Thread: Buenos Aires Anyone ?

Yes Thanks Judy for matchmaking. In the 'old' days you would get a Billion frubals.

WOW, a few days in BA, how lucky you are! These are a couple of things that I did in BA that I really enjoyed!

1) San Telmo markets - they are only on Sundays and are great. Souvenirs, local crafts all mixed in with amazing antique shops. You can pick up some amazing gifts and bargains as well nice homewares - and they don't have to be big items. I didn't have any experience of it, but I have heard you need to be aware of pick pockets in the area.

2) La Boca - Has to be done - is so important to history of BA - and although quite touristy it is very interesting and vibrant place to go. I did a walking tour with the hostel I was staying at the time and it was brilliant - there is a lot of history about the place that is really fascinating that you will never find out without doing it. It also allows you to walk around in a few areas that are otherwise "off limits" to tourists as they are considered to be too dangerous.

3) Do a tango lesson - its not as easy as it looks - but lots of fun

4) Buy leather! Amazing jackets and boots! You can normally negotiate prices for cash - I went to a great little place in La Boca - sorry can't remember the name and they were able to measure me and do a tailor made leather jacket in 2 days!

But all in all, great city, you just need to take some precautions in regards to your safety - keep bags and purses with you all the time, try not to stand out too much as a tourist, don't wander too far off the beaten track and finally to avoid money fraud if you need to provide a large note to pay for something and get change be careful that you watch them. I had an experience where they replaced a 100 peso note with a fake and then refused to accept it.

Other than that little experience I loved it!

My daughter is heading back there next week to spend a few weeks with her fiance. She was there two months ago and loved it although who she was with might have had a great deal of influence on her opinions.

The only thing she has really mentioned is the food. She loved all of it.

Neal,, if you think of it, please ask for a recommendation for a steak restaurant. I don't want something that gouges tourists, rather a place that locals can afford and choose to go to.

I would also like to know a good place to see the tango, that isn't a Las Vegas type of act, but I don't know if we will get a chance to go.

For food - La chacra on avenida cordoba
For dancing she suggests San Telmo. It is free and outdoors done by professionals and semi-professionals. It is not a formal show.

Tell you daughter Muchas Gracias (TYVM) for me, Neal! Her choices sound muy simpatico (very good)!

Originally Posted by shoretours.com.au

3) Do a tango lesson - its not as easy as it looks - but lots of fun

But all in all, great city, you just need to take some precautions in regards to your safety - keep bags and purses with you all the time, try not to stand out too much as a tourist, don't wander too far off the beaten track and finally to avoid money fraud if you need to provide a large note to pay for something and get change be careful that you watch them. I had an experience where they replaced a 100 peso note with a fake and then refused to accept it.

Other than that little experience I loved it!

Thanks for the advice. Can you tell me where you did the tango lesson ?
Did you have any trouble with ATM's ?

Originally Posted by shoretours.com.au

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2) La Boca - Has to be done - is so important to history of BA - and although quite touristy it is very interesting and vibrant place to go. I did a walking tour with the hostel I was staying at the time and it was brilliant - there is a lot of history about the place that is really fascinating that you will never find out without doing it. It also allows you to walk around in a few areas that are otherwise "off limits" to tourists as they are considered to be too dangerous.

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Shoretours, I will have a very short amount of time in BsAs, so I was planning to some self guided walking tours, have an excellent steak, and if time permitted, see a tango show, or as Neal's daughter recommended , just go to San Telmo, and watch my purse.

But your comment has me very curious and I want to know more. WhatLa Boca is, and how long would a tour take?

Mindy, here is a short exerpt from the famous Wiki people...the rest can be found by clicking on the link below.

La Boca is a neighborhood, or barrio of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. It retains a strong European flavour, with many of its early settlers being from the Italian city of Genoa. In fact the name has a strong assonance with the Genoese neighborhood of Boccadasse (or Bocadaze in Genoese dialect), and some people believe[who?] that the Buenos Aires barrio was indeed named after it. The conventional explanation is that the neighborhood sits at the mouth ("boca" in Spanish) of the Riachuelo.

La Boca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia