Florida Street? Calle Florida? Why not the outer areas from central city our friends asked. This location is a gem for us. San Martin park is 1 block N. Our favorite dance studio is 1/2 block S in the most gorgeous shopping center in the world. Florida has a parade of 1,000,000 pedestrians every day. We can walk to the movies, the theater and 100's of restaurants and shops are around every corner.
Cool it is. The subway 2 blocks away and a taxi/bus system where there is no waiting-ever. I LOVE Buenos Aires.
About buying an apartment. This was almost impossible. The money had to be paid in cash in US dollars. Getting a bank account so I could wire in the money took many bank visits. Paper after paper and then more papers to sign-"just one more". We had wonderful people- Federico, Susana, Emiliano, Jorge V and Jorge A, Marina, Sara and her husband, Julio, Martin and Luis, Enrique helping us through the process, but not without tears of frustration. People at the police department, AFIP, immigration, HSBC and the Banco Nacion never met us with anything less than courtesy and smiles. Meeting Sara de Anchorena- the owner- was a pleasure. After 4 weeks of running around, it's ours. Tiny, beautiful and it's ours. Mike and I came home with suitcases empty and heads full of ideas for our next visit in the spring. Already packing.
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Buenos Aires is full of tango houses with live orchestras and dancers. The most important places that offer live shows usually include dinner (with options in Argentine beef or international menus).
ReplyDeleteI rented an apartment Buenos Aires very near a Tango house, so I took some lessons!