The GUIA of GUIAS "T" BUS ROUTES

You buy it for 6 pesos.
You get a few, or more than a few maps of Buenos Aires- these are FREE.
Then the work begins.
You sharpen your 2.5  pencil for the tedious work.
     Find your starting street in the front.
     Locate the grid where you will start
     Find your destination street in the front
     Locate the grid where you will arrive
Now the fun begins
(Since there are 749 bus routes and an estimated 16,000 buses running every day, all you have to do is find and trace the street names to and from??????)
     An example might be the #132 bus which runs right up Avenida Cordoba and west. The stop is 1/2 block from our door. When we walked out tonight and crossed Cordoba there were 7, yes 7, # 132's in a row. We could see     all coming up Cordoba past the shopping mall.
     Anyway, after you're sure of the route you get on the bus- HANG ON- drop in the coins and your off to? The reason for the ? is that the first 3 trips we made on the bus this November didn't follow the routes in the guide. Close, but not exactly where we thought.
     Finally comes the dreaded stop. The driver never checks to see that you are completely and safely on the ground as he guns it up the road dodging traffic where you often see 4 or 5 vehicles and motorcyles in 3 lanes- that is if you are lucky enough to be standing when you make that last step down. 
The only bonus of the bus ride is the time it gives me to practice my balance- it's no wonder the portenos can dance the tango.
Just another day of surprises in Buenos Aires.