South America - getting there , part two

When we landed in Buenos Aires, I was a bit surprised but the small scale of the airport and its condition from the outside. Once inside, the arrival process is very quick - both immigration and customs were so painless and smooth. Quick "Hello", stamp on the entry forms and you are done, no questions asked. I wish we were so relaxed, fast and efficient in North America. Luggage was already waiting for me on the belt in the arrival hall and I walked though the customs area fast with no questions asked into another smaller arrival hall packed with booths of local transportation companies. This is where I bought my dirt cheap AR$ 35.00 ($11USD) ticket for a comfy and fast bus ride into the city's San Martin Sq., from there I was transfered into smaller passanger car with a driver who took me directly to my hotel. While all this was happening I filled my time with snapping some candid street photos thought the windows. Here are a few shots, more can be seen on Flick - click here.

As you getting from the airport into the core of the city via a highway, you get to see of some of suburbs - a bit run down but in a far better condition than those in Rio de Janeiro where poverty is terrible: