It is impossible not to notice the imagery, graffiti, and references to María Eva Duarte de Perón in Buenos Aires. When we visited the Casa Rosada, the national reverence for Evita was evident. Books, pins, posters and other Evita memorabilia are displayed at street...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
For the most part I will let this article in the Argentina Independent explain but I do have some comments (see below). But first, since we are visitors here and don’t want to be seen as complainers, that article says it well: “One of South America’s most...
The plot thickens as we enter our third week in Buenos Aires. Up bright and early, by 7:30 am we were out of the house making our way to the bus stop for the #130 bus to take us to Puerto Madero, the newest part of the city very near San Telmo where we rented our...
Last night we met with a local group of interesting expats for drinks. Some of you may know there is a U.S.-based group called Drinking Liberally. As the name suggests, the group began as a place for liberals to meet, drink and socialize. Below is the U.S. map of...
Had we made a big mistake? Our first impression was no way — this couldn’t be the same apartment we saw in the pictures. But the fact that this was it quickly took hold. I know, there is a fine line between character and disrepair. Even though we warmed up...
