This years Christies conference was in Buenos Aires,
the first thing to be aware of are the taxis, there are two kinds,
the flat rate kind which will drive like a mad man to get you to your destination.
The second is the metered kind which take the long way around and
one guy even charged us for carrying our luggage!
We found our hotel drivers were the best, cost a bit more but courteous, trust worthy, polite
and a normal driver, they tended to have nicer cars with water bottles, sun cream and
mosquito repellent. We decided it was better to pay a bit more and arrive in one piece and
not annoyed for trying to get ripped off.
The minute you check in, the front desk warns you "dont wear ANY jewelry" "dont even wear fake jewelry" "dont wear a watch" "dont pull out your cell phone, it will get taken"
and NEVER use an ATM on the street you will be followed and mugged.
There is a hidden ATM within the hotel with a guard use that one.
There were several people from the conference that didnt follow the rules and got mugged.
One guy who wore his Rolex (dumb, I know) out on a walk had someone remove it
from his wrist with a screwdriver and took off.
I have been to enough third world countries to know to try to blend in.
I was packed with prayer and a watchful eye, with God watching over me
the entire time, never felt unsafe or threatened
the first thing to be aware of are the taxis, there are two kinds,
the flat rate kind which will drive like a mad man to get you to your destination.
The second is the metered kind which take the long way around and
one guy even charged us for carrying our luggage!
We found our hotel drivers were the best, cost a bit more but courteous, trust worthy, polite
and a normal driver, they tended to have nicer cars with water bottles, sun cream and
mosquito repellent. We decided it was better to pay a bit more and arrive in one piece and
not annoyed for trying to get ripped off.
The minute you check in, the front desk warns you "dont wear ANY jewelry" "dont even wear fake jewelry" "dont wear a watch" "dont pull out your cell phone, it will get taken"
and NEVER use an ATM on the street you will be followed and mugged.
There is a hidden ATM within the hotel with a guard use that one.
There were several people from the conference that didnt follow the rules and got mugged.
One guy who wore his Rolex (dumb, I know) out on a walk had someone remove it
from his wrist with a screwdriver and took off.
I have been to enough third world countries to know to try to blend in.
I was packed with prayer and a watchful eye, with God watching over me
the entire time, never felt unsafe or threatened
Michael already working
they told me they had the same plug as the US, dont think so
view
Their Spanish is a bit different from Mexican Spanish, a pineapple is anana
(almost like the French word) and a peach is Danasco. We say Piña and durasno.
we stayed at the four seasons which uses an old mansion as the hotel,
tree is said to be 200 years old
visited the famous cemetery
most famous tomb...Evita
off for some Malbec tasting
mercado san telmo
weekend street market
full of trinkets and stuff you dont really need, found it all to be a bit pricey too
Mate anyone?
how about empanadas
hotel sent Michael a little gift
I went to the museum
I have never seen Frida's exhibit, I had to see it for the first time in Buenos Aires
Frida in the hospital! That is no ordinary hospital gown
where there is Frida there is Diego
she painted a lot of self portraits, Im guessing she would have liked selfies
after that exhibit I walked to the next museum to see some Miro
I think I liked the shadow it cast more than the sculpture
Christies drinks were at the yacht club
a bit of Evita
dinner was at an underground house El Zanjón de Granados
where do you start??
lots of construction
a demonstration
loved this juice!
Michael speaking about wine
At the beautiful Alvear Palace for dinner
this lamb was melt in your mouth delicious
this was just the appetizers, I had to stop knowing dinner was coming
I really didnt need dinner after all this
they walked around with MORE food
dancers
dinner is starting
beautiful dining room
a bit of tango
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Tati arrives!!
voted most beautiful book store
