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Guest Comments
January 20, 2008
John,
Camilla must be a godsend for you. I can't say enough about her help. She arranged transportation to and from Newberry for our trip to Iguazu as well as cars for when we left and when our traveling companions left early due to the death of Jerry's father. I did talk to her one other time with a question that others might have and you might want to address in the survival guide. Once we were in and found the keys on the counter, I kept looking for additional keys to lock the inside doors-kitchen, living room, small bedroom. When none could be found and when the two keys did not lock/unlock any other doors, I called Camilla to make sure that I wasn't missing something. Perhaps a note that the street door and the courtyard door are all that have to be locked might be in order for guests like me who sometimes run a little anal.
The restaurant recommendations were amazing. While some were more enjoyable than others, there was not a bad meal to be had from your list. Our friends liked Roof and we ended up there on two occasions. The waiter there gets the award for the most hard to understand Spanish of the entire trip. Even our friend Maria who is Cuban born and received numerous complements on her Spanish said she could only get a word or two. I never understood a word that man uttered! We also went to La Colonia twice. I really clicked with that place. We tried to buy one of the napkin holders but the waitress told us that there were only four left. She later returned with one of the flat napkin holders as a gift from the owner! Everyone we met was so genuinely nice, from cab drivers, to wait staff, people in stores and folks on the street. We did try the new restaurant (green and white facade) just around the corner. It was fine; we went for some late snacks and drinks before going to Sal on Canning. I did not realize that it was the place in your email until the next day. Then they closed for vacation for the remainder of our time there, which was unfortunate as we would have returned.
I took some laundry to the establishment on the corner of Soler and Medrano. My Spanish was enough to conclude the transaction. The price was amazingly cheap ($6 US) and the shirts were well ironed and everything else folded nicely. Since it is so close, you might want to consider adding it to your recommendations.
We never made it to the Bozzi gallery and Sylvia was never at her studio when we stopped by on the way to other places. Next time, and there will definitely be a next time!
We did have one problem related to dining out-- that being the vocabulary. Food items had vastly different names from the ones we knew. Even Maria was unfamiliar with many of the menu items. Perhaps you might want to consider adding a menu helper to your Survival Guide. Think of what fun the research would be! Personally, I can recommend a large number of sabors de helado from our numerous trips to the Fratello's.
A final note on Buquebus and side trips and I will bore you no longer. I could not get anyone to speak English on the phone so Maria had to step in. Next time, I would do it on-line before we arrived. Or if your guests bring a laptop they could do it on-line from the house. We had to pay an additional fee for the phone service. Also, avoid the 15th and the 30/31st. These days, we found out, are the standard turn around days for Portenos who are vacationing in Uruguay and the volume of people was what contributed to the two hour delay on the Buquebus. Going to Colonia was not a problem and is something that should not be missed. I really enjoyed the somewhat run-down shadow of its former glory nature of Montevideo but our traveling companions definitely did not. In fact, I wish we had spent another day there. There are some amazing phot opps.
Yes, I will send you a photo of our group--El Fouro Orphanos-- when I get to downloading pictures. I should probably explain. Jerry and Maria have been married for almost 25 years, a second and wonderful marriage for them after horrendous first marriages. Even after all this time, Jerry has acquired no Spanish and simply adds an "o" to any word to make it Spanish. His father died while we were there( he was 90 and in a nursing home so it was not sudden or surprising, just untimely) and as the rest of us are also parent-less, we became El Fouro Orphanos for the rest of our trip.
Thank you for all your help and advice in planning this trip. I did a lot of research before we left, but the info you provided was so amazing and helpful. You have invested a great deal of time and effort in making this trip such a wonderful experience and we cannot thank you enough. And I look forward to another flurry of email exchanges when we return for a second visit.
Tom B.
Venice, Florida
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March, 2007
John, received my deposit check today, so wanted to touch base and let you know we had a great time in BA, Casa Palermo is a fantastic place to stay in an excellent part of town, and will come highly recommended to any of my friends or family who visit BA. Hopefully we'll have a chance to stay there again soon! Thanks also for all your great advice and guides, they really made a difference, especially the first few days there!
Best,
Jeff M.
Manhattan Beach, CA
PS. Camilla was very helpful and friendly, we were happy she was there to call upon to book our cars!------------------------------------------
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Casa Palermo
Francisco Acuņa De Figueroa (between Costa Rica and Soler)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
John & Carolyn Brzezinski, Proprietors
Evanston, Illinois USA
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