SaltShaker

Buenos Aires - My first day in this apartment I’d popped out in the neighborhood and tried a small restaurant down the block. At the time it seemed adequate for a quick few empanadas while I was getting myself settled. This was before my empanada quest began, so I didn’t pay much attention. Yesterday being [...]

Buenos Aires - Our first choice for dinner after the concert was, unfortunately, closed (yesterday was a national holiday - well, actually tomorrow is the Dí­a del Libertador José de San Martí­n, but Argentina has recently adopted the custom of moving holidays to the closest Monday or Friday to give people long weekends). Michael and [...]

Buenos Aires - Ahh sweet music. And who knew that do-re-mi was more than just an exercise in Sound of Music? And why do they change the “ti” to “si” in Spanish? And why am I nattering on about this?
My friend Michael sent a note yesterday morning that he had an extra ticket to a [...]

Buenos Aires - I’ve mentioned before that it is possible to have anything delivered here. Not that sushi is a particular unusual item to have brought, but I thought I’d try out my phone skills and hopefully not end up with something totally off-the-mark. (Trying things like this always reminds me of an old New [...]

La Plata - I got hoodwinked into attending The Festival of the Virgin. There’s no other way to describe it. Hoodwinked. Today was, nationally, the Children’s Day Festival. All across the city were wonderful events that included dancing, song, and various theatrical performances. All free. I’d planned on heading back to Parque 3 de Febrerio [...]

Buenos Aires - Not a return to Barrio Chino, but the name of a local restaurant here in Barrio Norte. China Town is at Uriburu 1755, which basically places it right outside the back of the Recoleta Cemetery. For some reason this area is home to numerous restaurants. Visiting the dead is hunger producing, I [...]

Buenos Aires - In my continuing quest to make my breakfasts interesting, since I’m still not being allowed a solo cup of coffee, I’ve been playing with eggs. This morning’s venture was one of the better turnouts, and it photographed well, so I thought it’d be worth sharing. I used to love getting baked egg [...]

Buenos Aires - You can argue all you want about cruelty to animals, cage conditions, and all the rest, but I love the zoo. I’ve been wanting to go to the BsAs zoo since I got here and finally talked Henry into it. Just to validate your arguments, yes, many of the cages were in [...]