Balvanera
24/04/08 21:37 Filed in: Argentina | Buenos Aries
I had an early flight and was up at 05:00. Zelina, the owner with her husband of Pousada Baluarte, had also got up early and made some coffee.
My taxi was waiting at 05:30 and got me to the Airport in plenty of time for my 07:10 flight with GOL. It was my third flight with GOL and again they were excellent. There was a two hour delay on the onward flight from Sao Paulo to Bunoa Aires.
Formalities on arrival in Buenos Aires were very quick and I was able to withdraw some cash in Pesos in the arrival hall. Fixed price taxi tickets to central Buenos Aires cost A$88. One buys a voucher which is presented to the driver. All very easy and efficient.
I will be trying to learn some Spanish while here and the school, Instituto Rayuela, had found a place for me to stay. The house was in Balvanera to the south east of the city centre. On arrival the area looked a bit tired and rundown and the house was undergoing some sort of renovation.
However it was nothing like Brazil. I felt I was back in Europe and it was nice to be able to relax a bit and wear a watch again.
My host, a young teacher, was very, very friendly and welcoming. Sadly the house was not quite what had been described. There were a lot more people living there, and it had clearly seen better days.
I had an early night.
My taxi was waiting at 05:30 and got me to the Airport in plenty of time for my 07:10 flight with GOL. It was my third flight with GOL and again they were excellent. There was a two hour delay on the onward flight from Sao Paulo to Bunoa Aires.
Formalities on arrival in Buenos Aires were very quick and I was able to withdraw some cash in Pesos in the arrival hall. Fixed price taxi tickets to central Buenos Aires cost A$88. One buys a voucher which is presented to the driver. All very easy and efficient.
I will be trying to learn some Spanish while here and the school, Instituto Rayuela, had found a place for me to stay. The house was in Balvanera to the south east of the city centre. On arrival the area looked a bit tired and rundown and the house was undergoing some sort of renovation.
However it was nothing like Brazil. I felt I was back in Europe and it was nice to be able to relax a bit and wear a watch again.
My host, a young teacher, was very, very friendly and welcoming. Sadly the house was not quite what had been described. There were a lot more people living there, and it had clearly seen better days.
I had an early night.