Okay... now I expected a big city... a busy city.... but this place is huge and it doesn´t sleep. It´s in constant movement. Giant masses of people moving about in anything motorized... and the noice... WOW. They also drive like maniacs. Shifting gears, grinding them, making the engines throttle at high speeds... blearing horns... braking at the last possible minute... and that was just a cab ride! I´m not really sure why there are any painted lines on the pavement... they are simply not required or respected. Single lane street have upto three cars wide at any time. There were even some streets that have upto nine actual lanes accross, all going in the same direction (you do the math).
We spent the day walking around the San Telmo, Centro, and Puerto Modero barrios.
These picture are from a pedestrian street... called La Florida. As the day progressed, more and more people came out. The street is lined with stores... selling everything under the sun. Prices also fluctuate from one store to the next... as much as 50%.
We stopped along the way to enjoy a large cup of coffee. At least it´s a large by argentinian standards, we would consider it an extra small. Coffee is always served with a small glass of "agua con gaz" (mineral water). Havn´t figured out why yet... but maybe it´s because it´s served extremely, piping hot. Yup...I burned my tongue on my first sip!
Buenos Aires natives are friendly. Their spanish is extremely fast, however, the language barrier isn´t there. Thus far we have been able to communicate, albeit with hand and face gestures, pointing, using english and french, actually it´s much similar to playing charades... and they are very good at figuring out what we mean ;o)
Adventure Life has been an extraordinary travel resource for us over the years and today was no exception. Our River Cruise booking was handled by Jess (who has been our personal trip planner for several years) the same day as our inquiry. Suggestions were given for cabin choice and pre-trip options (that were not shown on the cruise line's website) like airport transfers and prepaid gratuities. Trip insurance recommendations followed and we were assigned a travel co-ordinator till the end of the tour. All we have to do is show up! Great service from friendly folks.
APtravelwell
1 day ago
My representative Kevin was very responsive generally and in crafting our itinerary to our specific priorities.
Rocco Labella
1 day ago
Although there was a lot of paper work, I received help and guidance when I needed it.
Donna Kirby
2 days ago
Our travel was flawless! The rider pickup (airport, hotel, ship) was seamless. Jane's recommendation for Emerald Cruise Sakara was everything I wanted but the experience was soooo much more. Adventure Life took care of each and every detail and this was the easiest of all my travels.
Anne Petty
3 days ago
Follow up was effective any questions were answered in a timely manner