Originally Posted by GUWonder
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Which restaurant in San Telmo did this happen at?
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It's a safe city, especially for those without hot-heads and who use common sense like in any other major city in the world.
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I hope the Bush daughters' visit-related incident(s) don't sour people on visiting Buenos Aires. From what I heard, they seem to be having a good time partying it up too.
Information is really sketchy about the incident. It's being downplayed by the WH and Laura Bush's spokesperson. And since an official complaint wasn't made here (in BA), details are lacking.
But it appears that the robbery took place on Sunday at a "bar" facing Plaza Dorrego. Agents were apparently 40m away from the table. It is unclear whether both twins were there, or just Barbara.
Petty theft is a problem here in BA- even among Porteņos - several of my friends have had cell phones lifted while on buses, or the Subte, and other things stolen from backpacks (often of little monetary value, but nonetheless annoying).
San Telmo is crowded on Sunday, with lots of tourists, so it's a prime area for petty theft. It's really not difficult to take precautions to avoid such problems as a tourist in any large city.
John