Stuff unrelated to food, wine & spirits that I just feel like posting.
Buenos Aires – My friend Maureen arrived from California for a week or so’s visit. Had a quick breakfast of my favorite eggs with vinegar sauce and then she settled into her hotel for a short nap. As an introduction, we did a major walk along Santa Fé’s shopping district and then up through the… Read More Playing Tourist
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… Read More Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si…
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… Read More Bring Out Your Virgins
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… Read More Feed the Animals
Buenos Aires – Winter, not that it’s much of a winter, is clearly coming to an end. Flowers are starting to bud, and in some cases are already blooming. It was a gorgeous day, in the high 60s, with a stunning blue sky and just wisps of clouds. It was not a day to spend… Read More Cruising the Park
Buenos Aires – Met up with friend Bill C__ of a venerable Southern family, the great-great-grandson of one of Virginia’s first governors, of the same name, for an evening of classical organ music at the Basilica del Santisimo Sacramento to be followed by dinner, both in San Martin. Sorry Bill, couldn’t resist one of those… Read More Mo’ Cultcha
Buenos Aires – No, it’s not a foreign word, it was just a day of “cultcha.” You know – art, music, etc. The day started out planned around an evening concert with friends in the San Martin (Centro) district. I did a quick internet search and discovered a modern art museum, the Centro Cultural Borges,… Read More Cultcha
Buenos Aires – In my trips back and forth to La Plata to visit with Henry in the hospital, I’d noted passing through a small town called “Hudson.” It had struck me as slightly odd, but no more so than such places as “City Bell.” Besides, much of the colonial population was English. Somehow or… Read More Guillermo Enrique Hudson