Montevideo – We had a thoroughly uneventful bus ride from Colonia del Sacramento to Montevideo, the capitol of Uruguay. My friends at the Pisano winery that we were planning on visiting on Tuesday had set us up at the modern, boutique hotel, Cala di Volpe. A little pricey normally, but with our “corporate rate” that… Read More The Old Man & The Sea
Colonia del Sacramento – It’s not really forgotten, it’s more frozen in time. Colonia is an old colonial port town in Uruguay, and our first stop after crossing the river via ferry. Truthfully, it’s sort of the Uruguayan equivalent of “colonial Williamsburg” or something of that sort. Its one real claim to fame is that… Read More The town that time forgot
Buenos Aires – Sunday was a day to continue playing tourist, and we planned on an afternoon in San Telmo at the famed antiques fair. The normally wide open Plaza Dorego is turned into a maze of booths hawking old glass, silver, jewelry, housewares, stamps, coins, and weapons. If it’s an antique and collectible, it’s… Read More Port Salute
Buenos Aires – Friday was a day of wandering. Maureen wanted to see the Recoleta Cementerio, so we started there and spent a good amount of time wandering up and down the pathways. It was apparently maid service day – an inordinate number of crypts were open, and scattered throughout the cemetery were buckets of… Read More Duck and cover…
Buenos Aires – Jet lag apparently hit home for Maureen and she didn’t arise until late morning yesterday, by which time I was in class. We hooked up in the afternoon and took a wander into Palermo “Hollywood”, the fun-trendy area of Palermo. After a bit of wandering, neither of us having done much in… Read More Cabernet & the End of the World
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 – 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… Read More Price is not always Value
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… Read More Fine Dining