PaulW

All I can say is WOW!!! The place is AWESOME!

It's about 12 million people, the city goes on, and on, and on.....we walked about 10 miles a day, never left the city and was there for 7 nights.

The best part: The exchange rate. 1 USD = 3.14 Peso. Things cost about the same in Peso's as they cost in dollars in the US, so everything is about 33%-40% the cost of what it is in the states.

Wine is about $1/bottle at the supermarket (yes, we bought a 2 peso bottle of wine) up to $30, which would be almost 100 pesos.....

Most of it was 8-20 pesos per bottle.....

Now the pics.....

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1421.JPG">

We stayed in Palermo Soho, which is the artsie neighborhood, very much like Soho Manhattan....our room was small, but it's in a huge city, we did have a king size bed.

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1427.JPG">

We had the room on the left with the balcony....you can see the roof top deck above it....

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1635.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1636.JPG">

Here is the roof top deck, they had breakfast up there every morning...


<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1435.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1434.JPG">

And a small courtyard, Kimberly is walking to our room on the right:

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1467.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1469.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1430.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1431.JPG">

Pasta shops, wine shops, food shops everywhere....

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1438.JPG">

Dogs everywhere, here is a dog walker....none of them are agressive if you can believe that.....


<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1442.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1443.JPG">

Just one of the many parks....pan from left to right....

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1444.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1445.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1446.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1447.JPG">

Tons of kids just outside of the cemetary....it was the first day of spring....never seen so many teenagers with no adults....

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1450.JPG">

Cemetary in the middle of town, Evita is buried here with many others, two funerals were going on during our stay....and a lot of cats live there, probably because no dogs are allowed.


<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1451.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1452.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1456.JPG">

Those are caskets you see, and they all have lower levels with more caskets....


<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1458.JPG">
<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1459.JPG">
<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1460.JPG">
<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1462.JPG">

Dinner doesn't start until at least 9:30, 10:30 is regular....went clubbing at 2 A.M. things were just starting, the bars don't close in Buenos Aires.....stay open as late as people are there...

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1471.JPG">
<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1472.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1473.JPG">

Went to the downtown market on Sunday....

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1502.JPG">
<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1504.JPG">

Then off to the Football match.....Boca against another team......the pictures show how crazy it was.....

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1507.JPG">
<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1508.JPG">

The players come on the field through the tubes so **** doesn't get thrown at them....

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1509.JPG">
<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1510.JPG">
<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1511.JPG">
<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1517.JPG">
<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1520.JPG">

Most streets in the nicer neighborhoods look like this....

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1530.JPG">
<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1531.JPG">
<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1534.JPG">

McDonald's always has a McCafe in the front of it.....those prices are Peso's, cut them in 1/3 for dollars....

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1537.JPG">
<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1536.JPG">

Florida Street where you can get a custom made leather jacket in a day...I did, for $164 with tax.....


<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1541.JPG">

The President's palace, where Evita was filmed....


<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1544.JPG">

A 73 year old man we talked to in the oldest cafe in town....


<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1550.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1549.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1553.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1568.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1575.JPG">

The best meal of the trip.....lunch was filet (one order), french fries with onion confit, and all the sides come with the meat....


<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1610.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1615.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1616.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1617.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1618.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1619.JPG">

Total cost: $98 pesos plus tip, that's about $30 USD plus $4 tip....not bad!!!!

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1624.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1625.JPG">

Cafe's everywhere....no counter service, everything is table service, once you have a table, it's yours for the day.....

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1644.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1645.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1647.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1649.JPG">

The ice cream was not included.....but an espresso, capachino and dessert for $5 USD.

Our last afternoon we ate near the Congress building downtown....


<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1656.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1658.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1661.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1662.JPG">

Salad, pizza, and this awesome Torta that had ham and cheese baked.....couldn't eat but half the food, brought the rest on the plane....


<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1663.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1664.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1665.JPG">

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1666.JPG">

Plus coffee for dessert.....they always give you a little treat with it for free....


<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1667.JPG">

And the total is.......about $20 USD plus you need to leave a 10% tip, so $22 USD!!!!!

<img src="http://www.audipages.com/house/sm_IMG_1668.JPG">




If you are planning an far away vacation, I highly recommend Buenos Aires! We will be back soon!!!!

skiracer

I wanna go!

Always Overcharged

<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/96745/cat1.jpg"></center><p>
troublesome particulally in the hills.
A monestary we visited used to have five donkeys and the man working on the excavation site said now we have four.
They believe the dogs killed the other.
We became nervous after that while walking through the olive groves.
There were cats on the Islands and less dogs thankfully.-Loads of donkeys.
Did the city feel safe at night??

PaulW

There are some bad areas, but we didn't go to them.....

dimitristx

compensates and you actually end up losing weight?

You had a blast, I can see.

With the weaker USD, Latin America &amp; the Carribean are now our prime destinations; no more Canada, some Europe (we're from there), but the rest is down under in the Hemisphere, baby!