Wow. That is all I can say after my wonderful trip to Teresita's lovely home and neighborhood of Adrogue in the Provence of Buenos Aires. If you're looking for the constant excitement of downtown BA , then do not come here to stay. The cottage is located in a sleepy upper middle class neighborhood outside of the city center. There are plenty of great restaurants such as Pizza Tempo that are really worth considering and if you are brave you can take the transportation to the big city on the train with the locals. The people in Adrogue are warm and friendly, especially Buddha (the tour guide and driver), the owner of the bed and breakfast, her husband, her family, and even her dog ( i am a cat person, and I really loved the dog). Come here only if you are willing to put out a lot of the money for your vacation on transportation to the city center should you want to go there a lot and I do believe you should at least a couple of times. But please do not come here if you do not speak any spanish and do not know anyone that speaks spanish to come with you. Overall, The people of BA, and especially Adrogue, do not speak english at all except Teresita herself. Because of this, I do not think you will fully enjoy yourself without having at least a basic grasp of spanish and/or having someone with you with at least a basic grasp of spanish. It will be very hard to get around without having guides like Teresita or Buddha with you at all times and I do mean this! Staying there IS a real taste of life in Argentina, and with that comes seeing some of real poverty in some of the lives of people when you are commuting to downtown. Be prepared to see all of BA, not just the rosy surface of the downtown area. But I think that is good and you will appreciate it if you're a true traveler and not a go-by-night tourist who only goes to a place to say they went there.
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All that aside, DO TAKE HER COOKING CLASSES! They are one of the highlights of the trip and yet another authentic taste of life in Argentina. Order dinner from her a few nights, it is spectacular. I loved the steak and the fettucini is amazing as well. Take a city tour with Buddha and have him pick you up from the airport and take you back, they are great investments. It was a wonderful stay overall and I would recommend it to anyone who really wants to see the real Argentina.









