We visit calle Florida as place to exchange the USD for local Peso. We browse around and chat with various currency dealers, we finally got the best rate ($1=12.4 peso). We end up in a locked room on a 3rd floor with a dodgy dealer and his Tarzan Monkey pumped in the gym. That is quite scary if you let your imagination to play ...
We give our dollars and get the peso, when checking their notes for the fakes (very common in Argentina) we realise some look fake. We want to abort the deal, the guys get angry and violently kick us out! After couple of pushing we left... Completely furious!
We get another dealer...very nice and professional this time with same FX rate ($1=12.4 peso) and no fake notes...!
We have many walks around the Buenos Aires with many stops for coffee or empanadas to relax, plan our next moves and see what we want to do. We have seen: Palermo (where we stayed), Retiro, Recoleta (cementary like Pere Lachaise in Paris with Eva Peron), Puerto Madero, Plaza de Mayo and San Martin.
We also meet with Julieta! Finally seeing her in her home town, as its always her meeting us in various locations in Europe. Julieta shows us around Plaza Serrano and later we go for a parrillada in Las Cañitas.
Our last (3rd) vaccinations for Rabies, Hep A & B shots being still not done. We spend lots of time going through Institut Pasteur and public hospital. We eventually get it sorted in 15 min in pleasant Stamboulian private clinic.
As a must seen is a tango show, we are amazed by the beautiful dancers and skilled moves. We went to Piazzolla Tango, the venue is astonishing by a master piece of french architects and was built in 1913.
Coach Buenos Aires - Iguazu 17hr 30min, 1360km