Buenos Aires is a really nice city. You can tell there is a ton of European influence here, most notably Spanish, French, and Italian. I’m staying in Palermo right now, paying $12/night at my hostel. Buenos Aires is probably the second most expensive city I’ve been to behind Rio. The peso is currently at ~P$4 = $1 USD, so that’s nice.
The architecture here really reminds me alot of Spain and France. There are dozens of parks littered all over the place and it’s enjoyable to just go for a walk or read in the park.
The food is really good here too…I’ve been eating at this great French Cafe called ‘Oui Oui’ every morning. Pizza, pasta, sushi (not terrible here, actually semi decent), and most importantly, the beef, is all fantastic. Argentina is reputed to have some of the best beef in the world, and a steak 2 nights ago semi confirmed this. Here is a picture of my eggs Benedict this morning-
Overall, I like Buenos Aires very much. I walked around a fair amount the first two days I was there, walking in different neighborhoods and read in a few of the different parks. I plan on staying here in B.A. until the first game of the world cup, which is the 12th. After that I think I’ll head out and go west towards Cordoba (sp?) and then eventually even farther, to Mendoza.