From Sao Paolo to Buenos Aires

We boarded the flight last night. Early this morning we landed at Sao Paolo airport and started the long layover. Sao Paolo airport was not as chaotic as I thought it'd be. In fact, it was quite orderly. At the gate, one guy knew our names and that we were transferring to BA and immediately pointed us to a different terminal. The restaurant choices were none but we managed with some roast beef sandwiches and patatas fritas. The girl did not speak English, us no Portuguese except "obrigator"-thanks. The menu was in Portuguese.

By evening we arrived at BA, sun was shining as compared to a day of rain in Sao Paolo. The ride from the airport to the city was long, green and the spring air came from the lowered car window. Ah, really 'good air'. Everything was refreshing considering Virginia is turning colors of Fall and leaves are gone some places.

We are staying in the middle of Palermo, at this boutique hotel called Home Buenos Aires. The front desk guy, Thomas led us to our retro 60s deco room and said "welcome Home to Buenos Aires.

Tonight we are heading out to a parrillas (steak house) called Miranda. I am completely starved. I am afraid I will engulf an entire cattle.

*post note: Home BA ended up being one of the nicest hotel experiences we had. The front desk and bar staff were graciously wonderful. We enjoyed our breakfast with different fresh ingredients every morning, the day trip to the estancia, and the deep tissue massages. We tried restaurants and shops recommended by the hotel and they were always spot on.