I arrived on Sept 3 into the Buenos Aires Ezeiza International Airport. The anxiety of customs approaching always gets to me. The question is will they open my bags or not? In the past, it used to be that if they opened them and liked something they liked they would keep it...but looks like that is a thing of the past. I sailed thru customs without any problems.
There is a limit of $300.00usd allowed into the country (total value of items that remain in the country)...but although it was hard to pack for 82 days, I only brought a few gift requests that luckily didn´t add to the maximum allowed. (..and that's the story I´m sticking to...:)
Upon clearing Customs, I found my aunt and uncle waiting for me. The drive back to the city is about 50 minutes. The traffic patterns have not changed, the roads are a little better but the same rules apply. The roads are ruled by the size of the vehicle, it is typical to be in a 2 lane highway with at least 3 or more vehicles across. In order to make the "porteños" (people from Buenos Aires) obey traffic signals, they have now past a new rule...If you drive thru a RED LIGHT...they impound your car!
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