Buenos Aires: first impressions

To be perfectly honest, I thought I was going to be in much more trouble than I actually ended up being in as far as the language barrier. Maybe it has something to do with being in the capital where English, or at least broken Spanish is readily accepted.

After a 10 hour flight, of which I managed to sleep half of, I landed in Buenos Aires and passed swiftly through customs where I forked over $140 USD to gain a visa for Argentina. The good news is that it last 10 years and since BA is most likely going to act as a hub for the next month and a half, I wont go broke coming and going.

Finding the "Radio Taxis" was easy enough thanks to Lonely Planet and my mother and I paid roughly $28 USD for a 30 minute ride to the hostel inn at Humbert Primo 820. Its possible that we may have been ripped off but the driver was friendly enough and spoke pretty good English. The rest of the day was spent at the San Telmo market which is only open on Sundays and surprisingly, the peddlers had some interesting wares for sale.

Now initially it was supposed to be 99 degrees when I arrived and then it was changed to rainy. Thankfully it was a milder 89 degrees and mostly sunny until about 2pm when the rain finally hit. I took advantage of the time and had myself a little siesta and talked with the staff here in the hostel. Dinner plans on my end included empanadas which seem to be sold everywhere and look delicious but n the other hand, maybe I should take advantage of the steak that is supposed to be famous worldwide? We will see...

Pictures soon!