"Acepto! Welcome to my Argentina Escape" Argentina by city_guy

Argentina Travel Guide: 12,422 reviews and 24,277 photos

Provincia de Buenos Aires

I never thought I'd see the day I travelled to South America and that day finally came. Totally not expecting a language and culture shock, I went ahead and packed my bags. I was on route to Buenos Aires via Cape Town and while on the plane my mind kept telling me not to worry. But what kept playing over and over was the fact that I should have bought a travel guide before taking this trip.

On arriving at the airport and being a stranger to this Spanish speaking land, I got on to the hotel bus which brought me straight into the heart of Bueones Aires. The bus driver was friendly, even though he spoke very little English, he tried to explain his country. I think I must have only understood 15% of what he was babbling about. He said something about pollution and an over-crowded city.

On reaching the Hotel (Crown Plaza Panamericano Hotel), I was greeted by a very friendly doorman. The hotel was located on the main street in the busiest part of Buenos Aires.

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One of the biggest cities in the world

amazing view

Buenos Aires

Located by Rio de la Plata, the widest estuary in the world, Buenos Aires is the capital of the tango and the football, of the gaucho and the ?asado?. In the city that never sleeps, there is time and space for everyone.

Buenos Aires is one of the largest cities in the world, counting a total of eleven million inhabitants in both the city and its surroundings.

This cosmopolitan city is very diverse, easily changing from the narrow streets to the widest avenues. To catch the spirit of the city, it is necessary to walk along the streets in the downtown, to take a coffee in a sidewalk cafe or to visit the residential neighborhoods, where the old buildings alternate with the most modern constructions.

This is a city with plenty of typical restaurants of all the regions of the country as well as excellent international cuisine.

More general info can be found here:

http://www.alojargentina.com/usefulinfo.html

Did not understand a word

Outside a cinema

Had problemo's but thank god for pictures. I had it easy getting food and some other stuff. I remember going to watch a movie there...oh wow, the size of the cinema alone gave me a shock. It could fit in at least 500+ people and the best part was it was all dubbed in Spanish hehe. I had to read the subtitles. Well, cinemas in my country seem to be getting smaller and smaller with technology, so no offence to anyone who still has big cinemas in their towns.

Well, at least it was an interesting experience even though I hardly understood anything on the screen.*

Pros and Cons

Pros:Lots of meat...
Cons:Must know basic Spanish
In a nutshell:Learn Spanish!

Last visit to Argentina: Sep 1999
Intro Updated Dec 23, 2003
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Comments (9)

dmirebella Aug 20, 2004 at 4:23 PM Report Abuse

Nice tips in Argentina David - now if only I can get someone to come with me :-)
wadekorzan Dec 29, 2003 at 5:57 AM Report Abuse

Nice write-up about Evita--well done!
jenniferchin Nov 3, 2003 at 9:54 PM Report Abuse

dont cry for me .... ARGENTIIINNNAAA !!!!!!!!! :-p
tini58de Oct 16, 2003 at 11:53 PM Report Abuse

Wow, what an adventurous trip! Great page!!
chancay Oct 10, 2003 at 1:21 AM Report Abuse

Great party and fun page again! Argentina is adorable!
Kristina1701 Oct 4, 2003 at 6:33 AM Report Abuse

great page, I hope to visit argentina too one day!
Audrey118 Jul 28, 2003 at 12:35 AM Report Abuse

wow - it will be dream come true to travel the Argentina
tpangelinan Jul 23, 2003 at 7:08 PM Report Abuse

Would love to go here! Thanks for the great photos & tips! :-)
GreenMtn.Man Jun 5, 2003 at 8:04 AM Report Abuse

Gran Prix goes here also it's a toss up!Nice start on this page.