On Friday morning (Day Two) at 6am, we arrived in BsAs. The descent to the airport was about the first time we saw daylight during the flight & it was like... WOW! There was so much beautiful green space/fields & flat land. We got a good view of this due to the fact we were in a holding pattern for about 15 minutes before being cleared to land.
We got right through customs with no problem. They didnt even check our bags, they just waved us right on. They are primarily concerned with their own citizens & people who had cart loads of luggage.
The airport experience caused a bit of anxiety. We had the cellphone number of our driver to the apartment... but the payphones wouldnt accept our credit cards...when we found a telecom center, we discovered the cell phone number was invalid... the apartment office (who arranged the transport) wasnt open until 9am, so I was a bit concerned. After nearly two hours of "Holy Crap, what do we do?" we went back to the payphones & our driver suddenly appeared with a sign with my name on it... PHEW, we were so relieved.
It took around an hour to get into the city to our apartment... the ride in was interesting. There were so many housing high rises... and you could tell they were for "less fortunate" people. They totally reminded me of the "Good Times" buildings. There were also a lot of low rise shanty's. We noticed a lot of these throughout our visit.
Eventually, we made it to the City Center, "Centro." On the way to our apartment in the Recoleta barrio (neighborhood), we passed by their Congress building and an obelisk on an enourmous blvd that is a copy of the Washington Monument.
At 9am, we finally got to our apartment. I was so relieved. I had some apprehension about it. I had done a lot of research on the apt company, but I was still nervous about how we had to pay them. After all was said and done, it was exactly as we imagined though. It was very nice & looked just like the pictures we had seen.
The Recoleta area we were in was a stark contrast to the "Good Times" high rises & shanty's I noticed on our drive in. It was really nice to be in a residential building instead of a hotel. It made me feel like I really lived in the area.
We were on the 9th floor, so away from a good bit of street noise. We were staying on a very busy street. We then came down & went about 2 doors over to a Mini Mercado for soda & snacks. We took at stroll around a couple of blocks to see what was in our neighborhood... and then it was back to the apt for a nap. We were so exhausted after the long trip & very little sleep.
We got right through customs with no problem. They didnt even check our bags, they just waved us right on. They are primarily concerned with their own citizens & people who had cart loads of luggage.
The airport experience caused a bit of anxiety. We had the cellphone number of our driver to the apartment... but the payphones wouldnt accept our credit cards...when we found a telecom center, we discovered the cell phone number was invalid... the apartment office (who arranged the transport) wasnt open until 9am, so I was a bit concerned. After nearly two hours of "Holy Crap, what do we do?" we went back to the payphones & our driver suddenly appeared with a sign with my name on it... PHEW, we were so relieved.
It took around an hour to get into the city to our apartment... the ride in was interesting. There were so many housing high rises... and you could tell they were for "less fortunate" people. They totally reminded me of the "Good Times" buildings. There were also a lot of low rise shanty's. We noticed a lot of these throughout our visit.
Eventually, we made it to the City Center, "Centro." On the way to our apartment in the Recoleta barrio (neighborhood), we passed by their Congress building and an obelisk on an enourmous blvd that is a copy of the Washington Monument.
At 9am, we finally got to our apartment. I was so relieved. I had some apprehension about it. I had done a lot of research on the apt company, but I was still nervous about how we had to pay them. After all was said and done, it was exactly as we imagined though. It was very nice & looked just like the pictures we had seen.
The Recoleta area we were in was a stark contrast to the "Good Times" high rises & shanty's I noticed on our drive in. It was really nice to be in a residential building instead of a hotel. It made me feel like I really lived in the area.
We were on the 9th floor, so away from a good bit of street noise. We were staying on a very busy street. We then came down & went about 2 doors over to a Mini Mercado for soda & snacks. We took at stroll around a couple of blocks to see what was in our neighborhood... and then it was back to the apt for a nap. We were so exhausted after the long trip & very little sleep.
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