Buenos Aires

 

We've had our first of 3 short stays in Buenos Aires.  This time we stayed in a B&B in Belgrano, a leafy suburb where there are many embassies including the Australian.  It was a great (and safe!) place to walk around and there was a lake near a golf course which was excellent for birds.  I especially liked the Black-necked Swans. 

We did all the 'housekeeping' things we had to do - getting Argentine SIMs for our phones and pesos to pay for the little items where we can't use credit cards.  The biggest Argentine note is only 1,000 pesos - a bit less than 1US dollar.  This is not good for shopping! Even dinner in a restaurant would mean counting out 20 to 30 notes.  Luckily use of VISA and Mastercard is widespread (unlike Tanzania which also has low value bank notes) and tourists getter a good deal on currency exchange.






We are now in Ushuaia, Patagonia for a few days.  We have gone from temperatures in the 30s to cold and rain and 6 degrees! The last pic shows a cruise ship setting off for the Antarctic.




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  1. JenFebruary 22, 2024 at 4:14 PM

    I don't remember seeing Black neck white body swans before. Very striking.

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  2. Great NannaMarch 7, 2024 at 9:55 PM

    Love reading your blog, unfortunately the demons were defeated by the swans. We are expecting 40degrees for the next few days here.

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