I'm here!! Arrival in Argentina
Today I finally arrived in Argentina. My holiday officially started. It feels soooo good!
I don’t have to worry about work anymore and I don’t have to worry about how to get to Argentina . No pressure left. :)
Because there was quite a lot of pressure. I read about many flights being canceled and covid rules are changing daily.
Even on my last days in Barcelona. I’m not sure if I made a mistake or if the rules got changed at the last minute. Doesn’t matter. Luckily I double checked the rules in the morning, and it turned out that being vaccinated isn’t enough. I need a PCR test as well. It wasn’t too complicated to find a place where they offer same day results without having an appointment. It was just a question of money. It cost me 120€… But honestly I didn’t mind at all. Not being able to enter the plane or Argentina, or spending seven days in quarantine are all much worse options.
So I did the test. I got the results just in time. I fill out the necessary documents for entering the country. And I arrived here without anyone ever asking me about all these things. No, sorry, it’s not true. The immigration officer at Buenos Aires Airport asked me if I am vaccinated. I said yes.
No questions about my accommodation, about finances, how long I’m planning to stay. If I have a ticket back to Europe. If I got that PCR test or not. They didn’t ask for any proof about my vaccination either. All that stress for nothing. I almost felt disappointed, but rather just happy that I went through the process so easily again. By the way, my flight was pretty good. I slept through most of it. In the morning I watched a movie and after that we already landed. 13 hours well spent.
I didn’t think too much about how to get from the airport to the city. I walked out following the bus sign. I saw a bus with “centro” written on it. Bought my ticket and got on the bus. A girl on the bus stopped me, to tell me that I shouldn’t have bought the ticket for Euros. I should find the good places to change it first… We continued talking about all kinds of things until we arrived at the city center but Later I took her advice and it was a good one.
After I checked in to the hostel I took care of the money changing business and went to buy some food. There was a normal looking place were they are selling empanadas. There was some types of Empanadas I wasn't familiar with. So I asked the guy: "¿Qué es Humita?" and then I got "tres". Anyway it was good and now I know that Empanada Humita is filled with corn and with some kind of cheese stuff.
Sandor Tokesi, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 17.11.2021
