available and it was easy to bargin...just have to look. Many of the places require 3 nights, so we negotiated 2 nights. We also wanted to come to the apt at 8am, not in the afternoon, etc. Anyhoo, Alfredo, the owner, was awesome. He was super flexible, took so much time to show us places on a map and gave us a great political science lecture (he was so passionate) when we arrived. Might post later about that topic...He also arranged tickets to a local football match today, which is going to be really rowdy and full of diehard fans.
Cemetery
After we took a quick nap, we had a few empanadas and strolled to the cemetery to admire the beautiful crypts. Since I can't seem to insert photos right not into this blog, please check out our album. We also walked to a giant metal flower that opens and closes by daylight. I didn't see as many stray cats as I expected. Also, we didn't see any dog walkers which are rampant in the city. Maybe because it's a weekend and people actually spend time with their dogs instead of hiring a walker?
Steak
For dinner, we decided to try some Malbec wine and steak. We went to a local, cheap place to eat. The steak was really dry. Too bad. The wine & empanadas were excellent.
Today
We plan to visit San Telmo because there's a fair with free tango. Then, we're off to a memorable football game. Honestly, I'm not in love with football, I really want to experience the new-rowdy football experience, which we don't get in the States.
