SUBE: THE TRAVEL CARD

S.U.B.E stands for SISTEMA UNICO BOLETO ELECTRONICO (translated into english it's: UNIQUE SYSTEM ELECTRONIC TICKET). 

This card has the same properties as the OYSTER of London, it's a plastic smartcard you can use instead of paper tickets. It's the cheapest way to pay for single journeys on buses and trains. For this, you should store credit in the card in authorized stores. This card has been implemented in Buenos Aires and we all expect to be able to use it in our whole country.

PINK HOUSE: THE GOVERNMENT's OFFICE

Pink House  (In spanish "Casa Rosada") is the name of the official residence and principal workplace of the President of Argentina: Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. The building is located in Balcarce 50 street:

It's in front of the square called "Plaza de Mayo" in the city centre.

The location in the map is the following: Location of the Pink House

ARGENTINIAN's FLAG

This is our flag:

Light blue and white coloured, it was created and designed by Manuel Belgrano, one of the main drivers of the emancipation of the country from the Spanish Kingdom (in that moment) and it was firstly raised in the city of Rosario, Santa Fe (City where Lionel Messi was born!). The sun in the middle is called May Sun, representing the May Revolution.

INTRODUCTION

Hello people, my name is Matias. I'm 23 years old and I live in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

I'm starting this blog to share and show the world where I live. Share the places, the people, the habits, the news, and why not... to let you know what you want to know about my country and also about our language: Spanish - I'll be glad to help anyone who is interested in it. Everything in a few words :)

To start: Where in the world is Argentina? See the answer below:

We're located in South America bordering with Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia and we are on the Atlantic coast. We also have a very known river called River Plate, which is also a name of a football team in my country.