Flight and Arrival to Buenos Aires

On Saturday, July 11 I was set to fly. The trip was from St. Louis to Miami, and then Miami to Buenos Aires. I drove up w/ my parents and got dropped off. The flight to Miami was an easy 2 1/2 hours. I met an engineer from Peru and had a nice Spanish chat. Upon my arrival to Miami I waited a few hours for the plane to board. The plane was the same size as the one from Chicago to Korea--really big! I picked a good seat this time and got adjusted. I met a French guy who lives in BA and is a manager for a French car company. The flight was 9 hours long--nothing too bad! I watched a movie and ate a meal, and then slept. Sleeping was hard to do in our small seats, and since I needed to use the restroom anyways I explored the whole plane. Lo and behold, in Business Select there was an empty row with a blanket and pillow asking to be used. So I did just that. I found my spot and utilized the option of "lay down bed." The smell of fresh fruit and croissants woke me up for a nice breakfast :)

I got into BA without any issues. I got my baggage and when passing through the gate met Luis, the guy I would be staying with. We took a bus to the bus station, bought my bus ticket for Paraguay (there were only 2 seats left so great timing!) and went to his apartment. A nice place in a calm neighborhood, complete with a nice little plaza just 100 yards from the front door. I believe I'll be hanging out there a lot, reading or just taking in the sites and sounds of a great city :) Thus far I must say that BA is a fairly bustling metropolis. There are a lot of people (8 million) and the city has the feel of NYC or something--albeit a little smaller! I'm heading out to Asunción, Paraguay this afternoon and am looking forward to the adventure that awaits me there.

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As always, thanks for reading and feel free to leave some fun comments :) - Benjamín