by Mark | Mar 26, 2011 | Americas, Argentina
In this massive city filled with active avenues, cars, buses and people, there are an amazing number of parks and plazas. Our apartment is located very near one of the nicest. There is something there for everyone.* Parque Tres de Febrero, also known as the Bosques...
by Mark | Mar 25, 2011 | Americas, Argentina
Last night we joined the estimated 125,000 people gathered at the Obelisk located at the interesection of avenues Corrientes and 9 de Julio for a free outdoor concert by opera legend José Plácido Domingo Embil. He was joined by soprano Virginia Tola and accompanied...
by Mark | Mar 15, 2011 | Americas, Argentina
Sunday morning we were out of the apartment around 11 headed for the Green Subte Line on Santa Fe about eight blocks away for a long postponed visit to Casa Rosada, the official seat of the executive branch of the government of Argentina located in Plaza de Mayo. Even...
by Mark | Mar 9, 2011 | Americas, Argentina
We visited the Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA) today. The mission statement from the MALBA Web site: “Its main objectives are to educate the public and arouse their interest in Latin American artists, contributing to the knowledge of Latin...
by Mark | Mar 6, 2011 | Argentina
This is a brand new four-day holiday weekend for Argentina in conjunction Carnival. To kick it off, we spent a quiet Saturday catching up on some work and reading and then went to the amazing park a few blocks from here to relax, take in some sun and an amazing...
