Archive for December 15th, 2005

Indian Spirit

Thursday, December 15th, 2005

Buenos Aires - That’s Indian Spirit as in the nation of India as opposed to the local indigenous population. I found myself in downtown and had in the back of my mind one of the city’s few Indian restaurants, Mumbai, Paraguay 436, as a place to try. My visiting friend from India had tried it […]

Energy and Steak

Thursday, December 15th, 2005

Buenos Aires - Several local friends had asserted that the parrilla Miranda, Costa Rica 5602, in Palermo, was a must. One or two even claimed it was likely the best parrilla in the city. That’s a pretty big claim in a city that specializes in steakhouses. Having heard it more than once, I’d decided to […]

Paint By Numbers 2

Thursday, December 15th, 2005

Buenos Aires - In June of 1806, 1,500 British troops arrived in this area with the intent to capture the cities of Buenos Aires and Montevideo, the major port cities defending the Rio de la Plata. Outnumbered, they continued this attempt for nearly a year, laying siege to the city of Buenos Aires. The Spanish, […]