Ciao Brazil, buenos dias Buenos Aires.
After a 26 hours trip, crossing different landscape,
from jungles to favellas, from big ranche with horse,
caw, chicken, stopping in the Argentinian frontier,
getting out from the bus, waiting 2 times on lines and
then at 3.00 a.m. continuing the trip until arriving
in the Retorno Bus station of Buenos Aires. 26 hours
- in the bus, well after that don t think anymore that
Europe is big! Realy here in Southamerica the distance
are enormous. Just for Floripa-Buenos Aires 1800 Km
separe this two cities. I can remember the last time
I went here. Bad cold weather so that after few days
I returned to Brazil. This time will be different. Heavy
sun and some rain..
With my big heavy backpack I made my way trough the
city, trying to find any place to stay. Some people
told me about this young hostel close to the Avenida
de Mayo. In fact a nice place. You can have clean big
rooms (well clean depends mostly of the 7 other guy
in your room ;-) )
so and you can have a breakfast include in the 21 pesos
for staying there + free access to a slow internet connection
+ an hifi stereo + billard + loundry ( the last 2 not
include). This make a nice friendly space to stay.
So my first day started like this. No money in Pesos.
Naturaly, what I first do is searching to get some with
my little visa. Hehe its so simple. I find a bank. I
insert my card in this Visa machine. I m waiting, pushing
some buttons. And...;-o ...and ...waiting. Yes waiting
this pretty sound of the machine counting the money.
But I didn t heard this sound. Just nothing. My card
didn t work. Okay no problem, lets go to another machine
in an other bank. I realy want to heard this little
money count sound! hehe. Next bank, nothing. Next one,
nothing nothing ...Grrrrr. I m far away in a city where
I just know nobody, without money, and no solution for
the moment with my Visa. But heheh I have a backup solution:
American Express. So I go there but the Exchange buro
is closed. Have to come back tomorow. Next day American
Express could help me. Thank you america! What can I
say for those who are in the same case as me. Hmm take
a MasterCard, a Visa and an AmExpress. Actualy the Visa
card is working but the connection to Visa net does
not. Thats what my bank, who can just do nothing for
me, told me. COoool . I will just traveling one year
with this little problem.
 Back
to the hostel I meet some french people, we had a diner
(a big giant chicken from the supermarket) and then
went out to meet some Argentin folks. Very crazy people,
very nice. We had a good time, billard and some bars.
I spoke my portugiese spanish mix! What can I say about
this night. Just that it ends at 6.00!! |
