January 13, 2012
Our first week in Buenos Aires, we went to Cafe Tortoni to have coffee and a medialuna in a cafe that was once frequented by Borges and other members of the Argentine intellectual elite. There is always a line of eager tourists at the door (which, surprisingly, does not effect the ambiance of the cafe […]
January 8, 2012
On Tuesday, Liz and I went to the zoo. This is a series of photos I’d like to name, “Making Friends with Animals (Because We Don’t Have Any Other)” Us, at the rainforest exhibit which had beautiful tucans and other tropical birds, and seriously creepy tarantulas (which I did not go see). But the […]
January 4, 2012
From Plaza de Mayo: Catedral Metropolitana de Buenos Aires. It is the main church in Buenos Aires and mass is still held there every day, even as tourists wander around snapping picture after picture. Sorry about my own blurry and off-center pictures. There are multiple alcoves with alters devoted to various saints. The Casa Rosada
January 3, 2012
We spent New Years at 10,000 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. The flight attendant handed out flat champagne. The flight was mostly empty, and I spent most of my time looking through the Sky Mall catelogue. You can purchase this: or this: from the comfort of your airplane seat. Argentina from the sky looked like […]
