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The 8th edition of the International Film Festival with the subject Sexuality, which started yesterday in Buenos Aires, is dominated by shorts which break with the sex taboos, presenting items like abuse, desires, homo sexuality, jealousy and fantasy.
This year there are 45 shorts presented, most of them are Argentine productions, but also from Mexico, Spain and Belgium.
Where?
Complex Tita Merello
Suipacha 442 (almost Av. Corrientes)
tel:4322-1195
When the first ATM was introduced (see photo) there was an excitement about the idea of the unlimited withdraw of cash, of course depending on the amount present at your account. Nowadays the ATM’s in Buenos Aires are not so generous anymore, unless the balance at your account. Of course there are thousands or maybe millions ATM’s in our Capital Federal, but the chance to take out dollars is not so big, to say, just a few machines are giving dollars.
Also the amount of pesos to withdraw has it’s daily limit. About 500 until 1000 pesos is the machine willing to give you, but after that it applies to your creativity and patience, maybe you have an other card or you just wait until tomorrow…..anyway there is no use to get angry or make a claim at your bank, this only will cost you time and won’t give any results.
Just be prepared and if you are traveling a lot, inform the bank a few days in advance in which country you are going to use the ATM, so they know it is not a robbed card traveling from country to country, but it’s YOU, using your card and traveling from country to country!
So, to quote the words of Jason, an appreciated visitor of Stay in Buenos Aires…the bank knows better where you are hanging out than your mother!
If you just want to eat something that seems to be common, but which is worth while to eat here in Buenos Aires, start to think about the pizza. It sounds crazy, but in the period that all Buenos Aires was invaded by Italian immigrants, the pizza made it’s name. And to be honest, it is an awful fact that they are so bad according to the fat percentage and that they are so dammed tasty, nice, delicious and therefor so hard to ignore.
Here I can give you some names of the most famous restaurants to eat pizza, but I can assure you that if you ask to a Porteño where you can eat the best pizza in town, you will be in the middle of a discussion which starts between you and him or her and ends with a great amount of Porteños whom will all know the best, oldest, most historical and they are all in different places.
So just try it yourself and have fun!
Tip: you can eat your pizza with a faina and drink it with a moscato, a sweet white wine. Also it is a great adventure to eat one portion of each pizza. Just see for yourself, this pizzas are GREAT according to us from Stay in Buenos Aires and the restaurants are historical.
El Cuartito… Talcahuano 937
Las Cuartetas….Av. Corrientes 838
Banchero….Av. Corrientes 1300 y Talcahuano
Guerin …..Av. Corrientes 1368
Angelín…….Av. Cordoba 5270
Usually at the end of August the storm of Santa Rosa is announced. This fight of the cold and hot air is taken serious and the wind that will rule Buenos Aires will make us conscience of the fact that man doesn’t rule nature. In the same time, the Santa Rosa storm announces a change of season so just hang on and spring will come soon!
To move in Buenos Aires with a taxi is another common and of course more comfortable way of transfer. The taxi is relatively cheap, and almost all have a taximeter, which will be set at 3,80 pesos to begin. Most of the taxi’s you just stop in the street.
When you see the red light of the sign in the taxi “libre” it says that the taxi is free. Put up your hand and they will stop.
To enjoy your ride, just sit back and relax, it’s better if you’re not in a hurry with the traffic here in Buenos Aires.
Tip: pay with small bills…..
Relatively unspectacular, officially the sales of Apples iPhone 3G has begun.
Since the prices were a bit higher than in the U.S., it is only interesting for a upper salary class .
At the moment, telephone companies such as Claro and Movistar offers the iPhone in different cities (Buenos Aires, San Miguel de Tucman) of Argentina.
A offer of Claro for example is 119 pesos each month for a 18 months contract period and 1600 pesos for the Apple iPhone itself.
Michael
From the 24th of August until the 1st of September Buenos Aires will be crowded by tango dancers of all over the world. Of course Stay in Buenos Aires is housing several of them and we want to wish them all the luck and hope they enjoy our beautiful city and the always present tango atmosphere.
For more information: http://www.mundialdetango.gov.ar
The obelisk of Buenos Aires you find at the avenue 9th of July. When you see the news on television, it always starts with a view of the Obelisk.
The Obelisk at night
The obelisk was built in May 1936 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first founding of the city.
It is located in the center at the spot where the Argentine flag was flown for the first time in the capital . Its total height is 67 meters (220 ft) and its base area is 49 square meters (530 square feet). Architect Alberto Prebisch designed it and its construction took barely four weeks.
The obelisk is one of the main icons of the city, and a venue for various cultural activities (usually sponsored by the city government) and other events. It is the traditional gathering spot for sports fans to celebrate when their favorite team wins.
Lines B,C and D of the subway have stations near the obelisk, and are connected by a number of underground passages with commercial galleries, a true “tunnel of time” if you wish to see how Buenos Aires looked like 50 years ago…
Next Monday 18th of August will be a National Holliday to remember San Martín’s death, therefore the office will be closed.
José de San Martín (25 February 1778 – 17 August 1850), was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern part of South America’s successful struggle for independence from Spain.
In 1812, he set sail for Buenos Aires from England, and offered his services to the United Provinces of South America (present-day Argentina).
After the Battle of San Lorenzo in 1813, and some time in command of the Army of the North during 1814, he started his plan to attack Lima. This involved first creating an army in Cuyo, liberating Chile, and then attacking Lima by sea.
In 1817, he crossed the Andes from Mendoza to Chile, and prevailed over the Spanish forces after the Battle of Chacabuco and Battle of Maipú (1818), liberating Chile. San Martín seized partial control of the viceroyalty’s capital (Lima) on July 12, 1821 and was appointed Protector of Perú. Post closed-door meeting with fellow libertador Simón Bolívar at Guayaquil, Ecuador on 22 July 1822, Bolívar took over the task of fully liberating Peru and declared its independence. San Martín unexpectedly left Perú and resigned the command of his army, excluding himself from politics and the military, and moving to France in 1824.
Together with Simón Bolívar, San Martín is regarded as one of the Liberators of Spanish South America. He is the national hero of Argentina. The Order of the Liberator General San Martin (Spanish: Orden del Libertador General San Martín) in his honour is the highest decoration in Argentina.
Macana [f] 1 a bad thing to happen, an inconvenience, a pity (quite standard and accepted by now); 2 a bad thing that has been done, a screwup, a mistake (esp. in the phrase mandarse una macana).
Macanudo/a [adj, interj] (nothing to do with macana) very good (esp. a deal, an arrangement), nice and friendly, open (a person).
Mango [m] 1 fig. a unit of currency, esp. in the phrase No tener un mango ‘Not have a (single) mango’. Etymology uncertain, probably related to the fruit of the same name (though not widely known in Argentina at present). 2 [fixed phrase] al mango (of a machine, a domestic appliance, a car, a recorder) at the maximum possible setting (at full speed, at full volume, etc.); saturated, at the most, al palo.
Ma’ qué [interj?] [not polite] surely a rapid speech-form of mas, ¿qué…? ‘but, what…?’. Difficult to explain except with an example: –Fuimos al shopping y… –¡Ma’ qué shopping, si es un supermercado grande! ‘–We went to the mall and… –What mall? It’s a big supermarket!’. Note: if you can explain this better, tell me! This phrase is plain Italian, though its usage is somewhat different.
Metejón [m] a passion for an object, person or issue; a strong yearning. From meterse ‘to get oneself into [a place]’ = ‘to fall hopelessly in love’. Used as tener un metejón con ‘to have a yearning with = for’.
Meter [vt] [fixed phrase] meter la pata ‘to get one’s leg in’, to do something stupid, to make a mistake, to manage a situation badly. Can be completed with hasta el fondo ‘down to the bottom’ for emphasis.
Continue reading ‘Some Buenos Aires’ slang & expressions (Part 3)’
