After a week of Level 1 Spanish instruction at Academia Buenos Aires, I couldn't be more pleased. The school is located just off the Plaza de Mayo (pronounced "Plaza day Masho"), in the two top floors of an old but well maintained building. Unfortunately, the traditional metal-grate elevator has been under repair during our stay, [...]
Category: Argentina
The Curious Incident of La Gota at Lunchtime
On Wednesday, Heidi and I had an extra hour of classes in the afternoon, to make up for the time we missed because of the Día de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia. So we looked for a place to have some lunch. We came to a busy spot called "San Fransisco La Gota", [...]
Just another dia in BA
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 [...]
The Pope’s Place
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 [...]
Dólares
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 [...]
