When Hong Tao truthfully told Fatty Bu (Hong Tao's nickname for Fatty Bruce) and Sturgeon, the two people did not feel that there was much danger and agreed to find a good time to send troops to the Amazon!
As long as the opinions are unified, the rest of the things will be easy to handle. It is nothing more than preparing various documents and luggage. Due to the long journey, Hong Tao decided not to bring fishing gear or anything else. When they go shopping together in the United States, he just needs to bring more money.
It’s all there.
When everything was ready, it was already September. Hong Tao, Fatty Bu and Sturgeon each carried a 60-liter mountaineering bag and embarked on the flight from Beijing to Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.
American Airlines flight. As for why they don’t fly directly to Brazil, isn’t it to save money? The three of them spend their own money, and none of them are rich.
, you can save a little bit. If you fly directly to Sao Paulo or Rio de Janeiro, the one-way ticket will cost more than 10,000 yuan, while the ticket price to Buenos Aires is only more than 4,000 yuan, and then transfer to Manaus from there.
, is also much cheaper than flying directly from Beijing to Brazil. This is also the most economical way that Irene helped them find.
"See, this is the difference. If we go alone, we will lose 10,000 yuan when we get on the plane, and we will lose another 10,000 yuan when we get back!" When Hong Tao, Fatty Bu and Sturgeon were discussing the itinerary, Fatty said
Bu admired Hong Tao's arrangement and patted Sturgeon's shoulder to praise Hong Tao tactfully.
It saves money, but there is a slight delay in time. Since there are only two flights a week from Buenos Aires to Manaus, Hong Tao and the others have to stay in Argentina for 2 days before they can set off again.
"It doesn't matter! I don't have anything else, but I have a lot of time. It would be even better if I could visit every country in South America!" It's not that Sturgeon doesn't like to talk. It's just that he stutters a little and doesn't arrive at the critical moment.
He usually doesn't talk.
When Hong Tao and his party came out of Ezeiza International Airport, a full day had passed. It was after 8 a.m. when they boarded the plane from Beijing, and it is now just after 8 a.m. Counting the 1 hour transfer in Atlanta on the way,
For more than 2 hours, they stayed on the plane for 24 hours.
When he first set foot in Argentina, a South American country, Hong Tao's first impression was that the sunshine here was very good, not only abundant, but not so burning on the skin. Hong Tao's knowledge of Argentina was limited to football and beef. There is no need to pay attention to football.
Having said that, Maradona, Caniggia, Batistuta, Redondo, Riquelme, Messi...this long list of names all represent a glorious period of Argentine football, and
These people all grew up eating high-quality Argentinian beef.
But apart from these two things, Hong Tao knows nothing about Argentina. He neither understands Spanish nor can he dance the famous tango. Fatty Bu, like Sturgeon, is also Argentina-illiterate like Hong Tao.
At this time, the value of Hong Tao is reflected, or to be precise, the value of his wife is reflected. When Irene helped Hong Tao arrange the itinerary, she specifically asked the hunting guide company to arrange a Brazilian guide for Hong Tao and the others, and this guide
He is also an Argentinian.
The guide’s name is Fernando and his surname is Fabio. However, unlike Europe and the United States, in Brazil, people are generally called by their first name instead of their last name. Moreover, they especially like to give others nicknames and also like to have others call them their own nicknames.
From this point we can see a bit of Brazilian character.
The person who came to pick him up was Fernando. He is a white Brazilian. He is not young anymore, probably in his 50s. He has sparse curly hair. He is also wearing a small straw hat. He is short, but he raises his eyebrows.
There was a large cardboard with two Chinese characters written on it in a crooked way: dumplings!
"Who told you these two Chinese characters?" Hong Tao was very angry. How can the master's nickname be used so casually!
"Your wife told me specifically. She even sent it to me via fax and asked me to practice it a few more times. What do you think of my writing?" Fernando specifically put down the sign and pointed at the two crooked things.
Ask Hong Tao about the words.
"Well, it's very well written. It's almost catching up with me!" When Hong Tao heard that it was Irene who said it, he immediately lost his temper.
"Lao Hong, why do they call you dumpling?" Fatty Bu was 1 year younger than Hong Tao, so he called Hong Tao Lao Hong.
"They don't have a good tongue and can't pronounce my name, so they just find an easy word to say, let's go. My waist almost broke during the plane ride this day." Hong Tao briefly explained the reason for his nickname.
He picked up his backpack and got into the broken car that Fernando drove.
"I've already arranged the hotel. It's in the city. You guys have a rest first. I'll pick you up after dinner. There are a lot of delicious things to try here, and the wine is also very good." Although Fernando's car is quite shabby,
But my driving skills are top-notch. Except for the traffic lights along the way, I almost always use the accelerator to the fullest.
The city of Buenos Aires is very unique. When the plane was hovering over the airport, Hong Tao saw the entire city from a high position. The most remarkable part can be summed up in one word, flat!
The entire urban area is almost like a big chessboard, with no ups and downs at all. The densely packed houses and connections make the city look like a circuit board from the air. Not only is the inside of the city flat, but the surrounding areas of the city are also very flat. At a glance
In the past, there was not even a small mountain peak within sight. It was all yellow-green plains. These yellow-greens were not soil, but pasture. October was the winter here, and the temperature was only 10 degrees.
On the left and right, some of the grass has withered, while others are still green.
Ezeiza International Airport is quite far from downtown Buenos Aires. It took almost half an hour to drive at Fernando's speed before entering the city. The streets here are not very wide, and the houses on both sides are very stylish.
Old, at first glance it looks a bit like arriving in an ancient European city.
The hotel Hong Tao and the others stayed in was in the port area of Buenos Aires, also called the Boca District. When Hong Tao heard the name, he thought of a famous Argentinian football team, Boca Juniors. Yes, this is the Boca Juniors team.
Boca Juniors, their home stadium, Boca Juniors Stadium, is located in this district, and is only a few blocks away from the Nogaro restaurant where Hong Tao and his friends live.
"The tip for the male waiter is 1 peso each time and the female waiter 50 cents each time. Remember, don't give the wrong tip, otherwise you will not get the gratitude you deserve and you will get in trouble!" After Fernando sent Hong Tao and the others to the dining hall,
He didn't go up there. He doesn't live here. This is a 4-star hotel. The price of a standard room is 150 pesos, which is almost 50 US dollars.
"This is Chi Guoguo's sexism!" Sturgeon's English was passable. He seemed to understand and asked Hong Tao in Chinese.
"Sure, I've written it down, thank you very much." Hong Tao doesn't care about gender discrimination. They are not here to engage in the women's liberation movement.
"Don't worry, I have something else to say. Everyone, please sit down and listen to what I have to say. These are very important. You must remember them!" Fernando did not intend to leave, but motioned to Hong Tao and the others to sit in the lounge area of the lobby.
Here, it seems that he has quite a lot to say.
"If you want to go out, it's best not to go alone at night, and be sure to inform me! When taking a taxi, you must change your change before taking the bus! When taking a bus, if someone gets on the bus and distributes small commodities such as chocolates and chewing gum,
Don't open it, it's not a trial package, you can only look at it but not use it, you have to pay when you open the package!" After Fernando sat down, he said a lot of things that made Hong Tao and the others feel a little chilled.
"Why do you need to prepare change when taking a taxi? Don't taxis here give change?" Hong Tao understood the first and third items. They were just that the security situation here at night was not very good, but he had never heard of taking a taxi.
A country where renters don’t get change.
"It's not that they don't give change. When some taxi drivers see that you are foreigners, they will give you the banknotes that have been invalidated in previous years. It is difficult for tourists to tell the difference." Fernando was not in a hurry to leave and was very patient.
Answered Hong Tao's question.
"This is a cruel trick! It's better not to give change! That's it, Mr. Fernando, we won't go anywhere in the hotel until you come!" Hong Tao finally figured it out. It's better to do less than to do more here.
Well, after all, I'm just passing through and won't be staying for two days, so there's no need to cause trouble.
The hotel room is nice and comfortable, and the hotel also provides a coffee machine and a hair dryer for free, but for Hong Tao, it doesn't provide anything. He doesn't know how to use the coffee machine, and even if he can use it, he doesn't use it. He rarely drinks coffee, and the hair dryer is even more expensive.
There is no need for it, his hair is not much longer than his beard, and no matter how he blows it, it still has the same virtue.
I slept until about 5 pm and didn't even eat lunch. It was so tiring after a long-distance flight. When Hong Tao got up, he went to the next room and took a look. Fatty Bu and Sturgeon were also taking a shower and changing clothes.
, Fernando promised that he would pick everyone up during dinner and go out to eat, but he had to make arrangements no matter what.
But after taking a shower and changing into clean clothes, this guy Fernando didn't come even after waiting for a while. Seeing that the clock hand was already pointing to 7 o'clock, his short figure was still not seen in the lobby.
"Sir, is there anything I can do for you?" The hotel lobby manager couldn't stand it anymore. Hong Tao had been walking around the sofa for almost 2 hours. In order not to disturb other passengers, he had no choice but to come up and ask.
"Oh, I'm waiting for a friend. He said he would pick us up for dinner, but he hasn't come yet, and I don't have his phone number." Hong Tao did not hide Fernando's lateness from the lobby manager.
Made a complaint.
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