One goal of immersing ourselves in the Buenos Aires culture was to learn as much Spanish as possible. We began by placing a Craigslist ad for a Spanish tutor that received unexpectedly rich results. We narrowed the respondents down to four or five and then scheduled...
B’more, Charm City, America’s Comeback City, The City of Firsts, Monument City… I prefer the latter name because it must be the oldest and from our experience so far, represents history’s legacy and the architectural beauty of the city. John...
On Wednesday June 15, 2011, we left Buenos Aires on one of the first flights to the United States out of the capital after the eruption of the Puyehue volcano in southern Chile spewed its ashes across Argentina. The winds played capricious games with itineraries...
Siempre con las madres Always with the mothers Every Thursday afternoon for more than 30 years, mothers and grandmothers of “the disappeared” (los desaparecidos) and their supporters have gathered and marched around Plaza de...
Iguazú Falls is on every must-do list for Argentina for good reason. Listed among the elite waterfalls of the world, it is often compared to Victoria Falls in southern Africa and Niagara Falls in the U.S. Reportedly when Eleanor Roosevelt saw the Iguazú Falls,...
On a beautiful late fall evening in May we experienced a concert at the world-famous Teatro Colón. Considered one of the top five accoustical venues in the world and having recently undergone a four-year, 100 million dollar renovation, this was to be one of the...
The promotional piece to the left is for Marta Minujín’s latest artistic creation, Torre de Babel (Tower of Babel) 2011, celebrating Buenos Aires’ UNESCO designation as Capital Mundial de Libros 2011 (Book Capital of the World). The exhibit opened May 12...
As we enter the Holy Week 2011, we take a look back at Semana Santa in Granada, Spain, 2010.We are told there will be celebrations here in Buenos Aires and a larger one in Luján, which is a two-hour bus ride from here. But in Spain, cities like Seville...
The Buenos Aires Zoo is said to be the oldest zoo in Latin America. It has a mostly recognizable and diverse cast of characters… Located next to Plaza Italia, the zoo is visited by approximately 3 million people a year, which makes it one of the busiest...
The bright red bridge against the beautiful blue sky caught my eye in the evening as we walked to the bus stop for the short ride back to our apartment. We had spent a lazy afternoon roaming the streets, poking into shops and getting to know one of the most...
