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Tag Archives: Buenos Aires
Salta to San Antonio de los Cobres
Lord, today I had to be up and out of the hotel and at the tourist office by 5:45 am! When Leslie and I parted in Buenos Aires, I recall saying to her that I was looking forward to relaxing … Continue reading
Posted in Salta & environs
Tagged Bratislava, Buenos Aires, Hans Christian Andersen, Moisés Serpa Regional Museum of Tastil, Restaurant El Mojon, Saint Anthony, Saint Anthony of Padua, Salinas Grandes, Salta, San Antonio de los Cobres, San Pedro de Atacama, Santa Rosa de Tastil, six degrees of separation
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Happy Birthday to me!
Saturday was my birthday! Hip, hip for me 🙂 Leslie made reservations at a wonderful restaurant that she is familiar with from her many travels to Buenos Aires, it is called Cabaña Las Lilas and is in the fashionable reclaimed … Continue reading
Posted in Buenos Aires
Tagged Buenos Aires, Cabaña Las Lilas, Faena Hotel + Universe, Puerto Madero, Rojo Tango
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Caminito
Tuesday I took a ride on the Buenos Aires version of the “Hop on, Hop off” bus. It is cleverly called “Buenos Aires Bus”! Someone call in the marketers! B.A. is huge, and has a population of about 13 million, … Continue reading
Posted in Buenos Aires
Tagged Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Bus, Caminito, chile, Cusco, La Boca, New Orleans, Palermo Soho, peru, Sao Paolo, Valparaiso
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Graffiti
They love murals in Buenos Aires. Here are some photos from around town.
More maté anyone?
I told the receptionist at my hotel that I loved the little maté they served me yesterday and she gave me one as a souvenir! I picked up another funny one in Caminito earlier today (a funky, dicey neighborhood in … Continue reading
Who made you the boss?
Also in Palermo Soho earlier today, I walked past this funny little whole-in-the-wall bar called “You have no power over me”. I got a kick out of the name, but a bigger kick out of the irony that there is … Continue reading
Speaking of dogs…
I came across a furniture shop in Palermo Soho that had the funniest little wooden figurines of cats and dogs. There heads have magnets on the back and you can tilt the heads or move them up, down, or to … Continue reading
Who let the dogs out?
I’ve seen a few of these dog-walker guys. Or maybe its the same guy? Anyway, I find it entertaining, he has at least 12 dogs! However, what is not entertaining is that I saw too of these dogs do “number … Continue reading
The call of the city
OK! Enough already! I had steak for dinner last night at a place called “Lo de Jesus” in Palermo Soho, close to where I am staying. Two gorgeous, thick, succulent pieces of ‘lomo’ (i.e. filet mignon) with a mushroom and … Continue reading
Posted in Buenos Aires
Tagged Buenos Aires, filet mignon, Lo de Jesus, lomo, Palermo Soho
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