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Actually, Chris, orchestra seats to the Met ring cycles this season range from U$1100 to U$ 2600, with parterre box seats at U$ 3000-3500. This for all 4 evenings, or course. That's actually a little steeper even than Bayreuth prices.

OK, guys, you've convinced me. The Colón's prices are way too high. Regarding the "Ring" as the Colon calls it, if you look at what they're doing, it's a snippets version put together by a great-grandaughter of Wagner who's most famous for her 60-minute version of Der Fliegende Holländer for...

I had dinner last night with 4 middle-aged Argentine friends, all of whom take basically the same position as Santiago F. Even where there was some nationalist sympathy, they agreed that there's no pragmatic way to gain possession at this point, so the government's position is just...

To Chris and JoeGillis, let me say that I did not mean to imply any negative about the Met orchestra. It is indeed one of the very, very finest ensembles in the world today, in symphonic repertory as well as opera. The point I was trying to make is that in classical music, it's all about...

You are right! I've had that backwards for years now, thinking that the official barrio was the B.N. and that Recoleta was the informal. Thanks! Now to fix my original post

Here's some related data I've been tracking for some years now. The UBS Bank (Switzerland) regularly updates a study of prices and earnings in major cities around the world. You can see the details at...

Any hardware store (ferretería). Ask for pegamento para madera.

Since my handle gives away my barrio, I've been trying to stay out of this discussion. For some reason, expats in Buenos Aires seem to have even stronger feelings about their city's barrios than, say, New Yorkers. The fact is that I agree with almost everything that's been posted here - both pro...

Kristina is the poster child?

Nope - it's 25,000 miles OR 30 flight segments. So 2 round trips from EZE to SFO via DFW would do the trick, with 2.040 miles to spare. (Source of mileage calculation> http://www.webflyer.com/travel/mileage_calculator/)

In my experience, the temperature requirements aren't consistently enforced, especially on this end of the flight. Flying from EZE, I've never been challenged, although a number of times I was flying in hotter weather here or colder/hotter weather in the US. You're more likely to encounter...

If you're near the Botánico, check the Cerrajería Romero on Araoz just west of Güemes (next door to the Marroco bakery). Romero is both knowledgeable and trustworthy. He will install about any make of high-security lock available here.

Barretta as in an Italian pistol?

I've discussed this with my doctor, a retired department head of the medical faculty. To summarize his advice, Scherer is the best in the country by all quality measures, and one of a handful of labs that do rare, difficult tests themselves. (Other labs farm these out or do a guesstimate without...

When I last left via AA in late January, I encountered no lines at all, even though we arrived at a normal hour, a couple hours before the flight (last flight of the night - to MIA). I've noticed that the check-in staff aren't AA employees. They swap badges depending on what airline their...

That's right - if you show up at the Met around 4 PM and wait until 6, you can sometimes get one of 200 rush tickets to the Met that normally sell for U$ 150-350 - considerably more than ticket prices at the Teatro Colón. The Met's rush seats are paid for by a U$ 21 million gift by the late...

Actually, MasterCard is not widely accepted in Argentina. Visa is the standard here, where it's accepted in at least twice as many retail outlets as MC. I had the same reaction when I looked for tickets to the new Golijov opera that opened the season. Fortunately, after that production, the...

In castellano it's a conferencia virtual.Try googling that or asking around locutorios for a rent-a-camera setup.

Easiest is the Policlínico of the Hospital Alemán, on Pueyrredón and Beruti near Recoleta. It's a walk-in clinic (0900-1600 aprox. on working days only) with most specialties represented. Take your passport and a credit card or some cash (I think A$ 100-150 these days), and get in the line on...

Any of the labs in the area will do this for a fee, and I think the fees are fairly standard from one place to another. If you have a prepago, get a doctor to write a receta, and the tests are free. Checking the OSDE cartilla, there are labs at Cerviño 3618 Juncal 3118 Santa Fe 3233 PB...