Clearinghouse 37th Annual Meeting - 29 October - 3 November 2010 - Buenos Aires

WALK-1

FROM TALCAHUANO.1234 TO PUERTO MADERO
Su 31 at 1900 hs
Eduardo leads.
1.8 km [1 nautical mile], 60 minutes
Talcahuano (1), Santa Fe (10), Reconquista (3), Viamonte (4)

WALK-2

FROM TALCAH.1234 TO ACADEMIA
Tu 2 and Wd 3 at 0700 hs
Eduardo leads.
2.2 km; 60 minutes
Talcahuano (1), Juncal (3), Montevideo (1), Las Heras (17)

WALK-3

FROM ACADEMIA: Lunch tour
Tu 2 at 1300 hs
Somebody will lead (Lapunzina?).
/16; 1.6 km, 90 minutes
Coronel Diaz (5), Castex (1), I forgot (1), MALBA )F.Alcorta 3415): lunch, Figueroa Alcorta (1), blossom lapacho, Ortiz de Ocampo (7), Las Heras (1)

WALK-4

FROM ACADEMIA TO LA BIELA AND…?
Tu 2 at 1800 hs
Eduardo leads.
Length and time to be improvised.
Las Heras (3), Bustamante (1), Libertador (6), Visit to Museum of Fine Arts, Libertador (5), drinks at café La Biela (9 blocks from Talcahuano 1234), and further planning; or not.

WALK-5

FROM ACADEMIA TO EL ATENEO AND…?
Wd 3 at 1800 hs
Eduardo leads.
Length and time to be improvised
Coronel Diaz (6), Santa Fe (15), El Ateneo café (6 blocks from Talcahuano 1234), drinks and further planning , sf 5, t 1

BUS (Colectivo):

How to run a bus in BA: Board it at the front door, say to the driver “uno veinticinco”,  put into the machine a one peso and a 25 cents coin, and wait for the ticket to be dropped below. If you put a higher value coin, return change will be dropped also. Then sit down, if you can, and get out through the back door, if you know where.

SUBWAY (Subte):

Metro (tube, subway, under, etc) is cheaper, and paying is easier. You go to the booth and ask for uno, dos, etc trips, usually dos if you are returning by metro as well. The price per trip is 1.10 pesos, no need to pay exact fare. If there are machines it is better to stay away from them, as in Paris, or DC. Maps for the subway net are available at the hotel, at the station, or even in internet. Google it! The great deal about the subway are the murals in some stations. The best line for murals is line C. Line A, is worth because its 1910 art nouveau coaches. All lines are interconnected, Remember that line A takes you to have five o’clock tea at Las Violetas (Carlos Calvo station), and line B to have a good meal to Albamonte (Federico Lacroze).

TAXIS (Taxis. It s pronounced “taxi”, as in Athens and Manhattan):

You have to pay what it appears on the taxi-meter, and there is no table of conversion at all. Tipping is not expected, but you can round up facilitating the change. The country is short of coins and the 2 $A bill (50 cents of an US$) are the smallest available currency quite frequently. You easily recognize free cabs on the streets because they run at very slow speed, and very near the right curb. Just raise your hand; board, and tell your destination. Foreigners are at risk to be cheated a few pesos; nothing more serious than that. Most of you will find taxi rides quite cheap according to your standards.

STEAKS.
In Argentina “meat”(carne), means “beef” (vaca). Other animals as pork, or lamb are considered fishes, and they are rarely found. No waiter will tell you: “the state of North Carolina does not allow serving meat cooked below medium-well done”; he will just serve you “medium-well done” no matter what do you ask him for.

CHORIZO AND BIFE DE CHORIZO
One of our favorite sport is not calling things by their names. While a “chorizo” is a sausage, a “bife de chorizo” is a big steak, similar to a sirloin steak. Do not ask me why.

RESTROOMS
During your strolls through the city only occasionally you will find public restrooms, but you can enter any café or bar, ask for “el banio” and use it. It is better to carry some toilet paper from the hotel. We have the habit to steal them from bathrooms to throw them out as carnival serpentines in the stadium during soccer games. It is fun!

FUNDACIÓN PROA, Pedro de Mendoza 1929; Vuelta de Rocha, La Boca: 11-19; Mo closed; A must, the view, the souroundings, ad sometimes the exhibit. From 1100 to 1900, closed on Mondays. Bus 152 on Santa Fe Ave, to its end point in La Boca.

MELBA, Figueroa Alcorta 3415  (& Salguero) [48086500]: Latin American paintings; 1200-2000 hs, Tu closed.

ARTE DECORATIVO, Av.del Libertador 1902 (& Busta); 5 blocks from La Academia: 14-19, Mo closed, Tu free

BELLAS ARTES, Av.del Libertador 1473 (& Pueyrredón); Mo closed; free; 11 blocks from La Academia: Antonio Berni is the must.

PALAIS DE GLACE, Posadas 1725; near La Biela Bar (see): 12-20 hs ; Mo closed ; Free

CENTRO CULTURAL RECOLETA, Junin 1930; near La Biela Bar;

CENTRO CULTURAL BORGES, San Martin & Viamonte (525); 10-21 hs;

FORTABAT, Puerto Madero (Cordoba): 12-20 hs; 15 $A; Argentine paintings.

29

Fr

2030

COLON, Ballet, Le Corsaire.

30

Sa

TBR

POLO: Hurlingham’s Club Open; The Ayrshire cup; 5th game. Hurlingham is a BA suburb, ask how to get there.

2030

COLON, Ballet, Le Corsaire. Libertad 651

31

Su

TBR

POLO: Hurlingham’s Club Open; The Ayrshire cup; 6th game. Hurlingham is a BA suburb, ask how to get there.

TBR

Football: Boca vs Argentino Juniors

1700

COLON, Ballet, Le Corsaire.

01

Mo

2030

COLON: Bach;s Mass in B minor; chorus and orchestra from Leipzig (Mozarteum)

02

Tu

2030

COLON, Bach;s Mass in B minor; chorus and orchestra from Leipzig (Mozarteum)

03

Wd

2030

COLON, Ballet, Le Corsaire.