To continue on to Bariloche, you must transfer from the international to the domestic airport. A bus makes the trip and booking seats was easy. The fee was 70 pesos, or about 18 dollars. The exchange rate is 3.849 pesos per dollar.
We decided since we had such a long layover--our flight to Bariloche didn't leave until 5:20 p.m., 17:20 on their clock--we would take the bus downtown, store our luggage for 5 pesos per bag at the bus station, and go for a walk. Folks were very accommodating explaining our options even though we struggle with the language. "Por favor" and "gracias" get you a smile; they appreciate our attempts, but I dearly miss our daughter Eryka and her Spanish skills.
Note to self: Learn Spanish
Downtown Buenos Aires, or at least the section we tried, didn't hold our road weary interest. Admittedly, Ron and I came for the snow, mountains and skiing. Traffic, city smells and grimey street vendors don't do it for us. After an hour, we headed back to the bus depot for coffee and a sandwich, and boarded the next bus to the new airport. But walking in front the bustling train station we did see evidence that this country is BEEFY.
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