First Time in ARGENTINA! 🇦🇷 (not what we expected) - Buenos Aires Vlog

Summary

Explorando Buenos Aires, la capital de Argentina, el video ofrece una visión inicial de la ciudad, destacando su arquitectura europea, el tango y la cultura local. Los presentadores, sorprendidos por la fuerza del dólar estadounidense y los molestos mosquitos, comparten experiencias en Plaza de Mayo, visitan el Museo Nacional del Cabildo y el Teatro Colón, y se sumergen en la vida nocturna y la comida, incluyendo empanadas y pizza. La acogida y los atractivos culturales de la ciudad son un foco central, invitando a los espectadores a descubrir más sobre esta metrópolis sudamericana.

Takeaways

• 🌆 Buenos Aires es conocida por su arquitectura de estilo europeo, especialmente en la Plaza de Mayo y sus alrededores.
• 🏠 La Casa Rosada, el hogar del presidente de Argentina, es un edificio icónico en la Plaza de Mayo.
• 🕺 El tango, un baile con raíces en la ciudad, se ha convertido en una forma de danza formal y está reconocido por la UNESCO.
• 🏛 El Museo Nacional del Cabildo y la Revolución de Mayo es uno de los edificios históricos que rodean la Plaza de Mayo.
• 🌐 Avenida de 9 de Julio es una de las avenidas más anchas del mundo, con 110 metros de ancho.
• ⚽ El fútbol es muy popular en Argentina, y la selección nacional ganó la Copa del Mundo en 2022.
• 📚 La librería El Ateneo es considerada una de las más hermosas y famosas del mundo, con sus techos decorativos y múltiples niveles.
• 🍕 La pizza y las empanadas son alimentos populares en Argentina, con muchas opciones y un precio económico accesible.
• 💸 El dólar estadounidense tiene un valor alto en Argentina, lo que hace que los precios sean económicos para los visitantes extranjeros.
• 🏡 Airbnb ofrece alojamiento económico en Buenos Aires, con opciones atractivas a precios bajos en comparación con otras ciudades.

Q & A

¿En qué ciudad de Argentina se encuentran los presentadores?

Los presentadores están en Buenos Aires, la capital de Argentina.

¿Cuál es el nombre del edificio que es el hogar del presidente de Argentina?

El edificio donde vive el presidente de Argentina se llama Casa Rosada, también conocido como el Pink House.

¿Cuál es la importancia de la Plaza de Mayo en Buenos Aires?

La Plaza de Mayo es el centro de la ciudad de Buenos Aires y alberga importantes edificios históricos, como la Casa Rosada y la Catedral Metropolitana de Buenos Aires.

¿Qué tipo de arquitectura describen los presentadores al hablar de Buenos Aires?

Los presentadores describen la arquitectura de Buenos Aires como muy europea, con influencias de estilos neoclásico y edificios que podrían pertenecer a una ciudad de Europa.

¿Qué evento cultural destacan los presentadores como nativo de Buenos Aires?

Los presentadores destacan el Tango como una danza que fue inventada en Buenos Aires y que originalmente se desarrolló entre prostitutas y prostitutas.

¿Cuál es la avenida más ancha del mundo según los presentadores?

Según los presentadores, la Avenida de 9 de Julio es la avenida más ancha del mundo, con una longitud de 110 metros.

¿Qué personaje de historieta argentino se menciona en el guion?

El personaje de historieta argentino que se menciona es Mafalda, una serie que representa a la juventud progresista y clase media argentina.

¿Qué tipo de transporte público es popular en Buenos Aires según el guion?

El transporte público que es popular en Buenos Aires, según el guion, es el autobús, como se evidencia por las largas colas de personas esperando para subir.

¿Qué tipo de establecimiento describen los presentadores como uno de los más hermosos del mundo?

Los presentadores describen a la librería El Ateneo como uno de los establecimientos más hermosos del mundo, con múltiples pisos y decoración teatral.

¿Qué tipo de comestibles destacan los presentadores por su bajo costo en Argentina?

Los presentadores destacan la comida, como empanadas y pizza, y bebidas como el 'fuzzy', por su bajo costo en Argentina, comparando precios en dólares estadounidenses.

Outlines

00:00

🌆 Buenos Aires: Explorando la Ciudad y la Cultura

El primer párrafo presenta una introducción a la ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, enfocándose en su arquitectura europea, la danza del tango y la influencia cultural. Se menciona la Plaza de Mayo, la Casa Rosada y la experiencia de los turistas con las moscas. Además, se destaca la influencia española y italiana en la ciudad, y se describen las actividades y los lugares que los visitantes exploran, incluyendo el Museo Nacional del Cabildo y la Catedral Metropolitana.

05:05

🚶‍♂️ Av. 9 de Julio y Teatro Colón: Conocer la Vida Cultural

Este párrafo sigue la experiencia de los visitantes mientras caminan por la Avenida 9 de Julio, considerada la más ancha del mundo, y visitan el Obelisco de Buenos Aires. Se menciona la belleza de la ciudad y la comparación con Europa, especialmente con París. Se habla de la cultura del fútbol y el éxito de Argentina en el Mundial 2022. También se describe la interacción con los lugareños, la danz de tango y la visita a la librería El Ateneo, conocida por su belleza y su arquitectura teatral.

10:09

🍕 Comida y Vida Cotidiana en Buenos Aires

El tercer párrafo se centra en la vida cotidiana y la gastronomía de Buenos Aires. Los visitantes exploran una tienda de comestibles y comentan sobre los precios y la economía local, destacando la potencia del dólar estadounidense. Se describen los alimentos típicos argentinos, como las empanadas, y se comparten experiencias en un restaurante de pizza. Además, se mencionan los detalles de su alojamiento en Airbnb y las peculiaridades de los ascensores en la ciudad.

15:10

🏠 Experiencia de Vida y Gastronomía en Buenos Aires

El último párrafo concluye con una reflexión final sobre la experiencia de los visitantes en Buenos Aires, destacando la comida barata y deliciosas, como las empanadas y la pizza, y otros productos como el 'fuzzy', una bebida. Se menciona la influencia italiana en la ciudad y se comparten planes para explorar otras partes de Argentina que pueden ser diferentes de la capital. El vídeo termina con un llamado a suscriptores para seguir sus futuras aventuras.

Keywords

💡Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires es la capital de Argentina y el lugar donde se desarrolla el video. Es conocida por ser el lugar de origen del tango, un centro de librerías famosas y por tener una arquitectura que recuerda a Europa. En el guion, se describe cómo exploran la ciudad, sus sitios, la comida y la cultura, destacando la Plaza de Mayo, la Casa Rosada y la influencia europea en la arquitectura.

💡Tango

El tango es un baile y música que se menciona como originario de Buenos Aires. En el video, se menciona que el tango comenzó como un baile entre prostitutas y prostitutas, pero luego se popularizó en Europa y se convirtió en una forma más formal de baile, reconocido como patrimonio de la UNESCO.

💡Casa Rosada

La Casa Rosada es el edificio donde reside el presidente de Argentina, mencionado en el video como el lugar donde se ubica el presidente, similar al White House de Estados Unidos, pero de color rosa. Se destaca que hubo una nueva elección y un cambio de presidente.

💡Inmigración

La inmigración es un tema implícito en el video, ya que se menciona que hay más descendientes o ancestros italianos que españoles en Buenos Aires. Esto se refleja en la comida, como la presencia de restaurantes de pizza, y en la cultura de la ciudad.

💡Arquitectura europea

La arquitectura europea es un concepto recurrente en el video, donde se compara la belleza y el estilo de Buenos Aires con las ciudades de Europa, especialmente con París. Se menciona que los edificios de la ciudad parecen ser directamente de Europa.

💡Mosquitos

Los mosquitos son un elemento sorprendente en el video, donde los presentadores mencionan el problema de los mosquitos en la ciudad y cómo afectan su experiencia, mostrándose los picaduras en sus piernas y cómo los locales les ofrecen repelente.

💡Avenida de 9 de Julio

La Avenida de 9 de Julio es una calle famosa en Buenos Aires, descrita en el video como la más ancha del mundo, con 110 metros de ancho. Se menciona cómo es un desafío cruzarla y cómo es una de las calles más famosas de la ciudad.

💡Librería El Ateneo

El Ateneo es una librería mencionada en el video como una de las más famosas y hermosas del mundo. Se describe su arquitectura teatral, sus diferentes niveles y cómo se siente como un escenario, con una sección para niños y una cafetería.

💡Empanadas

Las empanadas son un plato tradicional argentino mencionado en el video como un tipo de 'dumpling' con una masa crujiente y rellena de ingredientes como brócoli y queso o champiñones. Se destaca su popularidad y cómo se pueden encontrar en diferentes lugares de la ciudad.

💡Dólar estadounidense

El dólar estadounidense se menciona en relación con la economía de Argentina, donde se destaca la potencia adquisitiva del dólar en el país. Los presentadores comentan cómo pueden obtener productos a precios bajos en comparación con los precios en Estados Unidos.

Highlights

Mosquitoes are extremely prevalent in Buenos Aires.

Buenos Aires is known for its European-style architecture, particularly reminiscent of Paris.

The Plaza de Mayo is a central square featuring significant buildings like the Casa Rosada and the Metropolitan Cathedral.

The city has a strong Italian influence, with many Italian descendants and a prevalence of pizza restaurants.

The Argentine flag is admired for its design, featuring blue and white stripes with the sun emblem.

Buenos Aires has a rich cultural scene, including famous bookstores and street performances.

The city is known for its tango heritage, with tango originating in Buenos Aires and now recognized as an UNESCO Heritage approved dance form.

Avenida de 9 de Julio is the widest avenue in the world, making crossing it a significant endeavor.

The Obelisk of Buenos Aires commemorates the city's founding and is a central landmark.

The city's public transit is popular, with packed buses being a common sight.

El Ateneo Grand Splendid, one of the world's most beautiful bookstores, features a theater-like design and a café.

The US dollar is particularly strong in Argentina, making it an affordable destination for US travelers.

Argentinian cuisine, including empanadas and pizza, is both delicious and budget-friendly.

The city's architecture and lifestyle evoke a European feel, with similarities to Spain noticeable in everyday life.

Staying in a Buenos Aires Airbnb offers affordability and a local living experience.

The city's grocery stores provide a glimpse into local life and the affordability of goods.

The video concludes with the hosts sharing their first impressions of Buenos Aires and hinting at the diversity of experiences in the rest of Argentina.

Transcripts

Literally, the mosquitoes are so bad. And it's  called bpbppbp. Mosquito. Honestly I wasn't expecting  

the amount of people that were like, kind of  hounding us. Prices here are crazy. US dollar is  

powerful here. What? For our first time in Argentina,  we'll explore the sites, food, and culture of its  

capital city, Buenos Aires. It's the birthplace  of Tango, a hub of famous bookstores, and it's  

supposedly has the most European looking  architecture of any South American city.

Welcome to Buenos Aires! Today, we're going to explore  the city, check out the sites, and experience  

Argentinian culture for the first time. We're super  excited, and we're starting out today in the plaza  

de Mayo, which is right here in the center of the  city.

That's the Casa Rosada which is the

Pink House. It's actually where the president  lives, so instead of a white house like we have  

in the US, it's a pink house. They just had a new  election, like last year, so there's a different  

president in office currently.

Memorial for Argentinians lost to Covid-19

A ton of uh, Spanish and just European influence here, like  

all the buildings seem straight out of Europe. I  would have to agree, yeah, there's actually more  

Italian descendants or ancestry than Spanish here,  funny enough. So you see a lot of pizza restaurants too.

What's happening? I have no idea, but they're marching.

Oh my word, there were  so many. I know. Literally the mosquitoes  

are so bad. I've probably seen like four or  five people that are like local and tourists  

all slapping mosquitoes away. Look at this. You  can see him on my leg right there. Look at all  

these bites. This is redonkulous. They're  big boys. There's another one. There's another one.  

They're meanies. Here, show this. They're meanies.  There's another one right there. Look at all these.  

They're all dead. As you'd expect, a lot of  nationalistic pride going on. That's a huge  

Argentinian flag. I honestly think it's  one of the most beautiful flags in the  

world. The blue and white stripes with the sun  right in the middle. What's the name of that building?

Museo Nacional del Cabildo de Buenos Aires y de la Revolución de Mayo.

Wow. Anyways though, what's so  cool about the plaza de Mayo is that there are so  

many different buildings, like, surrounding it that  are also pretty famous too, just like the building  

that I just said and also the Metropolitan  Cathedral of Buenos Aires, which is right  

over here. Neoclassical, is the artwork, and it's  just super cool. I really really enjoy this area.  

We haven't really seen like plazas and parks in a  really long time, so it's refreshing. Honestly, just  

so beautiful here. Look at those buildings. If you  just dropped me here and didn't tell me where I  

was I would totally think we were in Paris. Really?  Yeah, I mean just look at those buildings.

Honestly, I wasn't expecting the amount  of people that were like kind of hounding us to  

like buy things or like begging for our money.  No, gracias. For some reason I wasn't expecting  

that here even in the tourist areas I figured it  would be more chill just because this isn't like  

a very super super popular tourist destination, but  there kind of is a lot of people. Hey, hustlers got  

to hustle, you know? I guess. Boy that Argentinian  sun on the flag is real. They have a lot of  

sun down here. Yeah, they do.

So we're  walking down the street and we found a bunch  

of souvenirs with this character called called  mafalda on it and we looked it up and apparently  

it's an Argentine cartoon strip that represents  Argentinian like middle class and Progressive  

Youth and it has a six-year-old Mafalda on it  and it's super popular here, and super cute. One  

of the shirts that she's on says, "this world  is a soup." Relatable. Yeah. Yeah, tell me about it.

So, we're currently Crossing Avenida de 9 de Julio, which  is the July 9th Avenue. It's actually the uh widest  

Avenue in the entire world, clocking 110 Meters, which  is actually the length of a football field. It  

actually takes kind of a long time to get across. This is only one portion, and then you have a bus  

portion which we're about to cross now. Two lanes  of buses and then there's the exact same going  

the opposite direction and it's one of the  most famous streets in Buenos Aires. So, yeah.

Right now, it does not feel like we're in  the middle of two super busy streets. No,  

it's incredibly spread out. So it's kind of  hilarious. It's like no man's land. And this  

thing is the obelisk of Buenos Aires, el obelisko de Buenos Aires,  and it was built in I believe 1936 to commemorate  

the 400th anniversary of Buenos Aires founding.  So it's a really, really old city actually,  

and it's called pbpbpb. Mosquito. I was going  to say, it's called July 9th Avenue cuz that is  

uh the Independence Day of Argentina. So many  mosquito bites. Oh my word, yeah your leg is like  

bitten. I don't think I've ever seen their leg  that covered. I've seen my legs that covered cuz  

I'm just prone to them, but not Wyatt. Usually, I'm  pretty immune, but ah they just love me here. Yeah.  

The city is just so gorgeous. I have the parque la valle,  or in Argentinian Spanish the parque la vashe. And then I  

have the Teatro Colon over here. So Teatro  Colon translates to Christopher Columbus, um,  

theater, and it's actually an opera house and it's  frequently judged to have the best acoustics in  

the entire world. All the materials were brought  from Europe to design it and construct it and, oh  

what's his name? Luciano pavarotti, he was like,  yeah, the theater has only one defect. It's perfect.

Soccer pong. Pretty cool. Soccer  culture is very, very alive here. They say  

it's a way of life. Argentina actually  won the World Cup in 2022. Yes, thank you. (In Spanish.)

Thank you! That was so nice. She gave us  bug spray. She saw me slapping like six  

mosquitoes in a row, and she's like, "do you want some of this?" I was like,

"yes." All right, now we're going to do the Tango. They  have like a tutorial. All right, here we go. 2 3 

4 5 6 7 8. Tango was actually  uh invented in Buenos Aires and it originally  

started because it was a dance between pimps and  prostitutes actually, so it has kind of like seedy  

origins, but then it went to Europe and Paris  and popularized in ballrooms and stuff and now  

it's kind of like more formal. So fun. But it's  like an UNESCO Heritage approved dance form.  

This line we're passing, that whole line was for  the bus, and every bus we've seen has been just  

packed. Full. Look at how long that line was. It's  so packed it's so full. I guess public transit's popular here.

Next stop is the El Ateno bookstore which is  supposedly one of the most famous uh and beautiful  

bookstores in the world. Wyatt's super excited  about this one, he's the reader. Yeah, I was an  

English major in college, and I read every day so  should be pretty cool. Let's go. Let's do it.

What?! Literally, the ceiling  has like beautiful artwork  

on it. Frescos, apparently they call it.

That is a quadruple deck, all the way around.  Straight up theater in here, so cool. The one  

problem with bookstores in foreign countries  is I want, I always want to buy a ton of books,  

and then they're just in a language. I've tried  reading in Spanish before. It's so hard. So hard.

Also, on the far end of the  bookstore, they have a little cafe you  

can chill at. It seems quiet, for reading. For sure.

Just look at how beautiful that is.  

Honestly, insane. Again, it feels like an opera house,  or a theater, but then it just has multiple tiers  

of books and albums and movies. Super cool.  How often does a bookstore have a escalator? Crazy.

They also have a junior section, for the  young kids, and on the front side of it is a  

bunch of Records. Yeah, Argentinian albums. Adele? Is Adele there? Oh yeah, you didn't know she was  

Argentinian? All righty, I think we're going to  head out.  

A little look inside of an Argentinian grocery store, veggies.  Prices here are crazy, so that Uber cost $3.  

I don't know why, something with the economy  international relations, but the US dollar is  

powerful here. So we're going to get some  fuzzy. This is, us, what is fuzzy? Soda water.  

Yep, and we are addicts. Absolute addicts,  thanks to Reyka's family. Chocolate mousse  

cake thing. 15 pesos, so what? 10 cents. 10  cents. Crazy. Here is Argentinian money

1,000 pesos. Hola.

All right, now we're going to Big  Pizza, which is a huge chain here that  

sells, well, pizza, and also empanadas, and  they have this deal where you get  

like $5 us for like six empanadas   and a pizza so we're going to get it.

Buenas noches. Hola.

All righty, let's take this home. It's going  to cost like, $7. Huge Pizza, six empanadas. Okay, who  

else is with me? Reyka is a wait till you get home and  eat it kind of person, I am a eat it on the way home.  

I cannot wait, but she likes to wait to enjoy it.  Who's with me?

We're talking about how similar it  

feels to Europe. Even the buildings feel like they  feel like they're straight out of Spain. They smell  

the same, the locks are the same, every person  has to lock it when you come in and out. We're  

going an Airbnb. It probably just got super echoey  cuz it's all tile, but. And then you have these weird elevators.

Double door open. Maybe they're not  weird maybe they're just older I don't know.

They freak me out. Yeah, they're kind of scary. So  you have to manually close the door. Sorry for the  

close camera, it's literally just tight in here. So you have to close that and then close that  

and then right when we press this button  it's going to immediately launch up. Ready?  

Yep, it kind of scared us the first time.  We're used to it now, but also there's two  

level ones. Planta Baja and then this is  the first floor it's the first floor up.

Woah. Goes quick though. Oh, we should have used the  mirror. Yeah, I can't see you guys. Theoretically,  

if you wanted to screw the whole building, just never close it and no one can use it. Okay, let's go inside.

Bienvenidos a nuestra casa. (Welcome to our home.)

Just a cozy,  Buenos Aires Airbnb. How do you flip  

it? 20 bucks a night, this is what  you get. Look at this, huge living

room, workstation, bathroom, bidet,

bedroom, kitchen which we've been pounding  some bread and olive oil and hummus. Humus. Humus.

Back to present day.

Let's chow.

Okay, quick food scene. Empanadas are super uh  famous food here in Argentina. Yep they're famous  

all over Latin America, I believe. It's essentially  like a dumpling with very flaky dough and it's  

crispy. We got ours with what broccoli and cheddar?  And uh, oh mushrooms. Mushrooms yes. Yeah. Cheers. Cheers.

Really good. Amazing. It's just so  crazy how cheap Argentina's been. This  

food, $7. This? 20 cents. Our water, huge  thing of fuzzy, is only like a dollar.  

This Airbnb? $20 a night, and it's like  center Buenos Aires, great neighborhood, so.

And this, is just a pizza, but there  are a lot of Italian, there are a lot  

of Italians so. Ton of Italian. They  even have their own Italian hospital  

here. But yeah. Classic. Seems like kind of a  American Pizza honestly yeah. Cheers. Cheers

Delicious. All right I'm going to  try the milka which I've seen in so  

many different grocery stores around  here, and it's basically just like a  

cookie or like a mud pie that we have in  the states. Very similar chocolate. Oh, it's

melting. It's really good. It has a chocolatey  outside, and then a crunchy graham cracker like  

like inside. I really enjoy it. It is like  a cookie like Chips Ahoy. Nice mhm. All  

righty, that wraps up our first impressions  of Argentina, I guess first impressions of  

Buenos Aires, to be real. We've heard the  rest of the country is a lot different  

from the city. All right, stay tuned and  make sure to subscribe. Peace out, bye.