• The B777-200 that was our air chariot arriving at the jetway @ IAH — Houston, TX.
    A nice little cubby in Polaris Business on United ... thanks for the upgrade UA — IAH, Houston.All set for this flight to get going ... IAH — Houston, TX.Screenshots from the in-seat monitor showing our route and arrival in Buenos Aires, Argentina.Landed at EZE ... just before the rain messed up any photo-ops — Buenos Aires, Argentina.Mui arranging for a remis to take us into the city for our overnight near the domestic airport — EZE

    Welcome to Argentina

    February 4 in Argentina ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F

    A slight delay leaving Houston, but otherwise an uneventful flight. The meal service started as soon as the aircraft reached cruising altitude. Tummies sated, we put our seats in lie-flat mode and slept the rest of the flight away … waking about 2 hours before we landed.

    9 hours and 23 minutes later, having flown 5,094 miles, we were landing in a drippy Buenos Aires. Although the weather forecast showed rain throughout the day, the only time we got wet was as we were leaving the airport.

    Thanks to all the changes Aerolineas Argentinas made to our domestic flights over the past several months, once we cleared immigration and customs, we needed to transfer to a hotel near the domestic airport — AEP. To do that, we used the services of Tienda Léon, which operates a reliable shuttle and remis [car with driver] service. We arranged for a remis right before we left the secure arrivals area … easy peasy.

    The ride to Bulnes Eco Suites, in Palermo — a barrio [neighborhood] of Buenos Aires — is just under 20 miles, but the drive — in what passes for ‘smooth traffic’ in the city — took about 70 minutes.

    Now, to stay awake for the rest of the day.
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