Thursday, January 26, 2017

Buenos Aires Out-Takes

We really like BA, at least the four days we saw of it. We hope to return. Jan. 13-16.
Among the large and unusual tress we saw















For scale















Among the weirder things: this is a food truck-themed
restaurant; that is, a stationary restaurant meant to replicate
the food truck experience

















Really; with a functioning telephone inside



















Interesting architecture on any block, in Recoleta at least















Much of the culture is Italian, and it is claimed that the 2nd
best pizzas and gelatos in the world are in Argentina; we found
this helado store to be fairly wonderful; oops, wrong side of
menu; trust me, the gelatos were second only to Amorini in
Paris

















Don't go to Buenos Aires to diet: this is an
appetizer, which sufficed for dinner for the
both of us





















The national infusion is mate', a sort of
caffeine-rich tea; fill a special calabash cup
with it, pour on the hot water, and drink
through a special silver straw; repeat






















Up close

Thus



















At the airport















Not that La Madeline















The Rio Plata, that is, the South Atlantic; we'll be seeing rather
more of the Pacific on this trip
















9AM at the security area for flights north to the tropics...these
are aerosol can of bug spray confiscated from entering
passengers; interestingly, we saw not one mosquito in Iguazu
Falls, very much in the jungle

















Big decentralized city



















Couldn't even begin to find the "center"






Wednesday, January 25, 2017

"Don't Cry For Me, Argentina"

On the list of must-sees in BA is the Recoleta Cementario [sic], foremost among whose many distinguished residents is Evita Peron, the former first lady and subject of much writing and music. The cemetery was just a few blocks from our apartment.
Not the Pere Lachaise in Paris, but still of interest


Typical boulevard

This space available


She loved her Edsel




Rehearsing


Emilio ("Lefty") Sanchez de Guyaba, founder
of the Boy Scouts

The plots all go down two stories

Finally, the Duartes

Evita!


Cheap seats

A girl and her dog

Appropriate plumbing fixture

A librarian, we speculated

Still reverrred

El Atenio Grand Splendid

If you love bookstores, one of the places you have to visit is Buenos Aires' El Atenio Grand Splendid. It is a fine, if not exceptional bookstore, in terms of inventory.  But in term of place, it is "una libraria unica en el mundo," that is, located in a beautifully preserved 19th century theatre.





Kids' books, games, etc.



Cafe


One of many reading rooms




Increible!