Monday, February 12, 2007

Buenos Aires -- Smokefree and even better than expected!

We arrived in BA late last night, and went directly to an "apartamento" we had reserved, recommended by some friends. While it was very functional, it really didn't have much charm, although from the website you'd think it was pretty delux (www.apartsandiego.com). We got up this morning, and I decided I'd rather splurge and stay somewhere with some more character. We grabbed the Lonely Planet Guidebook, found a neighborhood and B&B they recommended, and I'm MUCH happier now. Becky, on the other hand, just wanted to sleep all day, as she's not feeling well, but I'd still prefer she sleep in a more interesting place, especially while I'm just wandering around the very chic neighborhood of Palermo.

PLUS, BA is smokefree! Sometimes the smokefree movement is too harsh with it's definitions of a good law. Yes, the BA law has exceptions, but most places are smokefree, and while I wish it were even stronger, as a tourist I'm absolutely thrilled.

Lots of wifi and cybercafe's here, so I hope to post more.

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