Today was a pretty normal day in Buenos Aires. We took the subte to la escuela in the morning, but were told that our instructor Paula had called in sick. Another instructor would be available at 2 pm. So we came home for a few hours. We returned to the Academia, for our class, then [...]
Just a gallery of posts from the Cathedral in Buenos Aires; you know, the place where Papa Francis used to hang out. Of course you can take a Pope Tour of the city now, and see, among other things, where Francis used to buy his daily newspaper. Go to the next post: Just another dia [...]
On martes, I completed my first "blue market" transaction since arriving in the country. Most of the advice I read before coming to Argentina suggested bringing US$, and exchanging for Argentine pesos once on the ground. Banks, here and in Canada, and credit cards will exchange at about 7 pesos/US$ which is a hefty discount [...]
One dead after shootout in City downtown. This was one just around the corner from our escuela yesterday. Go to the next post: Dólares
Its was a long weekend here in Argentina, because its Día de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia (Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice) in honour of the many thousands of people who disappeared during military rule in the 70's and 80's. Ceri quipped that it's odd that they chose the day the [...]
