FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF BUENOS AIRES 🇦🇷 argentina is NOT what I expected...

[@ClaireHawkins]

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[@desyncr]

Funnily enough, before I moved I watched your videos about Ireland from Buenos Aires. Now I’m watching your videos about Buenos Aires from Ireland. 😅

[@ClaireHawkins]

Ah how cool! Hope you're enjoying Ireland!

[@carlalussini]

Qué loco, full circle moment ❤

[@danielmino1690]

buenos aires is the most beautiful capital in the world

[@martingimenez339]

First video I saw from you was from Montpellier, the city I live in, but Im actually from Buenos Aires so seeing you walking around my city was a nice surprise. Hope you enjoy it, for me it's the best city in the world, with the best daylife/nightlife, cafes, restaurants, the best food in the world and the friendlest people. Im sure you are going to have a great time and Im also sure you will go back some day. Cheers! Love your songs as usual.

[@ClaireHawkins]

Thank you! Buenos Aires has been amazing so far, and I have many more videos on the way! Stay tuned 😊

[@lechedecoco112]

y donde mayores robos y asaltos hay, mas los alquileres impagables

[@nickobulla1]

Bienvenida a mi país y a mi ciudad Claire !. Espero disfrutes mucho tu estadía y sobre todo tus clases de español-argentino !. Un gran saludo desde mi barrio, Caballito. Welcome to my country and my city Claire! I hope you enjoy your stay and especially your Spanish-Argentine classes! A big greeting from my neighborhood, Caballito.

[@ClaireHawkins]

¡Gracias!

[@davidsmeath4556]

V nice video, I like your relaxed style. Just starting to plan a big trip to Argentina for next year, so I’m sure your series will be very helpful!

[@ClaireHawkins]

Thanks for watching! Have a great trip!

[@javijimenez5033]

Muy buen vídeo y bienvenida a esta hermosa y maravillosa ciudad de Buenos Aires Argentina 🇦🇷

[@ClaireHawkins]

¡Muchas gracias!

[@paulmcdonough1093]

british falklands is worth a visit its flourishing GB

[@soytulio]

whats that? Falklands? never heard of it@@paulmcdonough1093

[@nivkaleon]

What a great city! its looks amazing, greetings from Buenos Aires.

[@ClaireHawkins]

It’s such a special place! Thanks for watching!

[@AugustoNicolai]

Bellísima la Ciudad de Buenos Aires !! Saludos desde la Ciudad de Mendoza, Argentina.

[@ClaireHawkins]

¡Gracias por ver!

[@webventures]

This was a great production and I am looking forward to watching your other videos capturing the beautiful city of Buenos Aires . You have a new subscriber!

[@ClaireHawkins]

Thank you so much! New videos coming every Sunday!

[@nexusnet8295]

Thank you for visiting us Claire, I was watching and listening to your songs on KZbin and they are very good, I love them, thank you for that!

[@ClaireHawkins]

Thank you so much!! I really appreciate that!

[@PabloGarcia-kp7ks]

Que lindo video, feliz que te haya gustado nuestra ciudad. Hoy descubrí tu música y quiero que sepas que ahora tienes un fanático argentino de tu música! muchos exitos!!

[@alejandrodelabarra2838]

¡¡¡Linda Música, Claire!!! Combinada con vistas de nuestra ciudad, resulta muy emocionante!. Muy bue video!

[@efudoishido7480]

Lovely video! wonder if you were aware when you were filming the Congress building, the statue of The Thinker, it was made by Rodin, with the same mould used for the famous statue, he cast 3 versions with the original mould, one of them is the one placed in the sqaure you visited.

[@efudoishido7480]

oops, opened🤣 my big mouth too soon!! sorry !!

[@ClaireHawkins]

@@efudoishido7480 haha thanks for watching!!

[@nicofiguerero]

WELCOME TO ARGENTINA! Country of the free !

[@ClaireHawkins]

Thank you so much!

[@serg441]

Hi Claire! I,m already waiting for your next video. Best wishes for you in your trip to my city,

[@ClaireHawkins]

Thank you so much! New videos every Sunday 😊

[@chaoznofx]

Muy bueno.. hasta yo que soy porteño aprendí algunos datos sobre Buenos Aires 😌

[@tomasmartosvevoahre7799]

Great video! Your music's really good too. I hope you enjoy my country.

[@tedg4171]

Looking forward to more videos of Buenos Aires. Also I’ve mentioned before how much I like this particular song of yours “Choosing To Stay” that’s playing throughout the video.

[@ClaireHawkins]

Thank you so much! That song is from my new EP “The Name” which is out now! 😊

[@tedg4171]

Thanks Claire. I just bought “The Name” and “Choosing To Stay” from ITunes. Hope you get your share of the sale👍

[@ClaireHawkins]

@@tedg4171 Thank you so much!!

[@amigosXcorrespondenc]

Glad u enjoyed the city, nice video 👋🇦🇷

[@felathar1985]

Buenos Aires has that "je ne sais quoi"... its like a fever dream.

[@juanaguero3166]

La ciudad de la furia....te amo Buenos Aires

[@TheMigueS]

Wow, you are really a surprise. I really love your voice. What a singer !! You are having a blast at Buenos Aires, and of you want a recomendation I suggest to try pizzas, milanesas, icecreams and wine. Top notch ! Best regards !!!!!

[@ClaireHawkins]

That's so kind, thank you!

[@Claudio_Fimiani]

Hi Claire! Welcome to Buenos Aires! Great content, espero disfrutes tu estadía! 🙂 Cheers from Buenos Aires!

[@devgabriel6898]

Welcome Claire! Hope you re having a really nice time here. If u want magical landscapes, go to Bariloche and Villa La Angostura, in summer is even more fantastic (Its also more expensive, but with dollars... No problem)

[@lourdes9765]

Ya la música que suena en 0:42 te dice todo, adoro🤭

[@axelpaff3306]

Hi, nice video, welcome to Argentina, greetings

[@ClaireHawkins]

Thank you!!

[@tenorly]

Hi, Claire: May I suggest taking a Tren de la Costa ride to the Tigre Delta - and then a boat tour (which should include the art museum). You'd need to take the D subway to the Carranza station, and from there a northbound train to the Mitre station in Olivos. What tourist trap to avoid most? Definitely 'La Boca'. Often mis-described as the "Italian neighborhood" in guide books, it *hasn't* been that in 50 years - and is instead now a run-down, dangerous ghetto with only that one pastel-colored street worth even a look. All in all, a waste of time. All the Best!

[@ClaireHawkins]

Thank you! As for Tigre Delta... stay tuned 😉

[@Nosotros-We]

Great video))😊

[@ClaireHawkins]

Thank you!

[@mariocollado5072]

Very nice video, Claire. I missed hearing your verdict about the meat you ate. Wasn't it good enough? In the Montserrat neighborhood I strongly suggest you to visit San Telmo (Saint Elmo), is the most interesting area with antique shops, tango venues, a street flea market in Plazoleta Dorrego and more. Its boundaries are the streets Chile & San Juan, in the east-west sense, and Piedras & Av Ingeniero Huergo on the north-south sense. From there you can go to Puerto Madero.

[@GAMenBoy]

Espero que pases una linda estadía en Buenos Aires =) me causó gracia en la parte donde decís que solamente sale 149 US$ las clases de español porque para un argentino eso no es nada barato, pero calculo que en US un salario promedio debe estar por los 2/3k US$ al mes, saludos!

[@ClaireHawkins]

Sí, es muy diferente en Estados Unidos. ¡Gracias por ver!

[@francododorico2301]

Hi Claire, I've just came across your video and knowing that you're learning spanish I'll leave you a spanish translation below while I'm practicing my english with this first lines. First of all, nice video and I'm very happy that you're visiting Argentina. So, now I'm going to leave you some recomendations for : 1) Don't leave without trying Ice cream, pastrys or wines. 2) I don't know what kind of music you like but now that you're here try to listen a local band knowned as SODA STEREO. I'm sure you're gonna like it and it shoul'd help your "spanish ear". 3) I see that you liked alfajores so I recommend to you alfajores "Cachafaz"... Just go to any store near your place and you'll find them. You won't regreat it. That's it. I hope that you enjoy every moment in this country. Bye. . Hola Claire, acabo de cruzarme con tu video y sabiendo que estás aprendiendo español dejo una traducción debajo mientras yo practico mi inglés en estas primeras líneas. Antes que nada, lindo video y estoy muy contento de que estés visitando Argentina. Así que, ahora te dejaré algunas recomendaciones: 1) No te vayas de aquí sin haber probado helado, facturas o vinos. 2) No sé que clase de música te gusta pero ahora que estás aquí intenta escuchar una banda local conocida como SODA STEREO. Estoy seguro que te va a gustar y debería ayudar a tu "oído español". 3) Veo que te gustan los alfajores, así que te recomiendo los alfajores "Cachafaz"... Solamente ve a un kiosco cercano y los encontrarás. No te arrepentirás. Eso es todo. Deseo que disfrutes cada momento en este país. Adiós.

[@ClaireHawkins]

Thank you for these great recommendations! I'm adding them all to my list!

[@niclesnyc]

I love the teacher's very Argentine accent! Totally legit Portena.

[@ClaireHawkins]

She’s awesome!

[@neotheone333]

Great video Claire! Try a tour to the Chacarita cemetery!

[@ClaireHawkins]

Thanks for the recommendation!!

[@Pablo_El_Mago]

Welcome to Argentina :-)

[@tamics9978]

Hola! Queria decirte que hay parrillas mejores que Don Julio. Es como la mas turistica pero no la mejor. Podes ir al Ferroviario o al Entrerriano. No sé si alguien mas de Buenos Aires te puede recomendar otra.

[@ClaireHawkins]

¡Gracias por la recomendación!

[@sebastianbarrios2760]

Claire!! im from Argentina and i love your simplicity and your way to talk it all, just love it!! and you know more than welcome to come back!....

[@ClaireHawkins]

Aw thank you!

[@ricardomartinez1871]

7:15 El Palacio Barolo has a twin building in Montevideo, el Palacio Salvo.

[@ClaireHawkins]

Which you might see in a future video coming soon... 😉

[@FrancoDola-e9h]

Glad u enjoyed the city, Nice video ❤

[@ClaireHawkins]

I really did! Thanks for watching!

[@tzarsar]

For those who are curious, at 9:45 you can see the General San Martin's Mausoleum. He is considered the father of Argentina, due to his successful military campaigns that lead the country to its independance. He also helped in the independance of Chile and Perú.

[@sebastianbarrios2760]

not "considered", he IS the Father or Argentina... curious fact, San Martín fought against Napoleon.... after all that he came back to Argentina, to home and liberated us all...

[@rogue7563]

Don Julio is pretty much a tourist trap, you can find better quality food in much more popular places, plus you don't have to wait or pay 20 dolars for a steak.

[@ClaireHawkins]

I've definitely heard a few people say that. It's good to know!

[@BluesRunnerJFQ]

Nice music!!!!👏👏👏

[@ClaireHawkins]

Thank you so much! That's my song 'Choosing to Stay' - streaming everywhere now!

[@BluesRunnerJFQ]

@@ClaireHawkins 👏👏👏

[@joe_mox]

I've been a year away from Buenos Aires, damn I miss home so much!

[@ClaireHawkins]

It's such a special city! I hope you get to visit home soon!

[@roberto.a.rodriguez]

I think there are tours for the Congress building , too

[@ClaireHawkins]

I've heard that!

[@mariaelenafernandez4388]

Ez preciosa argentina gente te brindara muho cariño. 🇦🇷en🇪🇦. Qe alegria. Qe estes padeamdo por mi amafa tierra. 🇦🇷. Vibo 🇪🇦cuanto estrsño

[@tenorly]

4:08 : You can use your credit card, and receive the MEP rate - which is similar (usually slightly below) the "blue" rate. But much more convenient, and without the risk of receiving counterfeits. Thanks for sharing, and All the Best!

[@ClaireHawkins]

That's great to know! Thank you!

[@tenorly]

@@ClaireHawkins You're very welcome. Have a great time in Buenos Aires; it's good you're there now, before Mileinomics triggers riots and such (which the "Argentine Trump" has threatened to set troops on). Another Argentine drama in the making, sadly.

[@marcelomunoz6458]

Me gusto tu video, no se bien el inglés, pero entiendo bastante, si quieres puedo guiarte algún lugar , saludos😊

[@ClaireHawkins]

¡Gracias por ver!

[@santigetaz8879]

Buenos Aires kinda reminds of Madrid in a much bigger scale.

[@ClaireHawkins]

I can definitely see that resemblance!

[@cieloabatido]

The downtown looks like Madrid, but there are other neighborhoods that look like París, and others that have an english style

[@vicinoorsini5163]

I lived, worked and walked the streets of both. This is very accurate. I could write a book of equivalences, Madrid is the smaller version

[@sebasargent]

Great trip! Things that come to mind are: the viewpoint at Galeria Güemes in downtown, manzana de las luces, Defensa street on Sundays, Teatro Colón!, Holocaust museum

[@albertocastillo5763]

Don Julio and La Cabrera are very expensive but not necessarily the best places to eat beef. They do have a smart handling of web publicity. Numbers of reasonably priced restaurants everywhere and practically each and every one offer excellent beef

[@ClaireHawkins]

Good to know!

[@GoWithTheFlo...]

Claire, answer honestly, did you go to Argentina specifically for the pastries and desserts?

[@ClaireHawkins]

...maaaaybe... 😊

[@GoWithTheFlo...]

@@ClaireHawkins aka the sweet treats 😏

[@federicodanielbuontempo8032]

Espero que esté disfrutando de mi país.

[@ClaireHawkins]

Lo estoy disfrutando mucho, ¡gracias!

[@migueltavernise5620]

Welcome to this prodigious land and the europeans inmigrants . I want more americans to know us. B.A is unique and incomparable with the others capitals of the region, is different in all. You are going to fall in love with this city and you will always come back with more friends. ❤❤❤❤😅

[@ClaireHawkins]

I really do love this city already! It's so special.

[@sebastianbarrios2760]

we are all americans...you just hit the wrong word for an invite... we in Argentina, Perú, Uruguay, Chile, Paraguay , Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador...we are more entitled to call ourselves AMERICANS than united states.-

[@georvelli]

nuevo suscriptor me encanto tu video esperando por mas👍👍

[@ClaireHawkins]

¡Gracias! ¡Nuevos vídeos todos los domingos!

[@tatoprinsi223]

WELCOME TO ARGENTINA! Si necesitas algo, llámame! Saludos 👋🏻😃

[@ClaireHawkins]

¡Gracias!

[@niclesnyc]

Don't go to Don Julio, there are so many good bodegones to go to, skip the tourist traps. Eat at the empty places, you will get much better service, food and much less $$$.

[@ClaireHawkins]

That sounds like the right call!

[@BUENOSAIRES4K]

Muy bien documentada !! y buen español, que tengas una buena estadia. Te recomiendo caminar Av Santa Fe desde calle Florida hasta Plaza Italia, tendras un panorama completo sobre Buenos Aires, Lo mismo Caminar Av Callao desde el COngreso hasta Av del Libertador. Saludos y bienvenida. Te escribo en español para que practiques el idioma !

[@BUENOSAIRES4K]

SI no reservas en DON JULIO; restaurant La Cabrera es otro gran restaurant similar, con excelentes carnes, y creo no es necesario reservar.

[@ClaireHawkins]

@@BUENOSAIRES4K ¡Muchas gracias! ¡La Cabrera está en mi lista!

[@flacosolazzi6250]

@@BUENOSAIRES4K Castellano. Español es de España

[@BUENOSAIRES4K]

@@flacosolazzi6250 Castellano es de Castilla, estamos en el horno. Si te fijas en la data oficial de Argentina, en argentina gob ar , dice idioma oficial ESPAÑOL, pero tampoco es incorrecto lo que decis !! saludo cordial

[@flacosolazzi6250]

@@BUENOSAIRES4K si si; Pero acá se dice Castellano; no español: además, de onda, no se entiende para que lo ppnés con mayíscula Español más que nada lo llaman los caribeños y los "mexis" q viven en E. U jeje Saludos cordiales.

[@tlonUQBARbabel]

What a nice City is BA!!! Salutations from Flowers, CABA!!!!!

[@ClaireHawkins]

Thanks for watching!

[@AdamH-n3l]

I watched your lingoda video and wanted to ask . Honest opinion sponser aside, do you think baselang or lingoda is better for someone who needs structure to their learning. I'm at beginner a2 trying to get to c1 over a few years. Thanks

[@osvaldoduarte5373]

No vayas a comer a lugares turísticos, si vas a vivir un tiempo en Bs As , investiga x internet, donde comen y se divierten los locales, ahorrarás dinero , interactuarás con locales y lograrás descifrar el espíritu de esta ciudad !!! Te enamorarás!!!

[@LautaroTessi]

Esa regla debe ser universal para toda ciudad turística del mundo, es cierto!

[@susanafarroni5810]

Bienvenida a mi ciudad, que seas feliz aqui

[@daniel_rossy_explica]

2 things: when you exchange dollars in by the dolar blue standard, you are contributing to the inflation problem we have here. And about the other point, the word "parrilla" is performed with the voiced alveolar trill (the rolling R). I hope you can do it, but I've never heard an american pronouncing it correctly.

[@raulantonio7214]

Espero lo hallas pasado lindo aqui. El español de argentina es muy complejo por las palabras locales. Exitos para ti

[@amulraj2858]

❤❤❤

[@diegogerman7210]

❤

[@PunsaChandanabodhi]

Love you

[@federicobertello8800]

Welcome to La Reina del Plata! ❤🎉

[@rcaradiocomunicacionaltern1927]

We are very happy that you liked our country, although there is still much to know

[@osvaldoduarte5373]

Los temas de los vídeos son tuyos!!! Son hermosos, genia!!! Yo pensaba y el copyright?

[@carlostiviroli4467]

WELCOME ❤🇦🇷

[@ClaireHawkins]

Thank you!!

[@ProteussTresher]

Bienvenida a mi ciudad.

[@maximilianogaggini5959]

Did you know that the Palacio Barolo has a twin building in Uruguay?

[@ClaireHawkins]

Check out my two latest videos from Uruguay 😉

[@robertooscarcoria611]

Bienvenida señorita claire espero q la pases bien . Deberias escuchar musica argentina como soda stereo o el indio solari o sumo. Saludos desde Quilmes

[@ignaciomisiti6042]

Hi, great video, nice music! You should try ice cream in Buenos Aires, and also pizzas.aybe next time you go there I could recommend some restaurants and places to visit

[@trading_bus]

Hi Claire! Are you still in BUENOS AIRES? I am considering moving there, any chance I could contact you some how, to ask a few questions or maybe we could make a call? What do you think? Thank you kindly in advance.

[@juanpablomartinezcasas8594]

Welcome to our city! I hope you enjoyed your time here! Are you still around? Let me know it I will help you, it will be my pleasure!

[@pedrogonzalezamigo2827]

this city is magic

[@ClaireHawkins]

It is, and I am! haha

[@jkilcull1643]

You moved to Buenos Aires?

[@marioluismarin2855]

👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏

[@ClaireHawkins]

😊

[@mariofachinsky5639]

Hi Claire, I hope you had a great time in Argentina, Im from Buenos Aires, work in audio, media and dubbing. Looking forward to practice my english... I see you´re learning spanish, so if you´d like to chat a little bit and practice please let me know anytime. Cheers!

[@kalosbacigalupos4657]

How was your trip in BA? And ...want to hear you sing . Cheers

[@flacosolazzi6250]

Buen video. Felicitaciones. El único problema es la Traducción de KZbin, que es imposible de leer, xq no se entiende Saludos Claire, desde Olavarría, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[@ClaireHawkins]

¡Gracias por ver! Lamento que la traducción no sea mejor.

[@gonzalonievez6723]

Welcome to Argentina, visit to Jujuy

[@Riddler-jq8fw]

I have a question, What did you expect from Buenos Aires?

[@bicicool29]

Don Julio es muy tradicional, y caro. Tenés que visitar la parrilla: "Fuegos". Yo no cazo, ni una, con el inglés. Perdon 🙏

[@ClaireHawkins]

¡Gracias por la recomendación!

[@yoelmaspiola]

What is your background? You look Argentinian, even your accent sounds particular to me 😂✌️🇦🇷

[@ClaireHawkins]

That's so funny! I'm from New York, but I lived in Ireland for a while so I think that affects my accent sometimes. 😊

[@yoelmaspiola]

@@ClaireHawkins ooh i get it. The new York accent it's like the equivalent to our "porteño" here in Argentina 😂( a litle bit italian). Saludos ✌️🇦🇷

[@ClaireHawkins]

@@yoelmaspiola 😆🤣

[@cristianreinoso7497]

Steak house the only one, el ferroviario en liniers

[@gregoriopuro]

Nice video... Informative.. but one suggestion.. your music doesn't go with Argentina.. sounds like Nashville... Chose some Latin style music.. 😊

[@camimaib]

Que hermosa se ve Argentina! Debe ser maravilloso vivir ahi! La comida, la gente, el clima, los paisajes....realmente debe ser increible. Saludos desde Argentina.

[@aliciagaideroff3628]

Cuanto gana un argentino al mes, en argentina?

[@nunzioroxlo6147]

el salario promedio esta perforando 500K $AR (1.300 USD) , actualmente, el ultimo dato oficial fue 376K $AR (septiembre 2023), data: RIPTE

[@cristianreinoso7497]

Milanesa the Best , el antojo

[@age01]

🎼🎵🎶❤❤💥💥👍👍👍

[@juanarkantos]

I'm sorry i just have to say: don't eat those empanadas. they are the cheapest you can find, it's a franchise set all over the province and it's good for it's price... but it's as cheap as they can make an "ok" empanada, to the inch hahaha edit: i don't mean to make a harsh comment or anything, just enjoying the video and i since i know those empanadas i just felt you should know!

[@appscanti2162]

Please don't rate our empanadas from that place, althou if you like them You are in for a good ride because those were the worst ones, like "fast food" ones, but if you to any other restaurant you'll find out the true

[@ClaireHawkins]

Don't worry I've tried other ones too! haha but even these were pretty good!

[@RobertoManuelEgialeo]

Gringuita,pone la traducción,no te entiendo porfi🙏,gracias por mostrar y visitar mi país!!

[@henryweaver-g9b]

Is it okay to take along my Chicago accent?

[@gustavoarias8631]

Bienvenida 🍻🇦🇷💪...espero no seas del FBI ni de la CIA 😅

[@ClaireHawkins]

🤣🤣

[@c.a.bbarrabia1154]

Y si así fuera, cuál sería el problema? Que quieres esconder @gustavoaris8631?

[@maxiaguirre]

​@@ClaireHawkinsyou have to say "I'm not authorized to reply to that question"

[@GracielaVivianaDoll]

Argentina ..capital letters please.. Thank You.

[@nickobulla1]

And of course, i like your songs and your voice ! Sorry

[@ClaireHawkins]

Thank you so much!

[@zoyberg2]

Can you say "Viva la libertad, carajo!" ?