Comments on: Some Kings Travel by Bus (Well, In Buenos Aires They Do!)

By: toby rosenberg

toby rosenberg — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:17:17 +0000

Alan, great , helpful site and blogs. I have just read some news that because of a coin shortage, some sort of token system will be instituted for riding busses and subway. I will be visiting BA in April. Will this program be in effect by then ?

By: Donna

Donna — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:41:04 +0000

Thank you for such wonderful information on your web site. We would like to take bus 29 from La Boca to Olivos and are wondering if it is possible to stay on and ride back? If not, where would we catch the bus to return?

Thank you.
Donna

By: Alan Patrick

Alan Patrick — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 17:49:33 +0000

Hi Ken,

Excellent news…I thought my instructions were a bit long winded…so I am glad you were able to decipher them and get the colectivo OK.

The 110 is the bus I take from my new apartment to my my job in Flores…it goes there on its route after Palermo. It is certainly very quick between Recoleta and Palermo, I have noticed.

As I said in my other comment, I just sent you an email about the races.

Thanks,

Alan

By: Ken

Ken — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 13:28:25 +0000

Just got back. Your instructions worked flawlessly. We would have been lost without them.
Gracias

By: Ken

Ken — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 02:19:18 +0000

I just reviewed these tips in preparation for my first attempt manaña. I think I have it–the 110 goes from Recoleta to Palermo. If all else fails, I´ll catch a taxi.

By: Alan Patrick

Alan Patrick — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:57:35 +0000

Thanks for the info and the nice comment Nico!

It’s good to know where the quote came from I found a link to the song lyrics it is from here:

http://www.letrascanciones.org/patricio-rey-y-sus-redonditos-de-ricota/la-mosca-y-la-sopa/el-pibe-de-los-astilleros.php

Whether or not it is common for bus/truck drivers in Argentina to have messages on the back of their vehicles, I still think this is a little odd….it is an oddball kind of joke, suggesting that kings like to travel by colectivo!

By: Nico

Nico — Wed, 01 Nov 2006 18:33:09 +0000

“ciertos reyes no viajan en camello” is a quote from a song by Patricio Rey, very popular rock band with plenty of “quotable” lines. Also it’s not an oddness to see in Argentina bus and truck drivers driving around taking any kind of message, religious, pagan, underground… Good site!

By: Alan Patrick

Alan Patrick — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 03:16:44 +0000

And before anybody asks the stock question – my favorite route is the number 29.

Lots of people go on and on about great bus routes from La Boca to Olivos. Well, of those, the 29 is the creme de la creme, taking you through San Telmo, past Plaza Dorrego, down historic Defensa, round the Chris Columbus statue behind the Pink House, past Plaza de Mayo with said Pink House, the Pyramid de Mayo, Cabildo and Cathedral, up the architectural wonder that is Diagonal Norte, past the Obelisk and over the widest avenue in the world, 9 de Julio, in sight of the Teatro Colon, through Tribunales, past the amazing waterworks building on Cordoba, skirting past Gardel’s hood of Abasto, past my apartment!,before entering Palermo Viejo, going past my girlfriend’s apartment!, into Plaza Italia and the parks, on to trendy Las Canitas, Belgrano and finally Olivos, near the presidential residences.

Some sightseeing bus!